Cemented carbide cutting tools market prospect in China very considerable

    The number of the global raw material prices and global competitors continue to increase, to high-quality products, excellent service to create value for customers become a key factor in competition, therefore, the cutting tool manufacturers are also actively for the road itself and seek better development for the progress of the whole industry.

    By the world's main tool materials distribution diagram is visible, which accounted for 35% of high-speed steel, carbide accounted for 15%. At present, the main producing areas of tungsten in the Alps, the Himalayas and the Pacific rim. China has 60% of the tungsten deposits, the international market due to the shortage of raw materials, the price of APT in recent years from 50 U. S. dollars per ton rose to $250 a tonne. While the cost increase will be passed on to the tool user.

    The research for this kind of situation, engaged in active research, research plan are as far as possible to reduce the amount of tungsten in the main tool, method for using only the tungsten or design special tool geometry parameters on the critical part of the tool. From the statistical data of tool industry can be seen, the future of cemented carbide ratio will gradually increase. And the ratio of high speed steel products will gradually reduce.

    Japanese statistics tool association shows, China has become the world's largest machine tool consumer, followed by Japan, the United States of America, Italy. Asia's rapid economic growth, according to the Asian Development Bank, in 2007 China's GDP growth of about 10%, India about 8%. In good economic environment, the Japanese metal processing industry in recent years of sustained high growth, from the tool output value, hard alloy cutting production in recent years of sustained growth, and high speed steel tools began to show a downward trend, hard alloy of import and export volume increased significantly, the main exports to Asia, followed by Europe, and North America and other areas.

    High speed machining is widely considered to be the processing technology to improve yield, reduce manufacturing cost. Dry machining or trace lubricating concept is now processing industry as the primary goal of reducing the environmental protection and the cost of production. Tool manufacturer and supplier of coating, the most important is productivity.

    The cutting performance (cutting volume per unit time of cutting speed,) increased 20%, the manufacturing cost will be reduced by 15%. Need a tool material and coating of the further development of the processing requirements of the more and more strict, improve the processing conditions and improvement of tool design.

    At present, in the face of challenges and areas for improvement include: mechanical and structural properties: hardness, strength, wear resistance; thermal and chemical properties: heat resistance, insulation, catalytic; biological characteristics: adaptability, insecticidal properties; electronic and optical characteristics: reflective, transparent etc.. In recent years, (Ti, Al) coated carbide tool has occupied a dominant position in high-performance tool market. High demand in some special applications, promote the development of special coatings or precise coating.