Electrical contact and electrode materials are soft, high conductivity, oxidation resistant materials used in circuit breakers, relays, and for EDM applications. Search by Specification | Learn More about Electrical Contact and Electrode Materials

Refractory cements and raw materials consist of castables, rams, aggregates and binders that are resistant to high temperatures. Search by Specification | Learn More about Refractory Cements and Raw Materials

Carbides and carbide materials include silicon carbide, tungsten carbide and titanium carbide as well as other compounds of a metal (Ti, W, Cr, Zr) or metalloid (B, Si) and carbon. Carbides have excellent wear resistance and high hot hardness. Learn More about Carbides and Carbide Materials (Hard metals)

Ceramic powders and precursors contain oxides, carbides, nitrides, carbon, and other non-metals. They are usually micron or mesh-size in distribution. Ceramic powders, sol-gel solutions and precursors are fabricated through atomization, crushing, milling, precipitation, and other chemical processes. Search by Specification | Learn More about Ceramic Powders and Precursors

...and corrosion inhibitors. Electrodes for EDM tooling are made from a variety of materials. Graphite is the most commonly used material because of its good machinability, wear resistance, and low cost. Carbides are compounds of a metal or metalloid... Search by Specification | Learn More about EDM Tooling

Ceramic manufacturing services for parts and assemblies made of ceramic or refractory materials. Search by Specification | Learn More about Ceramic Manufacturing Services

...products are used in high-temperature applications that require erosion resistance and electrical or thermal insulation. Like other ceramic products, ceramic tubes and rods consist of oxides, carbides, nitrides, carbon, and other non-metals with high... Search by Specification | Learn More about Ceramic Tube and Ceramic Rod Products

Tumbling and mass finishing media is used to debur, burnish, color, de-scale, polish or clean during finishing processes. Search by Specification | Learn More about Tumbling and Mass Finishing Media

...in combination with more conductive metals. A tungsten carbide electrode is a combination of tungsten and carbon bound together with a metal binder. Tungsten carbide and other metal carbides are used for EDM electrode materials because they have high... Search by Specification | Learn More about EDM Electrode Materials

...is also combined with emery and crocus to produce abrasives suitable for finishing applications. Other types of abrasive grains include garnet, tungsten carbine, silicon carbide, and alumina-zirconia. Super-abrasive diamond pastes are useful... Search by Specification | Learn More about Coated Abrasives

...carbide, and alumina-zirconia. Super-abrasive diamond pastes are useful in ferrous polishing or lapping applications where heat and reactivity are not factors. Cubic boron nitride (CBN), a superabrasive grain with hardness second to diamond and a cubic... Search by Specification | Learn More about Abrasives and Abrasive Products

...applications. When selecting abrasive grain and finishing media, material composition is an important specification to consider. Choices include aluminum, aluminum oxide, and alumina-zirconia; boron carbide, carbonate, and cast iron; ceramic materials, cerium... Search by Specification | Learn More about Abrasive Grain and Finishing Media

Ceramic abrasives and media include aluminum oxide, boron carbide, cubic boron nitride (CBN), cerium oxide, fabricated diamond, silicate, silicon carbide, tin oxide, tungsten carbide, zirconia, and other fused or sintered crystalline inorganic Search by Specification | Learn More about Ceramic Media and Abrasives

Specialty coating and finishing services perform specialized or proprietary coating and finishing processes. Search by Specification | Learn More about Specialty Coating and Finishing Services