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Explore the grade chartCompare KENIN cemented carbide grades using the material specifications below. For WC-Co grades, review cobalt content alongside grain structure, hardness, density and transverse rupture strength (TRS). Use the application notes to narrow your selection, then discuss your operating conditions with our team.
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| KCU20 | Tungsten Carbide Rods | — | K20-K40 | 10.0Pending confirmation | 90.0Pending confirmation | 0.7 | 14.45 | 91.8 | 3800.0 N/mm² | View applications for KCU20Designed for medium-speed machining applications, including drilling and milling of steel, aluminum alloys, heat-resistant alloys and cast iron. Suitable for solid carbide end mill blanks, drill blanks and general-purpose CNC cutting tools. |
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| KCU092 | Tungsten Carbide Rods | — | K05-K10 | 9.0Pending confirmation | 91.0Pending confirmation | 0.2 | 14.44 | 94.0 | 4100.0 N/mm² | View applications for KCU092An ultrafine-grain grade for precision finishing and machining hardened materials above HRC 58. Suitable for carbide end mill blanks and drill blanks used on hardened steel, stainless steel and aluminum alloys. |
| KU25UF | Tungsten Carbide Rods | — | K20-K40 | 12.0Pending confirmation | 88.0Pending confirmation | 0.4 | 14.10 | 92.6 | 4200.0 N/mm² | View applications for KU25UFSuitable for milling stainless steel, non-ferrous metals, titanium alloys, nickel-based heat-resistant alloys and hardened materials around HRC 50–58. Also used for solid carbide cutting tool blanks and selected wear-resistant components. |
| KU10UF | Tungsten Carbide Rods | — | K05-K10 | 6.0Pending confirmation | 94.0Pending confirmation | 0.4 | 14.80 | 94.0 | 3800.0 N/mm² | View applications for KU10UFSuitable for high-speed drilling, engraving tools and precision finishing of hardened materials and composite materials. Common applications include micro-drill blanks and precision carbide cutting tools. |
| YG6 | Custom Tungsten Carbide Wear Parts | — | K10 | 10.0Pending confirmation | 90.0Pending confirmation | 1.5 | 15.50 | 92.5 | 2720.0 N/mm² | View applications for YG6Used for carbide saw tips, cutting tips, wear-resistant nozzles and custom-shaped tungsten carbide components subject to mechanical stress. |
| YG8 | Custom Tungsten Carbide Wear Parts | — | K20 | 8.0Pending confirmation | 92.0Pending confirmation | 1.5 | 14.70 | 90.0 | 2900.0 N/mm² | View applications for YG8A versatile grade for wear-resistant plates, blocks, liners, saw tips and custom carbide components where a balance of wear resistance, strength and moderate impact resistance is required. |
| YG15 | Custom Tungsten Carbide Wear Parts | — | K40 | 15.0Pending confirmation | 85.0Pending confirmation | 1.5 | 14.05 | 87.0 | 2700.0 N/mm² | View applications for YG15Suitable for heavy-duty carbide components exposed to high mechanical loads, including impact-resistant wear parts and selected forming and die applications. |
| YG20 | Custom Tungsten Carbide Wear Parts | — | G40 | 20.0Pending confirmation | 80.0Pending confirmation | 1.5 | 13.60 | 85.0 | 2500.0 N/mm² | View applications for YG20Used for high-toughness cold heading and forming dies, including screw and fastener dies, stamping dies and battery case forming dies. |
| KGR20 | Carbide Roll Rings (Steel Industry) | — | — | 10.5Pending confirmation | 89.5Pending confirmation | 3 | 14.50 | 84.0 | 2400.0 N/mm² | View applications for KGR20Designed for carbide roll rings in high-speed wire rod and steel bar rolling, particularly finishing stands 13–14 and reducing or sizing stands 17–18. |
| KGR30 | Carbide Roll Rings (Steel Industry) | — | — | 15.0Pending confirmation | 85.0Pending confirmation | 3 | 14.00 | 84.5 | 2350.0 N/mm² | View applications for KGR30Used for tungsten carbide roll rings in wire rod and steel bar mills, particularly finishing stands 10–12. |
| KGR40 | Carbide Roll Rings (Steel Industry) | — | — | 18.0Pending confirmation | 82.0Pending confirmation | 3 | 13.70 | 83.0 | 2200.0 N/mm² | View applications for KGR40Suitable for carbide roll rings and rolling mill wear parts in finishing stands 8–9 for steel bar and wire rod production. |
| KGR45 | Carbide Roll Rings (Steel Industry) | — | — | 20.0Pending confirmation | 80.0Pending confirmation | 3.2 | 13.60 | 82.0 | 2150.0 N/mm² | View applications for KGR45Used in carbide roll rings for steel bar and wire rod rolling, particularly finishing stands 5–7. |
| KGR55 | Carbide Roll Rings (Steel Industry) | — | — | 25.0Pending confirmation | 75.0Pending confirmation | 3.2 | 13.10 | 79.5 | 2100.0 N/mm² | View applications for KGR55Designed for carbide roll rings in pre-finishing stands 1–4 in wire rod and steel bar rolling mills. |
| KGR60 | Carbide Roll Rings (Steel Industry) | — | — | 30.0Pending confirmation | 70.0Pending confirmation | 3.5 | 12.65 | 77.5 | 2000.0 N/mm² | View applications for KGR60Suitable for intermediate rolling of threaded steel bars and related carbide roll ring applications. |
| KK06 | Carbide Mining Tools | — | — | 6.0Pending confirmation | 94.0Pending confirmation | Fine | 14.95 | 90.0 | 2600.0 N/mm² | View applications for KK06Used in tungsten carbide mining inserts and buttons for down-the-hole (DTH) drill bits operating in medium-hard rock formations. |
| KK10 | Carbide Mining Tools | — | — | 10.0Pending confirmation | 90.0Pending confirmation | Medium | 14.50 | 88.0 | 2850.0 N/mm² | View applications for KK10Suitable for carbide inserts used in cone bits, tricone drill bits and reamer bits for drilling medium-hard rock formations. |
| KK11 | Carbide Mining Tools | — | — | 11.0Pending confirmation | 89.0Pending confirmation | Medium | 14.40 | 87.7 | 2900.0 N/mm² | View applications for KK11Designed for larger carbide buttons and inserts used in cone bits, tricone bits and reamer bits for medium-hard rock drilling. |
| KCG5 | Carbide Cold Heading Die / Carbide Forming Tools | — | — | 12.0Pending confirmation | 88.0Pending confirmation | Medium | 14.30 | 88.3 | 3300.0 N/mm² | View applications for KCG5A high-toughness grade for cemented carbide cold heading dies and fastener forming tools exposed to repeated impact loads. |
| KCG6 | Carbide Cold Heading Die / Carbide Forming Tools | — | — | 14.0Pending confirmation | 86.0Pending confirmation | Medium | 14.12 | 87.3 | 3140.0 N/mm² | View applications for KCG6Suitable for high-toughness cold heading dies, screw and bolt forming dies, and other carbide tooling for fastener production. |
| KCA18 | Carbide Cold Heading Die / Carbide Forming Tools | — | — | 18.0Pending confirmation | 82.0Pending confirmation | Coarse | 13.75 | 85.1 | 2940.0 N/mm² | View applications for KCA18Used for tungsten carbide screw heading dies and fastener dies with die openings below Ø20 mm. |
| KCA24 | Carbide Cold Heading Die / Carbide Forming Tools | — | — | 24.0Pending confirmation | 76.0Pending confirmation | Coarse | 13.25 | 82.5 | 2650.0 N/mm² | View applications for KCA24Suitable for screw and fastener heading dies with die openings from Ø20 mm to Ø50 mm. |
| KCT15 | Carbide Cold Heading Die / Carbide Forming Tools | — | — | 5.0Pending confirmation | 95.0Pending confirmation | Coarse | 13.80 | 86.0 | 2700.0 N/mm² | View applications for KCT15Used for carbide cold heading dies for stainless steel screws and fasteners, with die openings below Ø2 mm. |
| KCT20 | Carbide Cold Heading Die / Carbide Forming Tools | — | — | 20.0Pending confirmation | 80.0Pending confirmation | Coarse | 13.60 | 84.5 | 2660.0 N/mm² | View applications for KCT20Suitable for carbide dies used to form stainless steel screws and fasteners, with die openings above Ø2 mm. |
| KCA20 | Carbide Cold Heading Die / Carbide Forming Tools | — | — | 20.0Pending confirmation | 80.0Pending confirmation | Coarse | 13.55 | 84.1 | 2740.0 N/mm² | View applications for KCA20Used for tungsten carbide warm- and hot-forging dies, forging die inserts and metal-forming tooling. |
| KS09U | Cemented Carbide Gear Cutting Tool | — | — | 9.0Pending confirmation | 91.0Pending confirmation | 0.4 | 14.55 | 93.5 | 4000.0 N/mm² | View applications for KS09UAn ultrafine-grain grade with high cutting-edge sharpness and wear resistance, suitable for carbide gear hobbing tool blanks used in hard hobbing of gears above HRC 60. |
| KS12UF | Cemented Carbide Gear Cutting Tool | — | — | 12.0Pending confirmation | 88.0Pending confirmation | 0.4 | 14.12 | 92.5 | 4000.0 N/mm² | View applications for KS12UFAn ultrafine-grain grade for carbide gear hobbing tool blanks, offering cutting-edge sharpness and wear resistance when hobbing gears up to HRC 55. |
| KS10ST | Cemented Carbide Gear Cutting Tool | — | — | 10.0Pending confirmation | 90.0Pending confirmation | 0.6–0.8 | 14.45 | 91.7 | 3800.0 N/mm² | View applications for KS10STA submicron-grain grade combining cutting-edge sharpness with resistance to chipping. Suitable for carbide gear hobbing tool blanks for gears up to HRC 35. |
| KS50H | Oil & Gas Tungsten Carbide Components | — | G30 | 14.0Pending confirmation | 86.0Pending confirmation | 1.5-3.0 | 13.95-14.15 | 88.2-89.2 | 3800.0 N/mm² | View applications for KS50HSuitable for high-impact, wear-resistant tungsten carbide sleeves and other components used in oil and gas equipment and chemical processing systems. |
| KS30H | Oil & Gas Tungsten Carbide Components | — | K30 | 8.0Pending confirmation | 92.0Pending confirmation | 1.5-3.0 | 14.75 | 90.2 | 2800.0 N/mm² | View applications for KS30HUsed for tungsten carbide bushings and sleeves requiring a balance of wear resistance and toughness in industrial and oilfield equipment. |
| KSGU10 | Oil & Gas Tungsten Carbide Components | — | K05-K10 | 6.0Pending confirmation | 94.0Pending confirmation | 0.6-0.9 | 14.85 | 93.0 | 3000.0 N/mm² | View applications for KSGU10Suitable for high-hardness, wear-resistant carbide bushings, sleeves and precision wear components for industrial equipment. |
| KSGK05A | Oil & Gas Tungsten Carbide Components | — | K10-K20 | 6.0Pending confirmation | 94.0Pending confirmation | 1.0-2.0 | 14.95 | 92.0 | 3200.0 N/mm² | View applications for KSGK05AUsed for wear-resistant components in oil-immersed pumps, including tungsten carbide valve pins and valve seats. |
| KS02UCR | Woodworking & Panel Processing | — | — | 2.0Pending confirmation | 98.0Pending confirmation | 0.4 | 14.95 | 94.5 | 3400.0 N/mm² | View applications for KS02UCRA low-cobalt ultrafine-grain grade for industrial cutting tools used to machine medium-density fiberboard (MDF), acrylic and similar panel materials. |
| KS06CR | Woodworking & Panel Processing | — | — | 3.0Pending confirmation | 97.0Pending confirmation | 0.6 | 14.80 | 93.7 | 2900.0 N/mm² | View applications for KS06CRA general-purpose fine/mixed-grain grade for woodworking tools used to cut solid wood, as well as selected copper and aluminum alloy profiles. |
| KS08CR | Woodworking & Panel Processing | — | — | 6.0Pending confirmation | 94.0Pending confirmation | 0.8 | 14.80 | 93.1 | 2700.0 N/mm² | View applications for KS08CRA submicron-grain grade for woodworking cutters used on natural wood, lower-hardness engineered wood panels and non-ferrous metals. |
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