B611 Wear Testing

EPI Materials Testing group does custom wear testing and three standardized wear tests for their clients, ASTM G65, G105, and B611.

The B611 test is an ASTM 'Standard Test Method for Abrasive Wear Resistance of Cemented Carbides'. The test wheel is made of AISI 1020 steel and has an OD of between 6.5" and 6.65".

The B611 test is used mainly for what it is intended, Cemented Carbides. It is also used as a research method to test the differences between different carbide compositions. This test runs in a slurry mixture making it very abrasive as compared to the G65 testing.

Along with these test we have talked about for the last few weeks EPI Materials Testing also does custom testing for clients who are doing research and development of new and older carbides.

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