What ceramic materials are available for cermet saw blades?
The cermets we sell are TiCN and are a cemented material. Cermet saw tips are TiCN (Titanium Carbonitride). The Cermets are composed entirely of TiC (Titanium Carbide) and TiN (Titanium Nitride). These are the same materials used to coat ordinary grades of carbide to make them more wear resistant. A cermet is not coated instead it is solid coating material. Although the US Patent Office accepts this as a ceramic it is best here to consider it as an intermediate grade between tungsten carbide and true ceramics such as Alumina, Silicon Carbide, Zirconia materials and similar. It has a lot of the good qualities of true ceramics as well as an acceptable transverse rupture strength of over 200,000 pi. Alumina and other materials are also available for these applications.
