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General Carbide manufactures 45 different grades of carbide at our facility in Greensburg, PA. Please visit General Carbide's website, GeneralCarbide.com, to view our grade chart or to request a hard copy on line. (read more)

Greenleaf offers a comprehensive line of carbide inserts. An industry pioneer in coated carbide, Greenleaf offers a wide variety of CVD-coated and PVD-coated grades. Greenleaf offers 25 carbide grades ranging from top-performing, sub-micron carbides for heat-resistant aerospace alloys to high-speed turning and milling grades for irons, stainless and alloy steels. (read more)

Hexoloy® SP SiC is a sintered alpha silicon carbide material designed specifically for optimum performance in sliding contact applications such as mechanical seal faces and product lubricated bearings. This material improves upon the exceptional friction properties of Hexoloy® SA SiC (sintered alpha SiC) through the addition of spherical pores. (read more)

Hexoloy® SP SiC is a sintered alpha silicon carbide material designed specifically for optimum performance in sliding contact applications such as mechanical seal faces and product lubricated bearings. This material improves upon the exceptional friction properties of Hexoloy® SA SiC (sintered alpha SiC) through the addition of spherical pores. (read more)

Tungsten Carbide balls are manufactured in two standard material grades of C-1 and C-2. Nickel and other special grades are quoted upon request. (read more)

Fixtureworks has expanded its lineup of workholding and fixturing components with the addition of a wide range of solid carbide, serrated and smooth gripper pads and inserts, which are easily replaceable within workholding and positioning devices. (read more)

TiC balls are manufactured and finished by Hoover Precision Products, Inc. utilizing a high volume, efficient production process. The balls are coated in Safety Harbor, Florida by BryCoat, Inc. using a titanium carbide coating applied in a high temperature CVD process. (read more)

Specialty Blades can supply solid carbide blades and machine knives in many shapes and sizes. (read more)

Premium Tungsten Carbide (read more)

Hexoloy® SG Silicon Carbide is a unique electrically conductive analog of sintered silicon carbide that can be readily DC magnetron sputtered. Hexoloy® SG features high density and uniform electrical resistivity, less than 5 ohm-cm. It can be sputtered at high deposition rates compared to other ceramic target sources, with controllable thin film optical properties. (read more)