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KITTANNING, PA. USA January 26, 2000 - SinterMet recently introduced
SMETiC 2000, a high performance cermet material for guide roll applications.
SMETiC 2000 consists of about 50 vol% titanium carbide (TiC) hard particles
embedded in a strong, high corrosion resistant alloy steel matrix. The
result are properties ideal for guide rolls: high wear resistance and
toughness, high impact resistance, machinability and heat treatability.
SMETiC 2000 guide rollers outperform tool steels
and conventional Fe-TiC guide rolls, with a weight 50% lighter
than WC-Co and 15% lighter than
steel. Other benefits include freedom from micro porosity, minimum
pick-up and galling, and temperature resistance as high as 800-1000°C.
"Modern wire rod mills require a product specially suited to the
increasingly high speeds being run," said SinterMet vice president
Tom Gallagher. "SMETiC 2000 was engineered just for those demanding
conditions, and to be consistent with SinterMet's advanced tungsten
carbide grades for wire rod mill rolls."
For more information, contact SinterMet at 724-548-7631, by fax at
724-545-1824, or via e-mail at information@sintermet.com
SinterMet is a world leader in the design and manufacture of tungsten
carbide and composite rolls for the rod and bar mill industry. The company,
celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2000, serves rolling mills on six
continents. SinterMet is located in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, USA.
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