Iscar MM EA080B05R0.5-2T05 IC08 Dia 8mm SH T05 LOC 0.1970 OAL0.6730Screw On Head Standard Flute High Helix Carbide Uncoated Single End Corner Radius0.0200 0.51mm MULTI-Master

Cemented carbides are a class of hard materials used extensively for cutting tools, as well as in other industrial applications. It consists of fine particles of carbide cemented into a composite by a binder metal. Cemented carbides commonly use tungsten carbide (WC), titanium carbide (TiC), or tantalum carbide (TaC) as the aggregate. Mentions of "carbide" or "tungsten carbide" in industrial contexts usually refer to these cemented composites. The cobalt content could vary from 5% to 23% base on application. 8% to 12% are the most common for cutting tools. Ruthenium is used to replace cobalt as a perfered binder for the best cutting performance.