Materials

You put your tools through punishing work.

Tungsten ToolWorks understands that, for any tool, the material used is the very first significant characteristic. That's why we've consistently innovated new powder and grade combinations for demanding applications.

We are able to guarantee that our customers receive precision-tolerance tools ground from the the purest, finest grades tailored specifically for your application: Ultra-Grain® or Ultra-Carb®.

Both cemented carbide grades were developed to meet the exacting demands placed on solid carbide tooling by modern technology. These true sub-micron grain-size tungsten carbide alloys feature:

 
  • Hardness of 92.7 HRA or greater
  • Transverse rupture strength of ≥ 623,000 psi
  • Controlled grain sizes of ≤ 0.8 mm
Both grades offer a combination of strength and toughness unequalled by any other manufacturer, designed for an exceptionally wide range of applications, particularly where toughness and sharp edge profiles are needed. In addition, a special additive maximizes corrosion resistance without loss of toughness.

 

     

This photograph of Ultra-Grain demonstrates the complexity of the compound we commonly refer to as Cemented Carbide. Taken at magnification of 10,000 X through an SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope), the visible grains are tungsten while the cobalt binder appears as dark shadows. The largest tungsten grains appearing are less than 0.8 micron in size. Tungsten ToolWorks offers the best order-to-order consistency in carbide grain structure.


Tungsten ToolWorks is a manufacturer of customized (special) solid carbide cutting tools, sold worldwide under the Tungsten ToolWorks brand name. Products include solid carbide end mills, drills, reamers, burrs, micro tools, sub-miniature tools, micro tools, engraving tools, boring tools, keyseat cutters, burrs, slitting saws, carbide cylinders, countersinks, routers, radius mills, CBN tools, compression tools, and more. Technologies include SmoothCoat PVD hard coatings, SmoothGrind polished cutting edges, SmoothEdge prep and hone, and SmoothContricity shrink fit ready shanks. Coatings include D2 CVD diamond, D1 PVD amorphous diamond, TA TiAlN, AT AlTiN, TN TiN, TC TiCN, and A1 TiB2. Industries using our products include aerospace, semiconductor, die & mold, micro (nano) machining, woodworking, medical, consumer electronics, automotive and more. Workpiece materials to be drilled, milled, reamed, routed, engraved and more include titanium (6Al-4V, 5553), stainless (303, 304, 316, 410, 420, 440C, 15-5, 17-4, 13-8, 316L), tool steels (A2, D2, H13), general steels (1018, 1020, 4140, 4340, P20), Inconel (625, 718), cast iron, non-ferrous materials including aluminum, copper, brass, bronze, wood & plastics, CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic), graphite, composites, fiberglass, and more. Tungsten ToolWorks is a Tool Alliance company.