Tungsten prices have skyrocketed in a very short time, and the cost of hard metals continues to rise. This makes it both expensive and risky to rely on cemented carbides.
Now is the right time to switch to a better solution: Uddeholm Vanadis® 8 XL.
Uddeholm Vanadis 8 XL is designed for extreme abrasive wear, and its coarser carbides provide tools with longer service life, higher performance, and reduced maintenance. This means longer uptime, fewer stoppages, and a lower total cost – especially as hard metal becomes more expensive month after month.
At the same time, Vanadis 8 XL is a sustainable and future proof choice. Its long service life saves resources, and the steel is completely cobalt free, supporting customers’ efforts to reduce their environmental impact.
The material is a strong alternative to hard metal in applications such as recycling knives, calibration and cutting rolls, anvil rolls, guide rolls, powder compaction, stamping of abrasive sheet materials, as well as extruder screws and barrels. And now we see other application areas such as mining asking us about alternative in this price situation.
In short: Uddeholm Vanadis 8 XL is more cost effective, easier to machine, and ready to replace hard metal – here and now.
