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Type	Vista Grade	Average Density (g/cm3)	Rockwell 'A' Hardness (average)	Grain Size	Wc	Co	Ni	TaNbC	OTHER	Characteristics/Applications
COBALT BINDER	VM-3	15.19	93.3	Fine	97.00	3.00	---	---	---	Extremely Hard for Severe Wear. Compacting Dies, Wear Applications, EDM Wire Guides, Sand Blasting Nozzles, Fine Wire Dies.
COBALT BINDER	VM-6	14.83	91.9	Fine	94.00	6.00	---	---	---	Excellent Wear, Light Impact. Seal Rings, Compacting Powder Metal, Blades, Wear Rolls, Valve Components.
COBALT BINDER	VM-6T	14.89	91.8	Medium	94.00	6.00	---	---	---	High Hardness for Wear Applications. Light Impact. Oil Field Tooling
COBALT BINDER	VM-9	14.60	91.1	Fine	91.00	9.00	---	---	---	High Wear, Light Impact. Tab Tooling, Draw Dies, Stamping Dies, Compacting Dies, Can Forming Dies, Shearing Knives.
COBALT BINDER	VM-12	14.32	90.1	Fine	88.00	12.00	---	---	---	Good Wear, Medium Impact. Stamping Dies, Lamination Dies, Extrusion Dies, Compacting Dies, Can Tooling, Draw Dies, Draw Mandrels.
COBALT BINDER	VM-13	14.23	89.7	Fine	87.00	13.00	---	---	---	Good Wear, Medium Impact. Stamping Punches & Dies, Lamination Dies, Extrusion Dies, Compacting Dies, Draw Dies, Draw Mandrels.
COBALT BINDER	VM-15	14.05	89.1	Fine	85.00	15.00	---	---	---	Good Wear. Lamination Dies, Scroll Dies, Stamping Dies & Punches, Cut Edge Rings, Form Rolls, Crush Rolls.
COBALT BINDER	VM-17	13.85	87.4	Medium	83.00	17.00	---	---	---	Medium Wear, Medium to Heavy Impact. Punching Thick Materials, Pulverizing Hammers, Heavy Punch Operations, Heavy Coining, Form Rolls.
COBALT BINDER	VM-20	13.57	85.5	Medium	80.00	20.00	---	---	---	Heavy Impact. Heavy Coining and Blanking Operations, Crushing Hammers, Cold Heading and Forming.
COBALT BINDER	VM-23	13.28	84.0	Medium	77.00	23.00	---	---	---	High Impact. Cold Heading and Forming, Nail Dies.
COBALT BINDER	VM-25	13.10	83.4	Medium	75.00	25.00	---	---	---	Severe Impact and Shock. Cold Heading and Forming, Nail Dies.
COBALT BINDER	VM-30	12.72	81.0	Medium	70.00	30.00	---	---	---	Extreme Impact. Cold Heading and Forming, Nail Dies.
COBALT BINDER	VM-20H	13.38	85.5	Medium	77.00	20.00	---	3.00	---	Heavy Impact Gall Resistant. Cold Heading and Forming.
COBALT BINDER	VM-25H	13.03	83.3	Medium	72.00	25.00	---	3.00	---	Severe Impact Gall Resistant. Cold Heading and Forming, Nail Dies.
COBALT BINDER	VM-3M	15.19	94.2	SubMicron	97.00	3.00	---	---	---	High Hardness, Extreme Wear, Very Ligh Impact. Can Tooling, Ironing Dies
COBALT BINDER	VM-6M	14.90	93.0	SubMicron	94.00	6.00	---	---	---	Extremely Hard for Severe Wear, Light Impact. EDM Wire Guides, Blades, Special Rotary Drilling Blades, Reamer Blanks, Ironing Rings, Crush Rolls.
COBALT BINDER	VM-10M	14.51	91.5	SubMicron	90.00	10.00	---	---	---	High Wear and Edge Strength. Stamping Dies, Draw Dies, Compacting Dies, Rotary Drilling, Saw Blades, Slitter Rings, Shearing Knives, Ironing Rings.
COBALT BINDER	VM-12M	14.32	90.8	SubMicron	88.00	12.00	---	---	---	High Wear and Edge Strength. Stamping Dies and Punches, Lamination Dies, Shearing Knives, Can Tooling.
COBALT BINDER	VM-15M	14.14	90.1	SubMicron	86.00	14.00	---	---	---	High Wear and Edge Strength. Lamination Dies, Blanking Dies, Stainless Steel Blanking, Silicon Steel Stamping, Blades.
COBALT BINDER	VM-6C	14.90	90.4	Coarse	94.00	6.00	---	---	---	High Wear, Light to Medium Impact. Compacting Dies.
COBALT BINDER	VM-11C	14.42	89.7	Medium	89.00	11.00	---	---	---	Good Wear and Strength. Impact Punches, Extrusion Punches, Coining Dies, Deep Draw Dies, Rolls, Cold Forming, Stamping Dies, WEDM Blanks.
COBALT BINDER	VM-12C	14.32	88.0	Coarse	88.00	12.00	---	---	---	Good Wear, Heavy Shock. Impact Punches, Punches and Dies for Extruding, Cold Forming, WEDM Blanks, Compacting Dies, Swaging Dies.
COBALT BINDER	VM-14C	14.14	87.2	Coarse	86.00	14.00	---	---	---	Medium Wear, Heavy Shock. Impact Punches, Compacting Dies, Extrusion Dies, Draw Dies, Blades.
COBALT BINDER	VM-17C	13.90	86.5	Coarse	83.00	17.00	---	---	---	Medium Wear. Heavy Shock. Impact Punches, Compacting Dies, Draw Dies, Cold Forming.
NICKEL BINDER	VM-N6	14.90	91.7	Fine	94.00	---	6.00	---	---	Excellent Wear and Corrosion Resistance. Sleeves, Nozzles, Valve Trim, seat Rings.
NICKEL BINDER	VM-N8	14.74	91.0	Fine	92.00	---	8.00	---	---	Corrosion Resistant, High Wear, Light Impact. Nozzles, Cutting Blades
NICKEL BINDER	VM-N10	14.52	89.5	Fine	90.00	---	10.00	---	---	High Wear and Corrosion Resistance. seal Rings, Blades, Form Rolls.
NICKEL BINDER	VM-N12	14.33	89.0	Fine	88.00	---	12.00	---	---	Good Wear and Corrosion Resistance. Aluminum Can Tooling (where drawing lubricants are a problem).
NICKEL BINDER	VM-NM12	14.33	89.0	Fine	88.00	---	12.00	---	---	Good Wear and Corrosion Resistance. Non-Magnetic. Die liners and Aluminum Can Tooling (where magnetism presents a problem).
NICKEL BINDER	VM-N15	14.06	87.0	Fine	85.00	---	15.00	---	---	Corrosion Resistant, Medium Wear, Medium Impact. Rolls, Cutting Blades
CORROSION RESISTANT	VM-K309	14.23	90.8	Coarse	86.50	9.00	---	3.00	1.50	Good Wear Resistance and Strength, Self Lubricating. Stamping Dies, Long-Immersion WEDM blanks.
CORROSION RESISTANT	VM-K311	14.00	89.5	Coarse	84.50	11.00	---	3.00	1.50	Good Wear Resistance and Strength, Self Lubricating. Punches, Stamping Dies, Compacting Dies, Long-Immersion WEDM blanks.
CORROSION RESISTANT	VM-K313	13.80	88.5	Coarse	82.50	13.00	---	3.00	1.50	Medium Resistance and Impact Toughness, Self Lubricating. Punches, Compacting Dies, Long-Immersion WEDM blanks.
MIXED BINDER	VM-L501	11.85	92.1	Submicron	78.00	---	---	---	22.00	High Hardness, High Wear Resistance, Corrosion Resistance, Light Weight, Mixed Binder Carbide. Can Tooling
MIXED BINDER	VM-S101	14.65	92.6	Fine	92.50	0.50	6.00	---	1.00	Mixed Binder, Corrosion Resistant, High Hardness for Wear Applications, Light Impact. Sleeves, Cutting Blades.
MIXED BINDER	VM-S102	14.45	91.8	Fine	91.00	0.50	8.00	---	0.50	Mixed Binder, Corrosion Resistant, Medium Hardness and Wear Resistance, Medium Impact. Sleeves, Cutting Blades.
MIXED BINDER	VM-S103	14.33	90.7	Fine	89.00	0.50	10.00	---	0.50	Mixed Binder, Corrosion Resistant, Good Wear Resistance, Higher Impact. Sleeves, Cutting Blades.
MIXED BINDER	VM-S303	14.17	89.0	Medium	87.25	1.75	10.00	---	1.00	Mixed Binder, Excellent Corrosion and Improved Toughness. Can Tooling.

Composition values may vary ±1%. The Company reserves the right to change, amend or modify the chemical composition and or physical specifications of its product grades.