{"id":8576,"date":"2026-01-15T15:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/technique\/tungsten-carbide\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:28:39","slug":"tungsten-carbide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/en\/technique\/tungsten-carbide\/","title":{"rendered":"Tungsten Carbide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8576\" class=\"elementor elementor-8576 elementor-3052\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6cdad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd6cdad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4bfbe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f4bfbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c76eef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c76eef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67bb38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a67bb38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c50f3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c50f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carbide is a composite of tungsten-carbide (WC) particles bound together by a binder, usually cobalt (Co).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a1264 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92a1264\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e0204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5e0204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cartelle\/tecnica\/md01bis-300x174.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8572\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cartelle\/tecnica\/md01bis-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cartelle\/tecnica\/md01bis.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e0ae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3e0ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cartelle\/tecnica\/md02_b-300x235.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cartelle\/tecnica\/md02_b-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cartelle\/tecnica\/md02_b.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9925f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9925f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cartelle\/tecnica\/md03-300x271.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8574\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cartelle\/tecnica\/md03-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cartelle\/tecnica\/md03.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e32953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e32953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is produced using powder-metallurgy processes. The process begins by carefully blending WC and Co powders with a lubricant (typically paraffin) to ensure even pressing or extrusion. So that the pressed or extruded parts can be machined, they are pre-sintered \u2014 which leaves them with a consistency rather like that of blackboard chalk. A final sintering stage then turns them into the finished product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6339482 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6339482\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0544fb5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0544fb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cartelle\/tecnica\/metallo-duro-879x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8575\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cartelle\/tecnica\/metallo-duro-879x1024-1.jpg 879w, https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cartelle\/tecnica\/metallo-duro-879x1024-1-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cartelle\/tecnica\/metallo-duro-879x1024-1-768x895.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cartelle\/tecnica\/metallo-duro-879x1024-1-600x699.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3eb3e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3eb3e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f973f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f973f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Choosing the right grade of carbide is key to meeting the demands of chip-removal machining. The right grade is found by assessing its grain size (the size of the individual tungsten particles) and its binder (Co) content. TUSA sources its semi-finished stock (rods and more) from certified suppliers with an internationally recognised reputation for quality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b748324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b748324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBecause a quality tool can only ever start with a quality material.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7fc7ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e7fc7ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carbide is a composite of tungsten-carbide (WC) particles bound together by a binder, usually cobalt (Co). It is produced using powder-metallurgy processes. The process begins by carefully blending WC and Co powders with a lubricant (typically paraffin) to ensure even pressing or extrusion. So that the pressed or extruded parts can be machined, they are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":8487,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8576","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8576"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8577,"href":"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8576\/revisions\/8577"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tusa-precision.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}