Comprehensive service.
Metallurgical tests of tungsten carbides.
We make the bars
Materials testing laboratory.
We can offer you the following services:
Our comprehensive laboratory facilities set new standards in quality assurance. Thanks to our ability to
test tungsten carbides metallurgically and to test tools independently in application-related tests, we are
now in a position to offer our customers a service normally only available from large manufacturers of
tungsten carbides.
Tungsten carbide tests
í Determination of grades
í Density
í Hardness [HV30 and KIC, if requested HV10 / HRA]
í Coercivity
í Magnetic saturation
í Structural assessment
í Porosity
í TC grain size and grain size distribution
í Metallic binder distribution
í Metallographic phase analysis
– Carbon
– Eta phase
– Mixed carbides
í Bending strength
í Documentation of all test results and photos
Ihle’s materials testing laboratory
Materials testing laboratory for tungsten
tions about the causes of tool damage, tool
carbides
breakage and signs of wear and to prove these
The opening of our in-house laboratory for
evaluations objectively.
Taking a closer look below the surface:
carbides has set new standards in product
These independent evaluations guarantee you
quality and service.
a very high level of operational reliability as
Quality assurance at Ihle’s materials testing laboratory.
conducting metallurgical tests on tungsten
well as cost savings and procurement transpa-
We make the bars
rency. This is because the quality of the tungs-
features of tungsten carbides. This is not just
ten carbides affects not just the properties of
to guarantee our own product quality, but is
the tools made from that material, but also has
Gerhard Ihle Hartmetalle · Werkzeuge e.K.
also for the benefits of users, tool manufac-
a crucial effect on manufacturing costs and
Allmendring 26 · D-75203 Königsbach-Stein, Germany
turers and end users, both in one-off tests and
thus on the profitability of your tool production.
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regular inspections. High-end measuring instruments also enable us to make expert evalua-
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We can now determine all the key quality
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