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SYNDITE
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Polycrystalline diamond (PCD)
composite material backed with cemented tungsten carbide.
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Manufacture
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Manufactured by sintering
together carefully selected synthetic diamond particles at very
high temperature and pressure in the presence of a
solvent/catalyst metal , SYNDITE combines the hardness, abrasion
resistance and thermal conductivity of diamond with the toughness
of cemented tungsten carbide. The presence of the metallic
solvent/catalyst and the cemented tungsten carbide substrate make
SYNDITE suitable for processing by electro-discharge machining (EDM).
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Applications
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The cemented tungsten carbide
backing allows SYNDITE to be used as a brazeable insert for
machining on-ferrous materials, such as aluminum alloys, plastics
and wood-based products. It can also be used as a wear resistant
part.
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Availability
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SYNDITE is available in the form of
standard cutting tool blanks. The grades 002, 010, and 025 refer
to the average diamond grain size (µm) used in the
synthesis process. In general, the coarser the grade, the greater
the resistance to abrasive wear, whilst with a similar degree of
edge preparation, finer grades achieve better edge quality.
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