Tungsten Carbide in Oil and Gas
Extramet is one of the best suppliers to the oil and gas industries, where the durability of hard metal products makes them suitable to use in the hostile subsea engineering environment. Tungsten carbide is used to manufacture extremely hard wearing components such as control valves, liners and bearing housings for use in exploration and flow control applications.
In the relentless search for new sources of energy, whether hydrocarbon-based or carbon-free geothermal, advanced drilling technology makes their discovery and utilization possible. Around the globe, Extramet tungsten carbide components are hard at work taking on the tough jobs in the oil and gas industry, mining, water well and geothermal drilling, precision manufacturing, and other applications.