Friday, 1 April 2011

What sort of hardness can be achieved?


Tungsten Carbide has a high melting point, 2,870 °C (5,200 °F), is also extremely hard ( Vickers hardness number = 2242) and has a low electrical resistivity (~2×10−7 Ohm•m), compared to other metals (e.g. vanadium 2×10−7 Ohm•m).

Rockwell Hardness
The hardness of Tungsten Carbide grades is determined by using the Rockwell hardness tester. A pointed diamond indenter is forced into the carbide. The depth of the hole is a measure of the hardness. The Rockwell "A" scale is used for tungsten carbide. Rockwell "C" readings are only shown on the data sheet so that tooling people can compare values of carbide against tool steel. The "A" scale is used on tungsten carbide because the lower indenting force of 60 KGs is less likely to damage the diamond than the 150 KGs force used on the "C" scale.

Moh’s hardness scale
Tungsten Carbide falls between 8.5 and 9.0 on Moh's hardness scale, making it almost as hard as diamond.
In order to polish or finish tungsten carbide, a diamond covered tool must be used because any other metal or mineral would not be able to withstand its hardness. Only a diamond is hard enough to be able to scratch Tungsten Carbide.
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8 comments:

  1. Unknown21 June 2014 at 10:36

    A digital, Vickers hardness testing machine. A wide range of test force (1-50kgf, 9.807-490.3N) is available for measuring various type of specimens. Link: dynapocket.net

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  2. Unknown8 February 2017 at 02:13

    Think the data for Vanadium's resistivity should be different to the WC! 20 × 10‑8 Ω m is quoted elsewhere :-)

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    1. CrazyBear5 April 2017 at 06:43

      20x10-8 and 2x10-7 are exactly equal. :-)

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  3. CrazyBear5 April 2017 at 06:43

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  7. Unknown25 December 2020 at 23:01

    what is HRC value for tungsten carbide

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