Iscar MM EC500E37R31CF-4T08 IC908 Dia 1/2 SH T08 LOC 0.3740 OAL0.9630Screw On Head Standard Flute Standard Helix Carbide TiAlN Single End Corner Radius0.0310 0.79mm 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.