AKS range of tungsten carbide types

K-types

TC-type Co. in % Grain size
in µm		 Thickness
in g/cm³		 Vickers hardness
in HV10		 Bending strength in N/mm²
AKS-K05 4,0 0,8 - 1,3
(fein/fine)		 15,20 1800 2000
AKS-K10 5,5 0,8 - 1,3
(fein/fine)		 15,00 1750 2100
AKS-K20 6,0 1,3 - 2,5 (mittel/medium) 14,90 1650 2200
AKS-K30 8,0 1,3 - 2,5 (mittel/medium) 14,70 1450 2500
AKS-K40 12,0 1,3 - 2,5 (mittel/medium) 14,30 1350 2800
AKS-K50 15,0 1,3 - 2,5 (mittel/medium) 14,00 1250 3000

G-types

TC-type Co. in % Grain size
in µm		 Thickness
in g/cm³		 Vickers hardness
in HV10		 Bending strength in N/mm²
AKS-G05 5,5 0,8 - 1,3
(fein/fine)		 15,00 1750 2100
AKS-G10 6,0 1,3 - 2,5 (mittel/medium) 14,90 1650 2200
AKS-G15 8,0 1,3 - 2,5 (mittel/medium) 14,70 1450 2500
AKS-G20 12,0 1,3 - 2,5 (mittel/medium) 14,30 1350 2800
AKS-G30 15,0 1,3 - 2,5 (mittel/medium) 14,00 1250 3000
AKS-G40 20,0 1,3 - 2,5 (mittel/medium) 13,60 1100 3400
AKS-G45 20,0 2,5 - 6,0 (grob/coarse) 13,50 950 3100
AKS-G50 25,0 2,5 - 6,0 (grob/coarse) 13,10 850 3200
AKS-G55 27,0 1,3 - 2,5 (mittel/medium) 13,00 900 3200

Submicron-types

TC-type Co. in % Grain size
in µm		 Thickness
in g/cm³		 Vickers hardness
in HV10		 Bending strength in N/mm²
AKS-F03 3,0 0,5 - 0,8 (feinst/submicron) 15,20 2000 3000
AKS-F06 6,0 0,5 - 0,8 (feinst/submicron) 14,80 1800 3300
AKS-F08 8,0 0,5 - 0,8 (feinst/submicron) 14,70 1700 3500
AKS-F10 10,0 0,5 - 0,8 (feinst/submicron) 14,50 1650 3800
AKS-F12 12,0 0,5 - 0,8 (feinst/submicron) 14,20 1500 3600
AKS-F15 15,0 0,5 - 0,8 (feinst/submicron) 13,90 1400 3800

Ultrafine-types

TC-type Co. in % Grain size
in µm		 Thickness
in g/cm³		 Vickers hardness
in HV10		 Bending strength in N/mm²
AKS-UF12 12,0 0,2 - 0,5 (ultrafein/ultrafine) 14,10 1700 4000