02 / APPLICATIONSTUNGSTEC / ENGINEERED FOR THE CONDITIONS

Your industry.
Our expertise.

Preformed carbide blanks, wear parts, profiled rods and mining products for metalworking, oil & gas, pumps & valves, industrial machinery and rock drilling.

Find your industry.

Indexable tungsten carbide inserts milling a steel workpiece
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Metalworking & Tool Manufacturing

Your cutting edge.
Our material expertise.

Complex profiles. Controlled allowances. Demanding machining. Preformed carbide blanks and profiled rods put the right material behind your cutting geometry.

SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS

For custom turning, grooving, milling, drilling and reaming tools used in automotive, aerospace and general component machining.

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Offshore oil platform Holstein at dusk. Located in Green Canyon, Gulf of Mexico.
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Oil & Gas

Where uptime
runs deep.

Abrasive fluids. Start-stop loads. Mixed wear. Material choice begins with the conditions at the interface.

SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS

Carbide sleeves, bushings and other fluid-contact wear components for electric submersible pumps (ESP), downhole tools and oilfield flow-control equipment.

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Industrial centrifugal pump units with motors and connected process pipework
03

Pumps & Valves

Keep flow moving.
Control the wear.

Particle-bearing fluids. Pressure changes. Repeated movement. Material and geometry work together where flow meets the working surface.

SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS

Sleeves, bushings, sealing components and valve trim for slurry pumps, industrial water pumps, process pumps and control valves.

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Large industrial bulk-material belt conveyor
04

Industrial Machinery & Material Handling

Built for contact.
Ready for work.

Abrasive powders. Repeated contact. Continuous movement. Custom carbide geometries bring wear resistance to the interfaces that keep production moving.

SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS

Wear components and profiled rods for powder feeders, conveying systems, guide mechanisms and forming equipment, developed around the required contact geometry.

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Reverse-circulation drilling rig at a mine
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Mining & Rock Drilling

Meet the ground.
Take the impact.

Hard rock. Abrasive ground. Repeated impact. Carbide drilling blanks balance wear resistance and toughness for demanding mining conditions.

SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS

Carbide buttons, drilling blanks and rock-contact components for DTH bits, top-hammer bits, rotary drilling and rock-cutting tools.

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From industry
to the interface.

Explore three representative component applications and the operating conditions behind them.

APPLICATION 01 / PUMPS & FLUID HANDLING

Wear resistance
at the interface.

Our cemented carbide wear parts include sleeves and bushings for electric submersible pumps (ESP) and water pumps. Abrasive fluids, start-stop loads and fluid chemistry guide material selection.

ESP is one important application within our broader wear parts capability. The drawing and actual operating conditions define the component.

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Grooved pump sleeve · Photo & drawing-based illustration
APPLICATION 02 / CUSTOM TOOLING

A blank shaped
for your process.

Preformed carbide blanks support turning, milling, drilling and specialized machining. Non-standard shapes, profiles and dimensions are developed to customer requirements.

Custom development also covers profiled rods and preformed carbide blanks, including geometries for threading and whirling applications.

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Preformed carbide blank · Illustrative geometry
APPLICATION 03 / MINING & ROCK DRILLING

Hardness meets
impact resistance.

TUNGSTEC carbide buttons and mining components serve drilling and rock-breaking applications in mining and oil & gas. Ground conditions and repeated loading inform the balance between wear resistance and toughness.

Our group’s forming, sintering and machining capabilities support the development of carbide components for specified working conditions.

Spherical carbide button · Illustrative geometry
01 / HARDNESS

Cutting and wear.

Workpiece materials and wear mechanisms guide the hardness needed for cutting edges, profiled rods and contact components.

02 / TOUGHNESS

Strength under load.

Interrupted cuts, bending loads and repeated impact call for the right balance of strength, toughness and wear resistance.

03 / ENVIRONMENT

Working conditions.

Temperature, coolant, process fluids and corrosive media help define the material requirements for each application.

04 / CONSISTENCY

Reliable material.

Grain size, binder content and sintering control underpin consistent properties and predictable downstream machining.

Your application.
Your development brief.

From preformed carbide blanks and profiled rods to wear parts and mining components, custom development starts with your drawing, application and machining requirements. We review the material grade, forming approach and delivery condition together.

THE MATERIAL

What must the material deliver?

Workpiece or contact materials, the operating environment and required performance guide the choice of carbide grade, grain size and binder content for cutting, wear resistance or impact-loaded applications.

THE APPLICATION

How will the product be used?

Cutting conditions, motion, loads, impact and temperature establish the balance of hardness, toughness and strength. We assess these requirements for tool blanks, rods and engineered components alike.

THE GEOMETRY & DELIVERY

What shape does your process need?

Your drawing, critical dimensions, profiles and downstream machining define the geometry, allowances and delivery condition. Electric pressing and forming expertise support near-net-shape blanks to help reduce material removal and subsequent grinding costs.

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YOUR APPLICATION

Tell us what your product needs.

Share your drawing, application, material requirements and machining allowances.

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