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.
 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: Click Here for printable pdf file.