Substances having metallic properties and being composed of two or more chemical elements of which at least one is a metal.

Hardness is a measure of the resistance of a material to surface indentation or abrasion. There is no absolute scale for hardness. In order to express hardness quantitatively, each type of test has its own scale, which defines hardness. Indentation hardness obtained through static methods is measured by Brinell, Rockwell, Vickers and Knoop tests. Hardness without indentation is measured by a dynamic method, known as the Scleroscope test.

Light, abrasive material used for finishing a surface.

Intermetallic compound consisting of equal parts, by atomic weight, of tungsten and carbon. Sometimes tungsten carbide is used in reference to the cemented tungsten carbide material with cobalt added and/or with titanium carbide or tantalum carbide added. Thus, the tungsten carbide may be used to refer to pure tungsten carbide as well as co-bonded tungsten carbide, which may or may not contain added titanium carbide and/or tantalum carbide.

H.B. Carbide, a Lewiston, Michigan-based manufacturer and global supplier of carbide blanks and pre-forms, has expanded its sales network into Mexico and Latin America through a partnership with Bu-Mac Technology Solutions in Querétaro, Mexico, led by Carlos Cortes as the local agent for all inquiries, technical, service, commercial requests.

“Carlos has knowledge and contacts in the area based upon 23 years of experience in carbide applications,” said Jon Wyniemko, director of global sales.  “His skill sets in combination with H.B. Carbide’s 40+ years history will provide this region with excellent local support for all their tooling applications.”

Bu-Mac Technology is dedicated to the supply and manufacture of parts with high hardness, such as those used in tooling, forming dies and wear tools and that rely upon alloys of tungsten carbide in varying degrees of hardness. 

H.B. Carbide manufactures tungsten carbide custom, standard and altered blanks and pre-forms in a comprehensive selection of grades. Vertically integrated, it manages the entire process from powder production through the delivery of near-net-shaped blanks that address specialized customer application challenges across diverse industries.  

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