Tungsten Carbide

Tungsten Carbide is a material that is in demand in many different fields and is known for its property called hardness; besides that, it also has the ability to resist wear. It is mostly used in:

• Surface Cleaning & Rust Removal: Using this media, the Airless Shot Blasting Machine removes rust, scale, and corrosion quickly and efficiently from steel and iron surfaces to provide a fast and effective cleaning process.
• Deburring & Edge Finishing: Through the usage of the Table Type Shot Blasting Machine and Tumble Blast Machine, casting and forgings of the metals have been trimmed to perfection, and the process of deburring is done with the help of these machines.
• Coating & Paint Removal: The purpose of the Portable Sand Blasting Machine with a sand blasting room is to remove the coating, which includes the paint, epoxy, and industrial coating, on any industrial surface.
• Stone & Glass Etching: The tungsten carbide abrasives are used in decorative blasting for engraving marble, granite, and glass surfaces.
• Hard Surface Preparation: Roller Conveyor Shot Blasting Machines help to prepare the surface for the galvanizing, powder coating, and painting process.

Not only tungsten carbide but also Steel Grit, Copper Slag, Glass Beads, and Silicon Carbide are the other abrasives that are largely used depending on the blasting requirement.

Tungsten Carbide is a hard and very heavy compound made by combining equal parts of tungsten and carbon atoms. It is a widely used material that finds its application in abrasive blasting, machining, and industrial surface preparation due to its high resistance to wear, its incredible hardness, and its retention of these properties even in extremely high temperatures. Compared to traditional abrasives such as Aluminium Oxide, Steel Shots, and Garnet Sand, tungsten carbide delivers higher cutting efficiency and longer service life, which makes it a perfect material for heavy-duty operations.

In the shot blasting machine industry, tungsten carbide is the main component of nozzles, blades, and liners for machines such as Sand Blasting Machine, Shot Blasting Machine, and Airless Shot Blasting Machine, used for dependable performance and thus less maintenance and downtime.

Properties of Tungsten Carbide

Tungsten carbide has unique physical and chemical properties that give it the edge over many other abrasives:

• Extreme Hardness: Its hardness is rated 8.5 – 9 on the Mohs scale, making it the second hardest material after diamond.
• High Density: With a density of ~15 g/cm³, it allows the delivery of more impact energy during the blasting process.
• Heat Resistance: It can keep its strength even in very high temperatures.
• Wear Resistance: It can be used for a longer time than Steel Grit or Copper Slag in abrasive blasting operations.
• Different Forms: It can be made into powders, grains, nozzles, or wear-resistant parts for blasting machines.

Advantages of Tungsten Carbide

Using tungsten carbide permits the offering of many benefits in abrasive blasting and industrial machining:

• The material is excellent and can hardly be worn out even in the hardest conditions.
• The life of the product is much longer than that of products such as garnet sand and aluminum oxide, which are used as abrasives.
• The material can resist very high-temperature operations.
• It is very easy to use for surface finishing with the provision of a clean and accurate surface.
• It is possible to lower the operating costs since the material can be used for a long time in the blasting machines without the need for replacement.

Tungsten Carbide Price in India

Tungsten Carbide price in India varies with factors like purity, shape (powder, grains, or nozzles), and order quantity. Despite being somewhat more expensive than other abrasives such as Steel Shots or Copper Slag, its toughness and performance capacity render it an economical solution for those industries that use blasting, machining, and polishing as their routine work. The best and current price can be found by getting in touch with Airo Shot Blast Equipments directly.

Tungsten Carbide Manufacturer

Airo Shot Blast Equipments is known as a reliable supplier of Tungsten Carbide in India. We provide excellent quality abrasive materials and blasting machines for the automotive, aerospace, construction, and metal casting industries. We make sure that our products are up to the mark for global standards through rigorous testing.

Moreover, we deal in the production and trading of industrial blasting solutions for various applications. These are the Sand Blasting Cabinet, Shot Blasting Machine, Blast Room, Sand Blasting Nozzle, and other Abrasives such as Aluminium Oxide, Glass Beads, and Steel Grit.