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CTI offers a full line of independent carbide metallurgical analysis to ASTM procedures for: density, hardness, porosity, structure and grain size. In addition to these services CTI also offers access to SEM/EDAX, XRD, particle size, independent pressing, presinter and sinter or Sinter-Hip testing of grade powders.

Our full in-house metallurgical laboratory allows CTI to offers a full line of independent carbide metallurgical analysis to ASTM procedures for: density, hardness, porosity, structure and grain size. In addition to these services CTI also offers access to SEM/EDAX, XRD, particle size, independent pressing, presinter and sinter or Sinter-Hip testing of grade powders.

We are pleased to offer these resources to our customers to provide:

  • Tool Failure analysis
  • Carbide grade determination
  • Material certification
  • Application research

And any others that involve metallurgical analysis

Grade Determination from Sample Part


Grade Determination
1500X, Etched 2.5m Murakami,
Sample is 10% Cobalt Submicron grade.
Density 14.53
Cobalt 10%
WC predominant 0.8 micron
Coercivity 291
Magsat 14.0
Porosity A00-A02

Material Certification and Adherence to Specifications:

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