| Top-hammer, DTH and rotary drilling | Rock-contacting insert in the drill bit for crushing and cutting the formation | Spherical, ballistic and conical buttons; drill tips and custom inserts | Repeated impact, abrasive wear, button fracture, heat and loss of retention | Match rock strength and abrasiveness, impact level, button shape and interference or brazed fit | Sintered button, ground fit area, selected edge preparation or drawing-based insert |
| Road milling, trenching and excavation | Replaceable cutting tip and wear-protection area on picks and ground-engaging tools | Pick tips, trenching tips, wear buttons, plates and custom protection parts | Mixed impact and abrasion, thermal shock, braze failure and uneven wear | Review pavement or ground type, machine power, pick rotation, attachment and wear pattern | Brazing tip, pick carbide component, preassembled selected part or custom wear blank |
| HPGR, crushing and mineral processing | Wear-protection element on roll surfaces and high-pressure comminution zones | HPGR studs, edge blocks, wear tiles and custom crushing components | High compression, abrasive ore, stud breakage, pull-out and edge-zone wear | Match ore, feed size, pressure, roll design, stud geometry and installation method | Sintered stud, ground interface, wear block or drawing-based protection component |
| General mining and earthmoving wear protection | Localized wear zone in loaders, scrapers, conveyors and mineral-handling equipment | Wear inserts, buttons, bars, plates and custom carbide-steel assemblies | Sliding abrasion, impact, misalignment and concentrated edge wear | Use the observed wear map, substrate, attachment and impact severity to define the carbide direction | Insert or wear blank, brazing-ready part, selected assembly or repair replacement component |