General Purpose Carbide Rods

Cemented carbide rods for toolmakers of drills, end mills and reaming tools who want to achieve machining reliability on high volume products.

General purpose carbide rods are cemented carbide blanks designed for toolmakers that want to achieve machining reliability in high-volume tool production applications while competing against low-cost competition. Hyperion’s general purpose grades help to maintain a performance advantage in price-competitive applications.  

Thanks to a great balance of hardness and rupture strength of the cemented carbide employed, general purpose carbide rods can be used for a broad field of applications such as milling, boring, and drilling in many industries, including automotive, general machining, and woodworking. 

 

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Product Series

Hyperion Code: RU, RD

Dimensions: Metric or Imperial

Description: Cut to length cemented tungsten carbide solid blank with options on rod diameter, length, finish, and chamfer.

Hyperion Cemented carbide rod RD DM

Hyperion Code: RD SR

Dimensions: Metric or Imperial

Description: Long cemented tungsten carbide solid blanks (320 mm) with options on rod diameter and finish.

Hyperion Cemented carbide rod RD SR open tolerance

Description: Grade K10F Carbide Blanks and Strips

Hyperion’s grade K10F tungsten carbide is a 10% cobalt grade that is suitable for a wide range of milling, boring, and drilling applications in metalworking, woodworking, and synthetic materials molding.

Hyperion Cemented carbide rod RD SR open tolerance

 

The Perfect Balance of High-Volume Machining and Value

 

General purpose carbide rod grades provide the perfect combination of quality, reliability and value. Hyperion’s general purpose carbide rods are made with 10% cobalt grades that are optimized for the creation of tools for high-volume drilling, reaming and milling while keeping production costs optimal.

 

Blanks Available in Stock

 

The general purpose carbide rods are available as tungsten carbide blanks with a range of options on diameter, finish, length and chamfer.

Many of Hyperion’s general purpose carbide rod blanks are available in stock, ensuring immediate availability and a short delivery time. For access to our current inventory, sign up to receive our bi-weekly stock list.

 

A Local and Secure Partner

 

Hyperion’s general purpose rods are produced in Europe and North America. Hyperion strives every day to keep its supply chain close to its partners, to ensure a fast, agile, secure and reliable service, while providing Hyperion’s quality standards in all carbide rods blanks delivered.

 

Interested in performance-driven carbide rods?

 

Hyperion also manufactures high performance carbide rods, designed to provide toolmakers with outstanding performance and tool life across a wide range of applications, and application specific carbide rods, engineered for toolmakers that deliver high-performance tools for machining under challenging conditions or specific materials. These carbide rods are available with a wide range of coolant hole options.

Hyperion’s experts can consult you on which is the best carbide rod blank for your needs, as well as providing you availability and order times for all stocked carbide blanks.

 

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Frequently Asked Questions about General Purpose Carbide Rods

What are general purpose carbide rods?

General purpose carbide rods are cemented carbide rod blanks designed for toolmakers wanting to achieve machining reliability while optimizing cost. 

The general purpose carbide rods provide the perfect combination of quality, reliability and value. They are a 10% cobalt grade optimized for the creation of high-volume tools used in drilling, reaming and milling applications.

Which type of carbide rods are available within the general purpose series?

The general purpose carbide rods are available as tungsten carbide rod blanks, with options on diameter, finish, length and chamfer. Contact our experts for additional details.

Who are general purpose carbide rods for?

General purpose carbide rods are designed for toolmakers that want to achieve machining reliability in high-volume toolmaking applications while optimizing cost effectiveness. 

Thanks to a great balance of hardness and rupture strength, general purpose carbide rods can be used for a broad field of applications such as milling, boring, and drilling in many industries, including automotive, general machining, and woodworking.

Are there general purpose carbide rods with coolant channel options?

General purpose carbide rods are available as solid blanks and single channel blanks. Carbide rod blanks with more complex coolant channel options are available in our high performance or application specific series. 

Talk to Hyperion’s experts for a personalized consultation on which is the best carbide rod for your specific needs.

Are general purpose carbide rods available in stock?

Yes, many of Hyperion’s general purpose rod blanks are available in stock, ensuring immediate availability and a short delivery time. Moreover, thanks to our local supply chain with production sites based in Europe and the Americas, we are able to ensure a fast, agile, secure and reliable service, while providing Hyperion’s quality standards in all the carbide rods blanks delivered. 

Talk to Hyperion’s experts to check the current stock options or sign up to receive the up-to-date stock list twice a week.