The journey of tungsten carbide began with the discovery of tungsten by Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1781. However, it took 150 years before tungsten carbide found its place in industry. The production of ...

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Objective—To study exposure to cobalt and chromium in saw maintenance rooms and test respiratory health among saw filers at lumber mills. Hard-metal lung disease is associated with cobalt in the ...

Our metallurgical history is a little bit like a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, only without the paper; we’re always looking for something hard enough to cut whatever the current hardest metal is. We ...

Tungsten Carbide is often referred to as a Hard Metal due to it’s very high hardness in relation to other metals. Typically a Tungsten Carbide Hard Metal can have a hardness value of 1600 HV, whereas ...

Carbide is one of the most important materials in concrete drilling. It’s a tough, long-lasting material that’s well-known as premium for precision drilling in concrete, hard concrete or hard ...

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