Metal Forming

Kennametal

Metalforming

At Kennametal, we deliver high-performance cermented carbide blanks with high accuracy in dimensions and metallurgical properties. Our proprietary grades and binder phase formulations prevent staining and corrosion created by the working environments: air moisture, grinding coolant, etc. This optimizes adhesion of PVD coatings used by many tool makers and ultimately the tool performance.

Kennametal can deliver a broad range of solutions for general engineering applications. Our portfolio is tailored to serve across the Process Industries supply chain: job shops, contract manufacturers, producers, service teams, and a wide range of others who are transforming how everyday life is made.

Carbide Rods
CUTTING TOOL CARBIDE BLANKS
EDM Blocks
MILL ROLLS

High-Performance Carbide Blanks Significantly Boost Tool Performance

Kennametal provides high-performance carbide blanks, with metallurgical properties that consistently optimize your tool’s performance. This advantage ensure smooth and flawless processing for tooling applications such as:

CARBIDE ROD BLANKS

Premium Quality & Proven Performance

Drills
Gundrills
Reamers
PCD Coated Tools
Modular Drills
Endmills
Solid Carbide Tap

Kennametal’s market-leading service ensures a comprehensive inventory of sizes and finishes for quick availability.

Kennametal’s tungsten carbide rod blanks are available in a wide selection of micro-grain and sub-micron grades that are engineered to stand up to thermal extremes, vibration, and impact wear. Our products are sinter-HIP processed for ISO 9002 certified manufacturing facilities.

Solid Rods and Rods with Coolant
Kennametal manufactures 12” (330mm) length rods with single hold, straight two-hole, and 30° spiral two-hole coolant holes, in diameters from 5.8mm to 25.4mm. High-performance gun drill rod blanks are available.

Cut-to-Length (CTL) Rod
We have one of the largest and most complete lines of ground CTL selections in the industry. Premium grades, standard and micro-finished surface finish, and h6 ISO diameter tolerances in inch and metric lengths and diameters. Special preform features are available, including male center, female center, ballnose, step reduction, and shaped points.

Metal Cutting Tool Blanks
We have a complete line of metal cutting tool blanks in a wide selection of tungsten carbide grades with binders ranging from 5.5% to 25%, and grain sizes to suit your application. Straight tungsten carbide cobalt binder grades, as well as mixed tungsten carbide grades with additives of titanium carbide to prevent galling in metal-to-metal wear, are available.

Insert Blanks
We can manufacture a wide range of standard indexable insert blanks like FSNG, SNR, SPR, TNR, TNRA, TNRC, TPR, TPS, UVDB, plus special geometries custom-engineered to your specifications. Most inserts are pressed to size with minimum grind stock to keep your finishing costs low.

Flat Blanks
We can manufacture a variety of standard toolmaker blanks, including styles K1000 through K6000, and STB blanks, plus special geometries custom engineered to your specs.

Gear Cutting Blanks
We manufacture tungsten carbide hob blanks and specialty gear cutting blanks that are used to make spur and helical gears. They have excellent metallurgical quality and geometrical accuracy and can be ground and reconditioned.

Hob blanks
Our hob blanks are designed for even, consistent cutting with better overall productivity and efficiency in a variety of gear materials.

Our globally renowned portfolio of grades for metalforming and stamping is based on over 80 years of research and development of tungsten carbide-based materials. We have a large selection of conventional and low-corrosion rectangular blanks in stock. Each is sinter-HIP processed and stress-relieved for optimum performance in EDM machining. Blocks are available in standard sizes, which are individually packaged for easy delivery and handling.

All grades are proven in their application.
Products stocked globally for quick delivery
Standard and corrosion-resistant grades
200 standard sizes with custom sizes available upon request
Application, metallurgical, and process optimization services

Kennametal manufactures mill rolls from cemented tungsten carbide grade tailored for the demanding environments of hot mills that produce wire rode and rebar. We deliver mill rolls as semi-finished rolls with ground inner diameter and thickness, or rolls fully finished to your drawing. These mill rolls are manufactured in dimensions of up to Ø400mm outside diameter and a maximum thickness of 200mm.