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Jan 16 2025 - The updated article introduces tungsten carbide with a clear definition, emphasizing its composition, density, and sintering-based manufacturing process. The historical overview is reorganized to highlight key milestones, such as tungsten's discovery and the development of cemented carbide, alongside advancements in grain sizes from the 1920s to today. Manufacturing details are expanded to include modern techniques like solvent extraction, hydrogen reduction, and advanced sintering technologies, illustrating their impact on the material's uniformity and performance. The applications section is enhanced with detailed examples of tungsten carbide's use in mining, cutting tools, wear parts, coatings, electronics, and industrial processes. A new focus on electronics highlights the role of ultrafine tungsten carbide in PCB drilling, emphasizing its precision and importance in modern electronics manufacturing. The coatings section is expanded to cover advancements from single-layer to multilayer coatings, demonstrating significant improvements in tool longevity and efficiency.

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