Rods
A standard product offered by Ultramat is tungsten carbide rod precision-finish ground to h6 tolerance. A variety of highest quality rod carbide grades are available, ranging from the industry-standard 0.7 micron 10% cobalt K20 grade, to 0.4um micrograin ultra-hard materials in cobalt contents ranging from 6-12%.
Accurate magnetic and other tests can be carried out in Ultramat's laboratories to ensure that the manufacturing processes have been carried out to meet the appropriate quality standards.
Ultramat ® GESAC Ultrafine and super-ultrafine rod material specifications
|
Grade |
% Chemical Composition |
Hardness HRA ± 0.5 |
Density g/cm3 ± 0.1 |
TRS* size MPa Min |
Grain size µm |
Applications recommended |
|
WC |
Co |
Other |
| GU20 |
89.5 |
10 |
0.5 |
91.8 |
14.40 |
3500 |
0.7 |
Milling steel, cast iron, stainless steels - general purpose rod grade |
| GU10F |
93.5 |
6 |
0.5 |
93.5 |
14.80 |
3800 |
0.6 |
0.8-3.2mm diameter drills, machining composites & ceramics, wood, paper |
| GU15F |
94.4 |
8 |
0.6 |
93.0 |
14.65 |
4200 |
0.6 |
0.8-3.2mm diameter drills, machining GRP composites & ceramics |
| GU10UF |
93.1 |
6 |
0.9 |
94.2 |
14.80 |
4000 |
0.4 |
0.8-3.2mm diameter PC board drills, microdrills |
| GU15UF |
91.0 |
8 |
1.0 |
93.8 |
14.60 |
4200 |
0.4 |
0.1-0.8mm PC board microdrills, end-mills, burrs |
| GU25UF |
86.9 |
12 |
1.1 |
93.0 |
14.10
|
4000 |
0.4 |
High speed milling - High-hardness steels-die steels |

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