I-Tungsten carbide (ifomula yeekhemikhali: i-WC) i-chemical compound (ngokukodwa, i-carbide) equkethe iindawo ezilinganayo ze-tungsten kunye ne-athomu ze-carbon. Ngokweyona ndlela isisiseko, i-tungsten carbide ngumgubo ongwevu ocolekileyo, kodwa unokucinezelwa kwaye wenze iimilo ngenkqubo ebizwa ngokuba yi-sintering ukuze isetyenziswe koomatshini boshishino, izixhobo zokusika, iziqhoboshi, amaqokobhe okugqobhoza izixhobo kunye nobucwebe. kunye nodidi lwe-nickel binder.

I-Tungsten carbide iphantse yaqina ngokuphindwe kabini njengentsimbi, kunye nemodyuli yeYoung emalunga ne-530–700 GPa (77,000 ukuya kwi-102,000 ksi), kwaye iphinda-phinda ubuninzi bentsimbi—phantse umbindi phakathi kwelothe negolide.

I-Tungsten carbide inamandla aphezulu kakhulu kwisixhobo esinzima kwaye siqinile. Amandla acinezelayo aphezulu ngaphezu kwazo zonke iintsimbi ezinyibilikisiweyo nezityhidiweyo okanye ezenziweyo kunye neealloyi.