Tungsten Carbide Balls

Tungsten Carbide balls are a unique category of balls because they are manufactured in a sintering process, whereupon the metal powder is formed under extreme heat and pressure.  Tungsten Carbide balls are extremely hard (92 Rockwell).  The manufacturing technique makes these balls substantially more expensive than other materials, but practically inert. Their relative inertness makes them extremely resistant to interaction with various liquids and alloys.

Tungsten Carbide balls can be found in heavy machinery applications, since they are much stronger than stainless steel or chrome.  Particularly, tungsten carbide balls have been used industrial sprayers to regulate the flow of fertilizers or pesticides to crops. 

Due to the strength of tungsten carbide, the balls are frequently used in the downhole tool industry for hardbanding.  These are critical applications for the petroleum drilling industry. 

In a drastically different application, tungsten carbide balls are frequently used as pen balls due to their inert chemical properties.  These balls are frequently used in miniature flow control devices, such as medical instrumentation and ink-jet printing.  Any time your company’s products need balls with extraordinary strength and resistance to various chemicals, tungsten carbide balls from Thomson Precision should definitely be considered.