Carbide Grade Selector

To make sure you're choosing the best carbide tooling for your application, let our Grade Selector be your guide.

Conversion Calculator

You may need to convert measurements from English to metric units in order to select the proper grades. If you do, our Conversion Calculator comes in handy.

Hardness Conversion Scales

We make it easy for you to convert between Rockwell A (HR_A) and Rockwell C (HR_C) values.
View the Rockwell Hardness Scale

If you prefer to use Vickers Hardness Scales, the conversion chart listing equivalent HV10, HV30 and HRA figures should give you the answers you need.
View the Vickers Hardness Scale

Literature & Ads

• General Carbide Brochure (PDF)
• Application Data Sheets
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• GenFixx:™ A Better Way to Join Tungsten Carbide & Steel (PDF)
• Metal Processing Slitters (PDF)
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• Powder Metal Tooling (wire EDM) (PDF)
• Stamping 1006 Cold Rolled Steel (PDF)
• Material Safety Data Sheets