I-Tungsten carbide (ifomula yamakhemikhali: WC) iyinhlanganisela yamakhemikhali (ikakhulukazi, i-carbide) equkethe izingxenye ezilinganayo ze-tungsten nama-athomu e-carbon. Ngendlela yayo eyisisekelo, i-tungsten carbide iyimpushana empunga ecolekile, kodwa ingacindezelwa futhi yakheke imilo ngenqubo ebizwa ngokuthi i-sintering ukuze isetshenziswe emishinini yezimboni, amathuluzi okusika, ama-abrasives, amagobolondo okubhoboza izikhali kanye nobucwebe.I-Tungsten carbide ine-cobalt kanye nohlobo lwe-nickel binder.

I-Tungsten carbide icishe iqine ngokuphindwe kabili kunensimbi, ine-Young's modulus ecishe ibe ngu-530–700 GPa (77,000 kuya ku-102,000 ksi), futhi iphinda kabili ukuminyana kwensimbi—cishe imaphakathi phakathi komthofu negolide.

I-Tungsten carbide inamandla aphezulu kakhulu wento eqinile futhi eqinile. Amandla acindezelayo aphakeme kunawo wonke ama-metals nama-alloys ancibilikisiwe futhi asakazwa noma akhiwe.