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03/02/2026

Isopropyl Ethyl Thionocarbamate (IPETC) is a high-performance industrial reagent containing carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Owing to its distinctive chemical characteristics and strong adaptability, IPETC is widely applied across multiple industrial fields, with particular importance in mining and mineral processing operations.

Key Applications and Benefits
IPETC offers several advantages in industrial applications, including:

• Mineral Flotation: It acts as an effective collector for non-ferrous metallic sulfide minerals. Its use enhances the flotation of tarnished or slightly oxidized minerals and provides a targeted response against pyrite during sulfide processing. This selectivity also translates into outstanding flotation performance for various copper minerals. • Process Activation: Beyond flotation, IPETC serves as an activator in many manufacturing processes. It can function as both a reducing and oxidizing agent depending on the system, making it highly adaptable. • Enhanced Foaming: The compound exhibits superior foaming properties compared to traditional xanthates, making it particularly valuable in copper-molybdenum and copper-gold flotation circuits.
Chemical and Physical Properties
• Molecular Composition: IPETC has a molecular formula of (CH₃)₂CHOC(S)NHC₆H₅, which is often represented as C₆H₁₃NOS. • Physical Appearance: Typically, IPETC is encountered as an oily liquid with a dark brown or amber coloration. Its distinct look helps in identifying the compound in various industrial settings.

Zhuzhou Flotation Reagents & Chemicals Company Ltd. is a professional manufacturer and exporter of flotation reagents, with long-term experience supplying IPETC collector, thionocarbamate flotation reagents, and other mining chemicals to customers worldwide. Our products are widely used in sulfide ore flotation, copper beneficiation, gold flotation, and base metal processing plants.

For further technical information, product specifications, or supply inquiries regarding Isopropyl Ethyl Thionocarbamate, mineral flotation collectors, or other mining flotation reagents, please feel free to contact us [email protected] or WHATSAPP: +8615367337266 directly.

26/09/2025

✨ Last Day at BUILDEXPO AFRICA 2025 – Dar es Salaam!
It has been a great experience connecting with so many partners and professionals. 🚀
If you haven’t visited us yet, today is your last chance to explore our mineral processing reagents and discuss future cooperation.
📍 Find us at [B102A].

26/09/2025

✨ Last Day at BUILDEXPO AFRICA 2025 – Dar es Salaam!

It has been a great experience connecting with so many partners and professionals. 🚀

If you haven’t visited us yet, today is your last chance to explore our mineral processing reagents and discuss future cooperation.

📍 Find us at [B102A].

24/09/2025

🚀 We’re Ready for BUILDEXPO AFRICA 2025!
Excited to announce that we’ll be at the 26th BUILDEXPO AFRICA in Dar es Salaam! If you’re in the mining industry, don’t miss this chance to explore our high-performance flotation reagents that can take your operations to the next level.
Let’s connect and discuss how we can help you!
📍 [B102A]

07/04/2025

Tungsten Carbide Saw Tips · Tungsten carbide saw tips are an extremely hard and durable material used on the cutting edges of saw blades

Carbide saw tips are essential components in various industries, especially in woodworking and metal cutting. These small, yet powerful pieces of technology play a crucial role in ensuring precision, durability, and efficiency in cutting processes.

24/03/2025

Solid carbide rod Solid carbide rods are widely used for creating premium solid carbide tools, such as end mills, drills, reamers, milling cutters, stamping, and measuring tools in different industries. We supply both unground and ground solid carbide rods with top and consistent quality in varied g

17/03/2025

When it comes to cutting tool selection, machinists have three basic choices: brazed carbide tool bits, indexable tooling with carbide inserts, and solid tools made of carbide or high-speed steel (HSS). This article will explain why the middle choice—indexable turning, milling, and drilling tools....

11/03/2025

Cemented tungsten carbide is one of the few materials that has had a bigger influence on both our economy and our culture as a result of industrialization. This material is utilized in the production of a wide variety of items due to its high hardness and resistance to wear.

09/02/2025

What is tungsten carbide ball
Tungsten Carbide Ball: commonly known as tungsten carbide sphere, hard alloy ball, refers to a ball made from WC powder with binders like colbalt, nickel, etc..

TC ball is famous for its high hardness, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and bending resistance. Therefore, it’s ideal for applications where extreme conditions must be served.

02 Grades of tungsten carbide ball
Miller carbide provides two series of different grades for selection depending on the different applications of tungsten carbide balls. In request of more wear-resistance, we suggest to use WC-Co grades. The binder contents between 6% and 25% and grain sizes range from 0.4 to 3 μm. Below table shows the wear resistance as a function of the cobalt content.

In most corrosion-wear situations, an optimum choice is the WC-Ni grades, which are resistant down to pH 2 to 3. These grades retain WC as the hard phase and substitute Co for Ni; thus, they exhibit mechanical and thermal properties similar to those of the WC-Co grades.

03 Classifications & Applications
Tungsten carbide balls including carbide balls as sintered and finished carbide balls are classified by the surface finish level.

Extremely good wear resistance and dimensional stability make tungsten carbide balls the preferred choice for grinding/milling media, precision hydraulic valves, high-load bearings, ball screws, linear bearings in slideways, gauging and checking instruments, and meters.

06 How to make sure your carbide ball is not ‘fake’?
The tungsten carbide balls’ weight can be calculated by the following formula.

weight(g)=4/3 R3 x Density x 1/1000

=4/3 X 3.14x(D/2)3 x Density x 1/1000

=4.1866x(D/2)3 x Density x 1/1000

=0.5233X D3 x Density x 0.001

i.e. what’s the weight of the 10mm tungsten carbide balls with grade MC6 （Density：14.8g/cm³）?

Weight of 10mm tungsten carbide ball=0.5233×10³x14.8×0.001=7.7g

If the ball is less than the calculated weight, there is a highly risk that the ball is made from recycled or other material rather than tungsten carbide.

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07/02/2025

Tungsten Carbide Balls
tungsten carbide balls
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Profile
High hardness and dimensional stability make tungsten carbide balls the preferred choice for precision hydraulic valves, high-load bearings, inertial navigation systems, ball screws, linear bearings in slideways, gauging and checking instruments, and meters. Tungsten carbide balls are also used for ballizing, to work-harden and improve fretting fatigue strength.

Characteristics
Tungsten carbide balls are ideal for applications where extreme hardness must be accompanied by high resistance to wear and impact. They are well-suited to elevated temperatures, corrosion, humidity, abrasion, and poor lubrication conditions. Hartford Technologies’ standard material is made of 94% tungsten carbide and 6% cobalt binder, the industry code is C2 tungsten carbide.

Mechanical Properties
Ultimate tensile strength 220,000 psi
Ultimate compressive strength 643,000 psi
Transverse rupture strength 228,000 psi
Modulus of elasticity 98,000,000
Density (approx.) 0.54 lb./in.
Specific gravity 14.85-15.5
Electrically conductive slightly, magnetic
Low thermal expansion rate
Hardness
Rockwell A 90.5-91.5

Tungsten carbide balls from Hartford are tested using a gauge that is accurate to ±0.0001 (grades 10, 15 and 25) to insure conformance with ABMA standards, as well as individual customer quality requirements.

Hartford manufactures tungsten carbide balls in 10 standard grades, in two facilities that allow fast shipment to destinations anywhere in North America or Asia. We have substantial custom manufacturing capacity as well.

Let us quote your next application – request a consultation with our tungsten carbide ball manufacturing specialists.