HARDMETAL, CEMENTED CARBIDE & TOOLING MATERIALS
Hardmetal & Tooling
Grade-controlled sourcing for cemented-carbide materials, blanks, wear components and tooling parts to drawing.
MNK-G.S.A supports machining, forming, wear and industrial tooling inquiries by separating verified grade identity, properties, application correspondence, geometry, manufacturing route and inspection requirements.
No False Grade Equivalence
A GOST grade, manufacturer designation and ISO 513 application group are not automatically direct equivalents. MNK-G.S.A labels the relation type, reviews chemistry and properties, and confirms the proposed material for the customer application before quotation.
Materials, Components & Sourcing Routes
ВК / VK Tungsten–Cobalt Grades
ВК3, ВК6, ВК8, ВК10, ВК15, ВК20, ВК25 and ВК30 families sourced by exact certificate, properties, form and dimensions.
Т / T Titanium–Tungsten–Cobalt Grades
Т30К4, Т15К6, Т14К8, Т5К10 and Т5К12 supplied with application-group correspondence separated from chemical grade identity.
Rods, Plates & Blanks
Round rods, blocks, plates, strips, inserts and near-net blanks quoted by grade, grain size, dimensions, grinding allowance and condition.
Wear Components
Bushings, nozzles, guides, dies, seats and other wear parts produced to drawing and verified against the required material and properties.
Tooling Components
Cutting, forming, heading and drawing-tool components sourced as blanks or finished parts after geometry and application review.
Explore cemented-carbide cutting-tool blanks and rods →
Explore cemented-carbide indexable inserts and cutting tips →
Explore cermet indexable inserts and cutting tips → Cermets are handled as a separate cutting-material route rather than as a WC-Co grade equivalent.
Explore cemented-carbide brazed tips and assemblies →
Explore cemented-carbide rock-drilling and mining components →
Machining & Tooling Applications
Industry-specific sourcing route for material, operation, performance, inspection and repeat supply.
Steel-Based Tooling Materials
Tool Steels & Special Engineering Steels covers cold-work, hot-work and high-speed steel in plate, block, bar, forgings and parts to drawing. Cemented carbides and tool steels remain separate material families.
Engineering and Procurement Controls
Grade
Exact Cyrillic or Latin designation, governing standard, chemistry, binder, grain size and approved variants.
Properties
Hardness, TRS, density, fracture or impact requirements, wear duty and any magnetic or microstructural controls.
Geometry
Blank or finished drawing, tolerance, finish, holes, threads, edge condition, allowance and inspection method.
Plan cemented-carbide inspection and test requirements → A test-method designation must be paired with the required characteristic, specimen condition, sampling basis, units, acceptance value and reporting format.
Build a Complete Technical Inquiry
Operation
Machining, forming, heading, drawing, wear, mining or another defined tooling application.
Grade
Exact designation, standard, current material reference and approved-alternative rule.
Properties
Required hardness, TRS, density, grain size, toughness and acceptance criteria.
Shape
Rod, plate, blank, insert or drawing-based finished component with full dimensions.
Inspection
Certificate, chemistry, property report, dimensions, microstructure or third-party checks.
Supply
Prototype or batch quantity, repeat demand, packing, destination and required date.
MNK-G.S.A Sourcing Role
MNK-G.S.A reviews the technical requirement, identifies suitable manufacturing and stockholding routes across Europe, Asia and other global markets, and coordinates documentation, inspection, packing and delivery. Any material recommendation remains subject to the governing design, specification and approval route.
Relevant ISO Hardmetal References
Use the applicable reference together with the customer drawing, manufacturer grade data and governing purchase specification. A standard designation alone does not establish grade equivalence, stock availability, conformity or fitness for service.
- ISO 513:2012 procurement reference
- ISO 3327:2009 procurement reference
- ISO 3369:2006 procurement reference
- ISO 4499-1:2020 procurement reference
- ISO 4499-2:2020 procurement reference
- ISO 4499-3:2016 procurement reference
- ISO 4499-4:2016 procurement reference
- ISO 28079:2026 procurement reference
- ISO 6507-1:2023 Vickers hardness reference — includes hardmetals within its stated scope; the governing product standard controls the test condition.
- ISO 6508-1:2023 Rockwell hardness reference — use only where the selected scale and product requirement are applicable.
Relevant ASTM Hardmetal Test Methods
Use the relevant ASTM test-method reference together with the customer specification, drawing, required product form and inspection route. The standard number alone does not establish grade equivalence, stock availability, conformity or fitness for service.
- ASTM B276-21(2026) procurement reference
- ASTM B294-22 procurement reference
- ASTM B311-22 procurement reference
- ASTM B406-96(2025) procurement reference
- ASTM B887-26 procurement reference
- ASTM B890-25 procurement reference
- ASTM E18-25 Rockwell hardness reference — use only where the selected scale and governing product requirement are applicable.
- ASTM E92-26 Vickers and Knoop hardness reference — a general metallic-materials test method; the hardmetal product specification must define whether it governs the test.
Send Your Hardmetal & Tooling Inquiry
Provide the project or equipment context, material or service conditions, drawings or specifications, quantities, documentation requirements and delivery destination.
Sources and scope checked
Source review date:
Review limits: Only the public scopes of ISO 513:2012, ISO 3327:2009 and ISO 3369:2006; not full standard text or all content of the hub.
- ISO 513:2012
Application classification for chip-removal cutting with defined edges. It is not a grade-equivalence table and excludes mining/percussion tools, wire-drawing dies and metal-forming tools.
- ISO 3327:2009
Transverse rupture-strength testing of hardmetals with negligible ductility. Significant plastic deformation before fracture can invalidate the result; in that case the method is for comparison only.
- ISO 3369:2006
Density determination for impermeable sintered metal materials and hardmetals. This is a test method, not a universal density value or proof of grade identity.
Material designation and standard: scope-control table
Read each reference by its role. A material name, product specification and application group answer different questions.
| Reference | Relationship type | What to verify before approval |
|---|---|---|
| Exact certified grade | Grade identity within its governing specification | Confirm designation, binder, grain size and documented properties. Similar trade names are not sufficient. |
| ISO 513 application group | Application correspondence only | An application group is not a chemical grade or a direct grade cross-reference. ISO 513 concerns cutting with defined edges, not every hardmetal use. |
| Hardness / density / rupture-strength method | Test method, not grade identity | State the selected method, test conditions and acceptance values. A shared test-method number does not make two grades equivalent. |
| Another manufacturer's grade | Conditional candidate, not an approved equivalent | Compare composition, microstructure, properties and intended operation. Customer approval is required for a substitution. |
Direct equivalence is claimed only when documented against the complete specification. No supplier identities, unverified substitutions or universal grade-equality tables are published here.
Official reference; this original procurement summary does not replace the standard: ISO 513