What is the difference between carbide and diamond?

Cemented carbide new material is metal, general tungsten carbide refers to how much tungsten carbide composition, so it is also known as tungsten steel alloy, it has a lot of grades, such as the YT series YG series, this is very good to find, it is mainly used as a traditional machine tool industry, made into cutterheads, knives, tools, etc., the tip of our common lathe above the lathe tool is tungsten carbide. China's Z largest tungsten carbide manufacturers in Hunan Zhuzhou, Chinatungsten Group, a few years ago was acquired by Minmetals.

Diamond is a non-metallic, isotopic isomer of carbon, he is so far found in nature Z high hardness of the material. Synthetic diamond, also known as industrial diamond, has been developing rapidly in China in the past decade, and the total output has accounted for more than 90% of the world's total, industrial use to the diamond's excellent strength properties. Diamond tools made of diamond are mainly used for drilling, cutting, cutting, turning, grinding, polishing, researching and other geological, stone, construction, industrial processing, precision instruments, aerospace, electronic appliances and other fields, also known as super abrasive, he and ordinary abrasives (corundum and silicon carbide) together known as the ‘teeth of industry’, and play a vital role in China's economic development. Play a vital role in China's economic development. Currently in the South China Sea is drilling the 981 offshore oil platform above the drill is a typical diamond tools, the requirements of a high level of technology.

Diamond hard and brittle, excellent performance, can process most of the materials, because it is a new industry, the production level is uneven, the price is high; Cemented Carbide processing range is obviously less, the price is relatively cheap, because it is a traditional industry, the level of process production is relatively mature.