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Specs & straight answers

The questions every buyer asks before a first order — answered with the same numbers we quote against.

What is your minimum order quantity?
None for standard sizes — you can order a single wheel to qualify a supplier. Special shapes and profiles are quoted per part, with tooling and machining quoted transparently in the quotation sheet.
What are the lead times?
Standard electrode wheels ship in 10–14 days; custom profiles take 20–25 days (tooling + machining). Paid samples ship in ≤ 10 days. Western distributors typically quote 4–12 weeks for the same products.
How does the sample policy work?
Samples are paid: $80–150 per piece depending on size, freight collect. Sample fees are fully credited against your first order of $1,000 or more — so qualifying us costs nothing if you buy.
Which alloy should I choose — 75/25 or 70/30?
W/Cu 75/25 is the workhorse: best arc-erosion life, ~34% IACS conductivity. W/Cu 70/30 conducts ~42% IACS — better for heavy-current weld schedules on coated or high-resistivity steels, at some cost in wear life. Many production lines stock both.
What are the quoted material properties?
Values on the product pages are typical for the grade: 75/25 ≈ 15.2 g/cm³ density, ~195 HB, ~34% IACS; 70/30 ≈ 14.5 g/cm³, ~175 HB, ~42% IACS. Per-batch composition, density and hardness reports are provided on request, and ASTM B702 third-party testing is available (~2 weeks).
What tolerances can you hold?
OD 0/+0.5 mm, thickness ±0.1 mm, bore H7, runout 0.02 mm. Edge profiles: flat, single or double bevel, R profile, knurled — to drawing.
What are the payment and shipping terms?
T/T 30% deposit with order, 70% before shipment (second orders can move to 30% + balance against B/L copy). Default term is FOB Shenzhen / Nansha; CIF and DAP quoted on request. HS code for electrode products: 84669390.
Why only alloys below 80% tungsten?
W/Cu 75/25 and 70/30 sit below the 80% tungsten threshold of China dual-use export controls — meaning routine customs handling, no export-license delays, and predictable delivery for you. Higher-tungsten grades made for semiconductor packaging are not part of our export range.
How is pricing handled?
Tungsten is a commodity, so quotes are held for 7 days and pricing follows the market. Volume breaks apply from 20 kg, and long-running programs can lock pricing for 30 days.
Are you a factory or a trading company?
Both, deliberately: the wheels are made in our partner plant in Heyuan, Guangdong — founded 2005, National High-Tech Enterprise, 88 patents — while ArcTung handles English-language RFQs, export documentation and logistics. You get factory pricing with exporter service.

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