Cemented carbides
A Carbide,generally,is a chemical compound of carbon and a metal.The term carbide is commonly used to refer to cemented carbides,the cutting tools composed of tungsten carbide,titanium carbide,or tantalum carbide and cobalt in various combinations.A typical composition of cemented carbide is 85 to 95 percent carbides of tungsten and the remainder a cobalt dinder for the tungsten carbide powder