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The Carbide Journal.

Practical, no-fluff notes on sourcing, grade selection, tool economics and materials science — written by the same engineers who run our furnaces and grinders.

JR/106 min read

Materials

28 Jan 2026

Carbide, HSS, Ceramic or PCD? A Buyer's Guide to Tool Materials

Tungsten carbide isn't always the answer — but it's the right answer more often than not. How carbide stacks up against HSS, ceramics, cermets and PCD.

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JR/115 min read

E-Mobility

9 Jan 2026

Tooling the EV Transition: Carbide's Quiet Role in Electric Mobility

Every electric vehicle is machined into existence by carbide it never contains. As EV output climbs through 2026, so does demand for the tooling behind it.

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