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What is "Carbide"?

Compound of carbon and one or more metallic elements. For cutting tools, tungsten carbide, titanium carbide, tantalum carbide, or a combination of these in a cobalt or nickel matrix provides hardness, wear resistance, and heat resistance. Other elements added to carbide include vanadium, niobium, columbium and hafnium.

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