Tungsten Carbide horseshoe pins are a hardwearing, long lasting, tough and rugged product used to improve the grip and the wear resistance of the horseshoe.
The larger size pins are usually inserted directly into the shoe and the mid size pins are used together with a steel stud attached to the shoe. The smaller range of pins are used in the head of the various sized nails. The pins are conical in shape with a domed top but we also offer some sizes with the option of a more pointed head shape.
Tungsten Carbide is a hard but brittle material and the development of a suitable grade of this material was essential to the safe installation of the pins and to achieve the ultimate wear properties. The grade has a toughness to resist premature breakages but retains the hardness that gives the wear resistance and long life. Tungsten carbide has about 10 to 50 times the wear resistance of steel.
