Properties: | |
Hardness about that of corundum; not affected by high temperatures. D 12–16. | |
Derivation: | |
Ball milling of powdered tungsten carbide with metallic cobalt, followed by sintering. | |
Hazard: | |
As for tungsten carbide. | |
Use: | |
Machine tools and abrasives for machining and grinding metals, rocks, molded products, porcelain, and glass; in gauges, blast nozzles, knives, drill bits. | |