Michigan Carbide Company offers 9% Cobalt to 25% Cobalt grades of material.
Our unique process provides size ranges of 1/2 inch to 3 1/2 inches diameters
and up to 7 inches in length. We supply a wide variety of preformed shapes.
You can browse the various applications that we provide, or go directly to
a particular grade or application class.
If you are already a
Michigan Carbide Customer and are familiarized with
our products, you can go directly to the grade you are looking for:
If you are a
new Customer and you are looking for a specific application class
you can go directly by chosing from the list below:
- c-10
- c-11
- C-13
- C-14 & C-17 (3 different variations)
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GRADE: MC-9
This grade may be used for certain wear parts where shock loads are light to moderate. Can be used for slitter knives, cut edge knives, deep draw dies, punches and cupping dies.
WEIGHT COMPOSITION:
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Tungsten Carbide W.C.
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91%
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Cobalt Co.
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9%
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:
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Hardness:
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89.5 R.A.
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Density:
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14.56 g/c.c.
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Transverse Rupture:
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350,000 P.S.I.
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Class Application: C-10
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GRADE: MC-13
A widely used grade for many applications, drawing, blanking, swaging, and cold impact extrusion punches. Also used for wear applications with medium to heavy shock loads.
WEIGHT COMPOSITION:
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Tungsten Carbide W.C.
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87%
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Cobalt Co.
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13%
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:
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Hardness:
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88.5 R.A.
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Density:
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14.15 g/c.c.
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Transverse Rupture:
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400,000 P.S.I.
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Class Application: C-11 
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GRADE: MC-15
Used in a wide variety of cold heading applications, blanking and forming operations where medium to heavy shock loads are encountered. Also used for work rolls and guide rolls.
WEIGHT COMPOSITION:
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Tungsten Carbide W.C.
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85%
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Cobalt Co.
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15%
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:
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Hardness:
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87.5 R.A.
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Density:
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14.00 g/c.c.
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Transverse Rupture:
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450,000 P.S.I.
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Class Application: C-13 
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GRADE: MC-20
Used for cold heading dies, wear parts, blanking dies, and impact extrusion tooling where galling and heavy shock applications are involved.
WEIGHT COMPOSITION:
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Tungsten Carbide W.C.
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80%
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Cobalt Co.
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20%
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:
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Hardness:
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85.5 R.A.
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Density:
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13.54 g/c.c.
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Transverse Rupture:
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400,000 P.S.I.
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Class Application: C-14, C-17 
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GRADE: MC-25
This grade is recommended for heavy impact applications and helps to reduce galling. Typical applications are: heading dies, cold extrusion dies, heavy blanking dies and punches.
WEIGHT COMPOSITION:
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Tungsten Carbide W.C.
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75%
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Cobalt Co.
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25%
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:
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Hardness:
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83.5 R.A.
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Density:
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13.10 g/c.c.
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Transverse Rupture:
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375,000 P.S.I.
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Class Application: C-14, C-17 
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GRADE: MC-223
This grade is recommended for medium to heavy impact applications. The tantalum carbide additive helps to increase lubricity and reduces galling. Typical applications are: heading dies, drawing dies, cold extrusion dies, medium to heavy blanking dies and punches.
WEIGHT COMPOSITION:
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Tungsten Carbide W.C.
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74%
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Cobalt Co.
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23%
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Tantalum Carbide TaC.
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3%
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:
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Hardness:
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83.7 R.A.
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Density:
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13.30 g/c.c.
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Transverse Rupture:
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425,000 P.S.I.
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Class Application: C-14, C-17 
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