Carbide Drill Bit Regrinding: What You Need to Know
Grinding Methods and Techniques of Carbide Drill Bits Due to the development of high-speed cutting, hard alloy drill bits have also been widely used. Hard alloy drill bits are those with a hard alloy tip welded to the...
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Carbide vs. High-Speed Steel (HSS)
Carbide vs. High-Speed Steel (HSS): Why Two Types of Milling Cutter Materials? Overview Carbide and HSS are two common milling cutter materials (with alloy cutters being more prevalent). Material selection depends on multiple factors including workpiece material, required...
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Why Does Your Carbide Drill Bits Break Easily?
Why Carbide Drill Bits Break Easily? 1. Material Characteristics The primary component of carbide is tungsten (W), which makes it highly brittle and prone to fracture despite its superior hardness. 2. Runout Issues After clamping, the runout at...
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Re-grinding Guide for Solid Carbide Drills
Step-by-Step Re-grinding of Solid Carbide Drills Pre-Regrinding Inspection Inspect cutting edges for damage and wear. Remove large chipped edges using a silicon carbide grinding wheel. 1. Clearance Angle Grinding Tool: Bowl-shaped diamond wheel (Ø100-200mm, grit 280-400) Grind primary...
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Comprehensive Analysis of Cemented Carbide Drill Bits Performance
Unveiling the Performance of Carbide Drill Bits: Which Composition Combination Reigns Supreme? 1. Cobalt (Co) Content Impact Increased Co content enhances flexural strength and impact toughness YG4X (4% Co) shows 15% higher bending strength than YG3X (3% Co)...
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What You Should Know - Taboos for Carbide Drill Bit Applications
Taboos for Carbide Drill Bit Applications Carbide is a powder metallurgy material, primarily composed of tungsten carbide (WC, 88% to 94% by mass) as the hard phase and cobalt (Co, 6% to 12% by mass) as the binder...
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Carbide Drill Bits vs. HSS Drill Bits: A Comprehensive Guide
HSS Drill Bits: Affordable and versatile, suitable for general-purpose drilling in materials like wood, plastic, and soft metals. They offer good heat resistance and toughness but wear faster and are less precise than carbide bits.Carbide Drill Bits: Extremely...
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