China Tungsten Carbide Disc Blade Manufacturer & Precision Industrial Slicing Solutions

Solid tungsten carbide provides a compressive modulus roughly 3x higher than hardened tool steel, combined with Vickers hardness ranging from 1450 to 1800 HV (compared to ~700–850 HV for HSS). Under continuous, high-speed shear operations, carbide resists abrasive and thermal wear without premature edge rounding. In production environments, solid carbide blades deliver 20 to 50 times longer service life between regrinds, substantially reducing line downtime and burr generation.

Using high-precision double-sided planetary grinding and CNC centerless lapping stations, APEX holds outer diameter tolerances within ±0.005 mm, bore diameter tolerances to H6 (+0.008/-0 mm), and axial runout/flatness within ≤0.002 mm (2 microns) depending on blade diameter and thickness. Mirror surface finishing can be specified down to Ra 0.02–0.05 µm to prevent material adhesive friction.

For current collector foils coated with abrasive lithium iron phosphate (LFP) or nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) slurries, we recommend submicron grades such as APX-SL06 (6% Cobalt, 0.6 µm grain size) or our ultrafine APX-UF05 formulation. These grades combine high hardness (HRA 92.8+) with transverse rupture strength exceeding 3,600 MPa, preventing micro-chipping while keeping cutting edge burrs below 5 µm.

Yes. APEX offers full OEM/ODM manufacturing based on customer engineering drawings, 3D CAD models, or physical blade samples. Our engineering team reviews technical specifications—including bevel geometry (single bevel, double bevel, compound bevel), locating pinholes, keyways, and surface finish requirements—and provides material recommendations along with pre-production samples.

For standard rod blanks and catalog circular blade dimensions, our minimum order quantity starts from 1 piece to facilitate sampling and testing. For custom-engineered disc blades, prototype runs start from 5 to 10 pieces. Standard lead times range from 7 to 25 days depending on tooling complexity, required grinding finishes, and specialized PVD/DLC coating requirements.