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General Carbide is a major supplier of carbide tooling to the Powder Metal (PM) industry. Our grades that display high wear resistance, as well as high fracture toughness. Our Wire Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) grades are formulated to withstand Wire & Ram EDM, and are guaranteed not to crack.

We supply all the standard C9 – C14 grades, along with our premium grade selection of GC-813CT, GC-411CT, GC-613CT and GC-618T. These grades offer enhanced performance due to their unique tungsten carbide crystal structure, and additives that provide increased toughness, corrosion resistance and anti-galling characteristics.

All General Carbide grades are guaranteed to be Sinter-HIP'ed.

Additional Informaton:

• Powder Metal Tooling Grade Information (PDF, 2 pages, 1959k, 25-Mar-2008)

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