CERMET POWDER IN THE FORM OF A FINE GREY POWDER. THE PRODUCT CONSISTS OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE CERAMIC WITH AN ADDITION OF 10% TO 20% OF METAL MATRIX. THE METAL MATRIX CAN BE COBALT, CHROMIUM, NICKEL, OR A MIX OF THESE. THE CERMET POWDER IS MANUFACTURED BY SINTERING (AGGLOMERATED AND SINTERED), FOLLOWED BY FINE GRINDING TO A PARTICLE SIZE LOWER THAN 100 MICROMETERS. THE PRODUCT IS USED IN THERMAL SPRAY, WELDING AND BRAZING APPLICATIONS. THE PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED AS AN UNWROUGHT CERMET

CLASSIFICATION IS DETERMINED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL RULES 1 AND 6 FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF THE COMBINED NOMENCLATURE; THE TEXT OF CODES 8113, 8113 00, 8113 00 20; THE HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES TO HEADING 8113;