Tungsten Carbide Grade Comparison Chart
| GRADE TYPE |
U.S. INDUSTRY CODE |
ISO CODE | CHINESE CARBIDE STANDARDS |
FEDERAL CARBIDE |
A1 CARBIDE |
ADAMAS | ATI FIRTH STERLING |
BASIC CARBIDE |
CARBIDE METALS |
CARBIDIE | CARBOLOY | CARM ET | GENERAL CARBIDE |
H.B. CARBIDE |
HYDRO CARBIDE |
INNOVATIVE CARBIDE |
KENNAMETAL | LEECH CARBIDE |
METAL CARBIDES |
MULTI- METALS |
PENN UNITED |
SANDVIK | TUNGSTE-MET | VALENITE | VISTA METALS |
VR/WESSON | WALMET |
GENERAL PURPOSE/ |
C4 | K05 | YG3 | FC1 | _ | GU2 | HF | BC-3 | _ | CD20 | 905 999 |
CA8 D10 |
GC-103 | _ | HC200 | _ | K8 K11 |
LC403 | C93 C93A C95 |
_ | _ | DC03 H3M |
T3 | VC3 | VM-3 | 2A7 | WA-3 |
| C2 | K10 K20 M10 |
YG6 | FC3 | C6A | A AM PWX |
HA H21 |
BC-6 | C-89 | CD24X CD30 |
44A 883 860 HX |
CA3 CA4 D20 |
GC-106 GC-206 |
HB-2 | HC290 HC291 HC292 HC293 |
IC-6 | K6, K8 K95 K3076 K8735 KW106 |
LC206 | C89 C91 |
1M2 | PUC-6 | H13A H6M H6N, H7N H8M R1P, S2 |
T20, T21 T22, T28 |
VC2, VC7 VC21, VC28 |
VM-6 | 2A5 VR54 |
WA-1 WA-2 |
|
| METAL FORMING/ WEAR GRADES |
C10 | _ | YG8 YG9 YG10 |
FC10 | C11 | B | NM3 H8 91 779 |
BC-9 | C-88 | CD35 CD35F CD36 |
90 779 |
CA12 CA13 D30 |
GC-310 | _ | HC400 | IC-9 | K9 K95 K3060 K3406 K3580 |
LC209 | C88 C99 |
1M12 1MP9 25M1 |
PUC-9 | DC08 H9N H10N S103 |
TC105 | VC103 VC152 |
VM-9 | _ | WA-10 |
| C11 | _ | YG11 YG12 |
FC11 | C13 | BB | MPD21 H91 248 |
BC11 BC-12C BC-13 |
C-85 | CD18 CD38 CD40 |
55A 115 248 258 |
CA9 CA10 D40 D45 |
GC-209 GC-313 |
HB-411 | HC410 HC500 HC509 HC510 HCM112 |
IC-13 IC-311 |
K1 K94 K3030C K3833 |
_ | _ | 1M13 1MP13 |
PUC-12 | H12N H13N R4 S719 |
T14 TM12 |
VC11 VC542 VC719 |
VM12 VM-12C VM-13 |
2A12 | WA-12 | |
| C12 | _ | YG15 | FC12 | C16 | GU1 HD-15 |
60B H71 |
BC-14 BC-15 BC-15C |
_ | CD45 CD50 CD53 |
55B 268 |
CA11 D43 D50 |
GC-315 | HB-315 | HC550 HC600 |
IC-15 | K14 K92 KW115 |
LC215 LC217 |
C80 P15 S85R |
1MP14 2M15 |
PUC-13C PUC-15 |
H15N S12 |
_ | VC12 VC634 |
VM-14 VM-14C VM-17 |
VR13 VR24 |
_ | |
| C13 | _ | YG20 | FC13 | CN20 | HD-20 | H20 R62 |
BC-20C | _ | CD60 | _ | D60 | GC-320 | HB-320 | HC700 HCM19 HCM20 |
IC-320 | K91 K3520 KW120 |
LC220 | _ | 1M20 | _ | H20C H20P |
_ | VC13 | VM-20 | VR15 | _ | |
| C14 | _ | YG22 YG25 |
FC25 | C25 CN25 |
HD-25 | H25 | BC-22C | _ | CD70 | 190 | D70 D76 |
GC-325 | HB-325 | HC800 | IC-325 | K90 KW125 |
LC225 | C75 | 2M25 | _ | H25P H27N |
_ | VC14 VC146 VC148 |
VM-23 VM-25 |
_ | _ | |
| SUBMICRON GRADES |
C3 | K15 M15 |
YG6X | FC3M | C6A | _ | HU6 HU6C |
BC-6S | C-91A | CD630 | 895 | CA306 CA307 |
GC005 | HB- 3 | HCUS06 | IC-6S | K313 KF306 |
LC106 LC410 |
C91A | _ | PUC-5S PUC-6S |
H10, H10A C7N, H4M H5M, H6F, S29 |
T23 TUF306 |
VC28 | VM-6M | VR52 VR82 |
WA-623 WA-25 |
| C2 | K30 M30 |
YG9X | FC10M | _ | _ | FR10 H17 |
BC-10S BC-10SP |
C-88A | CD636 | 820 | CA310 CA311 |
GC-010 GC-010R GC-109 |
HB-100 | HCUS10 HCUS11 RAMET 1 |
IC-10S | KF310 | LC109 LC110 |
C88A | _ | PUC-10S | H10F S101 |
T100 TM8 TUF110 |
VC101 | VM-10M | RAMET 1 | WA-110 WA-625 |
|
| C1 | K40 | YG15X | FC12M | _ | _ | FR15 | BC-14S | C-15A | CD650 | _ | CA315 | GC-015 GC-015R |
HB-115 | HCUS16 HCUS16 |
IC-15S | KF315 | LC115 LC117 |
_ | _ | PUC-15S | H15F | _ | VC116 | VM-15 VM-15M |
_ | WA-114 WA-119 |
|
| ROTARY DRILLING/ MINING GRADES |
C11 | _ | YG9C YG10C |
FC10C | _ | 783 | MPD10 240, 241 251, 635 941 |
_ | _ | CD337 | 241 | _ | _ | _ | HCM105 | _ | K3070 | _ | P9 | 2M1 2M12 |
PUC-11C | H9C, H9P H10C, H10P H11N |
TM9 | VC635 | VM-11C | _ | _ |
| C12 | _ | YG11C | FC11C | _ | 502 | MPD111 M81 222,231 922, 931 |
_ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | K3055 K3109 K3143 |
_ | _ | 25M12 | _ | H11C | _ | _ | _ | VR20 | _ | |
| NICKEL BINDER GRADES |
_ | _ | _ | FC3N | _ | _ | HAN6 | BC-6N | _ | CD6N | _ | R6 | GC-N061 | _ | _ | _ | K801 | _ | _ | _ | PUC-6N | S099 | _ | VC099 | VM-N6 | _ | _ |
| _ | _ | _ | FC10N | _ | _ | HAN10 | BC-10N | _ | CD10N | _ | R10 | GC-N101 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | PUC-9N PUC-10N |
C9M S310 |
_ | VC310 | VM-N10 | _ | _ | |
| _ | _ | _ | FC12N | _ | _ | _ | BC-12N | _ | CD12N | _ | CA512 | GC-N121 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | PUC-12N | S320 S385 |
_ | VC320 VC323 VC385 |
VM-N12 | _ | _ |