Tungsten Carbide Seal Faces

Why use Tungsten Carbide Seal Faces?

Tungsten Carbide is a chemical substance which is made up of tungsten and carbon renown for its hardness and solidity. It is very useful to manufacturers in many areas of industry as it can be used for many different parts including abrasives, bearings cutting tools and tungsten carbide seal faces.

The advantages of using tungsten carbide seal faces are that it is cheap, heat resistant and resilient, often an alternative to the use of diamond and can be used for many different types of jewellery. Among its many uses within machinery and the industry business, tungsten carbide can be used as a cutting surface which is often useful when machining through additional strong compounds such as carbon steel or stainless steel, as well as in conditions where other materials would wear away, such as top-notch construction runs.

Frequently, tungsten carbide seal faces will leave a better finish on the material, and allow better performance. Tungsten carbide seal faces can also withstand higher temperatures than standard materials. Tunsten Carbide Tools.

Machining with tungsten carbide can be difficult, as carbide is more brittle than other tool materials, making it vulnerable to breakages. So machining of Tungsten Carbide Seal Faces provides a particular problem. To counterbalance this, many companies retail carbide inserts and matching insert holders. With this setup, the small carbide insert is kept in place by a greater tool made of a less brittle substance (typically steel).

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