One goal of the H.B. Advantage is to save our customers time when machining our blanks. By providing near net shape blanks, we can reduce the overall grinding time required to finish the blanks. We do this by adding features such as diameters, flutes, pockets, flats, coolant holes, etc. All machining is done in the green state before the carbide is hardened and is performed using much higher feed rates than conventional grinding. The combination of added features and reduced stock provides our customers with blanks that have less material to be removed during finishing, which leads to reduced cycle times and costs.
H.B. Carbide uses model based machining methods, so we encourage our customers to share 3D models of complex parts in order to achieve the closest near net shape blanks as possible. We use Star’s Numroto-based grinding machines, so when possible, we utilize customer’s Numroto grinding programs to duplicate and provide the most complex fluting features as accurately as possible.
Excellent wear properties, abrasion resistance, medium grade, general purpose grade for cutting tools, drills, endmills, and reamers for finishing and semi-finishing and wear parts with little impact, EDM blanks, seal rings and knives.
Extremely hard material, high abrasion resistance, micro grain size grade, for finishing machining cutting tools, drills, endmills, reamers, and wear parts, with very little or no shock, EDM blanks, wire guides and sand blast nozzles.
Extremely hard material, high abrasion resistance, ultra-fine grain size grade, for finish machining cutting tools, drills, endmills, reamers, and wear parts, with very little or no shock, EDM blanks, wire guides, sand blast nozzles.
Exceptional performance in punch applications, Heat-resistant steels, Stainless steels, Non-ferrous metal alloys
Exceptional toughness/wear properties, Ideal for deep hole drilling
Bimodal grain structure offering excellent wear properties, Ideal for deep hole drilling
High Impact forming applications, Header dies, draw dies, stamping die details, Thread rolling, Ammunition dies
Med-/High-impact forming applications, Header dies, draw dies, stamping die details, Fastener forming dies, Ammunition dies
Low impact/light shock resistance, Capability for wide variety of forming applications, Ammunition dies, Light stamping
Steels, SS, non-ferrous varieties forming applications, Light stamping carbide die and nib deep draw, Fine blanking stamping dies, Ammunition dies
Excellent thermal cycling properties, Optimal braze adhesion, Non-cutting grade, Good toughness characteristics
Excellent wear properties, micro grain size grade, general purpose cutting tool grade for semi-finishing and finishing, drilling, endmills, reamers, stamping dies, punches, knoves and all types of cutting tools, will withstand slight shock, EDM blanks.
High wear, low to medium impact, micro grain size grade, for cutting tools, dies, knives, punches, rough tools, will withstand slight shock, EDM blanks, crush rolls, form rolls, coining dies.