I-tungsten carbide (ifomula yamakhemikhali: i-WC) iyinhlanganisela yamakhemikhali (ikakhulukazi, i-carbide) equkethe izingxenye ezilinganayo zama-athomu e-tungsten ne-carbon. Ngendlela yayo eyisisekelo, i-tungsten carbide iyimpuphu empunga ecolekileyo, kodwa ingacindezelwa futhi yenziwe ibe yizimo ngenqubo ebizwa ngokuthi i-sintering ukuze isetshenziswe emishinini yezimboni, amathuluzi okusika, izinto zokubhula, amagobolondo okubhoboza izikhali kanye nobucwebe. I-tungsten carbide inohlobo lwe-cobalt kanye ne-nickel binder.

I-tungsten carbide iqine cishe kabili kunensimbi, ine-modulus kaYoung engaba ngu-530–700 GPa (77,000 kuya ku-102,000 ksi), futhi iphindwe kabili kunensimbi—cishe phakathi kwe-lead negolide.

I-tungsten carbide inamandla aphezulu kakhulu entweni eqinile futhi eqinile. Amandla okucindezela aphezulu kakhulu kunanoma yiziphi izinsimbi ezincibilikisiwe nezibunjiwe noma ezenziwe ngensimbi kanye nama-alloy.