Tungsten
TUNGSTEN
Ivan Metals stands as a key player in the tungsten carbide processing industry, handling millions of pounds annually. This high volume positions the company among the largest processors of tungsten carbide worldwide, setting a benchmark for quality and efficiency. Tungsten carbide, known for its exceptional hardness and wear resistance, is crucial in manufacturing tools, machinery, and industrial components. Ivan Metals ensures the delivery of top-grade tungsten carbide, meeting stringent industry standards and fulfilling diverse applications across sectors like mining, metalworking, and aerospace. Their large-scale operations allow them to maintain consistency and precision in material quality, catering to the specific needs of industrial clients globally.
Forms Purchased
Hard Scrap
- Drills
- Endmills
- Borings
- Inserts
- Anvils
- Wear Parts
- Rings
- Dies
- Blocks
- Rods
- Bar
- Filaments
- Wire
- Electrodes
- Pigtails
- Shear Blades
- Plate
- Saw Teeth
- Blanks
- Centrifugal Parts
- Nibs
- Projectiles
- PDC’s
- Compacts
- Brazed
- Morgan Rolls
- Shavings
- Circuit Board Drills (CB Drills)
- Turnings
- Mushrooms
- Roofers
- Nozzles
- Reamers
- Burr Tips
- Tri-Cones
- Matrix Bits
- Dies
- Milling Media
Soft Scrap
- Grindings
- Powder
- Sludge
- HVOF
- Oxides
- Plasma
- Filters
- Dust Collector Fines
- Floor Sweep
- Swarf
- Salts
- Overspray
Mallory and Hevimet, frequently mistaken for tungsten carbide (WC), are alloys of tungsten bonded with nickel (Ni) or nickel and copper (Cu). These compositions provide superior integrity and thermal expansion resistance, vital for aerospace applications demanding shape retention under extreme conditions.
Composition
- WCCo (Cobalt Binder)
- WCNi (Nickel Binder)
- WCCoTiCTaC
- WCCoNi
- Densico
- Mallory (W-Ni-Fe)
- Densalloy (W-Ni-Cu-Fe)
- CP (Commercially Pure) Tungsten
- W-Ti
- W-Mo
- W-Cu
Recovery Process:
- Hydrogen Reduction
- Vacuum Zincing Furnaces
- Leaching/Chemical Refining
- EAF (Electric Arc Furnace)
- AOD (Argon Oxygen Decarburization)
- AIM (Air Induction Melting)
- VIM (Vacuum Induction Melting)

Inco 600 Pipe

Hastelloy C

CP Nickel Sheet

Turnings

Blades

Ni, Co, W refinery sludge

Inco 713 Impellers
