The best replacement for tungsten carbide is titanium.

The best alternatives to tungsten carbide are rated as following:
★★★★★  titanium
★★  tungsten
★★  titanium ring
★  titanium rings
★  silicon carbide
★  carbide
  titanium harder
  tungsten rings
  depleted uranium
  tungsten steel
  stellite
  chrome carbide
  titanium carbide
  zirconium carbide

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Speaking about tungsten carbide, one probably shouldn't forget about cobalt.

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