Wear Stops Here
Manufacturing equipment is constantly exposed to abrasion, impact, heat, and corrosive materials that wear out standard materials.
With customized, tungsten-carbide protected equipment and parts from Good Earth Tools, wear-life problems are solvable — and profitability goals are reachable — even in the most extreme applications.
VICKERS HARDNESS (HV) SCALE
See how other materials stack up against tungsten carbide.
Tungsten carbide ranks at the top of the Vickers Hardness scale, making it one of the hardest materials available and significantly outperforming steel.
About Tungsten Carbide
A Rugged Compound That Rewrites Maintenance Schedules
Tungsten Carbide noun • / tuhng-stuhn kahr-bahyd /
Man-made composite material of powdered tungsten particles bonded in high heat to a matrix of cobalt or nickel.
Characterized by extreme hardness, toughness, density, and compressive strength.
Tungsten carbide isn’t a metal, and it isn’t ceramic. The high-performance compound is more like the best of both materials combined, with tungsten maximizing abrasion resistance while the binder boosts strength.
How It Stacks Up
Hardness
1500-2200 HV on the Vickers Hardness Scale — more than twice as hard as tool steel.
Heat Resistance
Reliably performs under high heat, even approaching 1000° F when other materials soften.
Wear Resistance
Bring decades of collective product design experience, from custom one-off products to long production runs.
Corrosion Resistance
Specific grades can resist acetone, ethanol, gasoline, ammonia, most bases and weak acids.
The Benefits
Increased Productivity. Reduced Downtime.
Machines and parts fabricated or wear-proofed using tungsten carbide stay stronger for longer than ceramic or steel — meaning fewer repairs and replacement parts and lower operating costs.
Proprietary Varieties
CUSTOM TUNGSTEN CARBIDE SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY APPLICATION
STARCARB™
Unique feature:
Up to 30x increase in product life over steel
Excels against:
High impact, heavy wear, corrosive environments
TUFFCARB™
Unique feature:
Cost-effective, wear life compares to solid tungsten carbide
Excels against:
Heavy-impact applications, budget limitations
TIGERCARB™
Unique feature:
Withstands steady impact and abrasion (hammers, chippers)
Excels against:
High impact, high-speed particle streams
FLEXCARB™
Unique feature:
Flexible substance that conforms to component shape
Excels against:
Impact, abrasion, erosion, corrosion, high heat
Our Solutions In Action
Browse our case studies to see how wear-proofing with tungsten carbide optimizes uptime, extends equipment life, and reduces operational costs.