Carbide end mills and carbide drill bits

Carbide end mills are commonly used cutting tools in mechanical machining. Manufactured from tungsten carbide-cobalt (WC-Co) hard alloy, they typically offer advantages such as high hardness, excellent wear resistance, great strength, and high-temperature stability. Tungsten carbide end mills can effectively machine various materials including stainless steel, carbon steel, alloy steel, heat-resistant steel, high-manganese steel, tool steel, quenched steel, high-hardness steel, cast iron, cast steel, aluminum alloys, non-ferrous metals, and graphite.

Carbide drills share identical material composition and manufacturing processes with carbide milling cutters, differing primarily in nomenclature and geometric configurations. Both tools utilize tungsten carbide-cobalt (WC-Co) hard alloys but feature distinct cutting edge designs optimized for their specific machining operations – rotational drilling versus milling cutting motions.