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Selection of Sumitomo Grades (Turning) General Steel (Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel), Soft Steel Insert Selection Work Material Classification Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Fracture Resistance Fracture Resistance Wear Resistance Cast Iron Small Product Machining Wear Resistance Coated Carbide Coated Cermet Stainless Steel Exotic Alloy Work Material Classification Wear Resistance Coated Carbide Fracture Resistance Non-Ferrous Metal Wear Resistance Fracture Resist. Powdered Metal Wear Resistance Work Material Classification Cemented Carbides and Hard Brittle Materials Wear Resistance Fracture...

Selection of Sumitomo Grades (Milling) Classification Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Stainless Steel Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Cast Iron Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Insert Selection General Steel (Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel), Soft Steel Work Material Exotic Alloy Work Material Classification Wear Resistance Coated Carbide Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Non-Ferrous Metal Hardened Steel Fracture Resistance Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Blank: Uncoated

Insert Selection Turning Insert Selection Guide Main Chipbreakers Negative Type (Sharper Edge) Feed Rate (mm/rev) Feed Rate (mm/rev) Sub-Chipbreakers Negative Type Chipbreakers for High‑Efficiency Machining 6 Strong Edge Chipbreakers Feed Rate (mm/rev) Chipbreakers for Small Depths Chipbreakers for Heavy Cutting 15 Wiper Inserts Feed Rate (mm/rev) NSE-W NLU-W Feed Rate (mm/rev) Feed Rate (mm/rev) Feed Rate (mm/rev) Grades Fine Finishing to Finishing Finishing to Rough Cutting (m/min) Interrupted to Heavy Interrupted Cutting Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting Continuous Cutting...

Recommended Cermet Grades Uncoated Cermet Coated Cermet T1000A High-hardness cermet with outstanding wear resistance and toughness. Realises high dimensional accuracy for continuous steel machining or finishing of Sintered Alloy or cast iron. T1500A General-purpose cermet made from hard grains with different grain sizes, delivering functionality that provides an excellent balance of wear resistance and toughness. Also achieves good surface finish quality. T1500Z Employs Brilliant Coat PVD coating with excellent lubricity to provide better wear resistance and consistent surface finishes in low-speed...

Recommended Carbide Grades Insert Selection Covers a wide range of machining applications from high-speed cutting to interrupted cutting and small lathe machining. Development of crater damage is suppressed by controlling the orientation of the alumina crystal grains. Achieves long, stable tool life during high-speed and high feed cutting. Alumina coating with even higher strength balances outstanding stability and wear resistance in mill-scale work on forged material. Goldcolored coating makes used corners easily identifiable. The 1st recommendation grade for turning steel. Surface smoothing...

1st Recommended Grade General Purpose Chipbreakers for High-efficiency Machining Insert Selection Grades and Chip breaker Selection Guide Main Chipbreakers Strong Cutting Edge Chipbreakers Rough – Larger Cutting Depth General Purpose Finish – Small Depth For High-speed Continuous Machining of Mild Steel High Speed To improve tool life at small depths of cut To improve finishing efficiency For Heavy Interrupted Cutting Emphasizing Stability To improve tool life To improve machining stability For High-efficiency Machining of High Carbon Steel and Forged Steel High Efficiency To increase feed rate...

Turning Insert Selection Guide Chipbreakers Negative Type Insert Selection Stainless Steel 0 0,2 0,4 Feed Rate (mm/rev) Feed Rate (mm/rev) High Speed, High Efficiency Cutting Wide Cutting Range 100 Small Product Machining Heavy Interrupted Cutting Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting Recommended Cutting Conditions Work Material Ferritic Materials Martensitic Materials Austenitic Materials Two-Phase Cr/Ni- (Austenite / Based Ferrite) Materials Precipitation Hardening Cutting Range Finishing Medium Roughing Finishing Medium Roughing Finishing Medium Roughing Finishing Medium Roughing...

Stainless Steel Recommended Grades and Chipbreakers AC6020M mployes "Absotech Platinum", a new CVD coating. The first recommended grade for continuous stainless steel machining that E achieves a good balance between wear resistance and fracture resistance by combining a hardened substrate with excellent wear resistance. AC6030M Employes "Absotech Platinum", a new CVD coating. The first recommended grade for general machining of stainless steel that drastically reduces the occurrence of abnormal damage, which is a problem in stainless steel machining. Achieves long and stable machining thanks...

Cast Iron Turning Insert Selection Guide L18-L23 Negative Type Positive Type Sharp Edge Strong Edge Sharp Edge Strong Edge Feed Rate (mm/rev) Feed Rate (mm/rev) Finishing Medium Cutting (mm) Medium Cutting Roughing Insert Selection Grades Grey Cast Iron (GG) Ductile Cast Iron (GGG) High Speed, Continuous Cutting Continuous Cutting Mill-Scaled Work, Interrupted Cutting Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting Continuous Cutting General Cutting Recommended Cutting Conditions Work Materials Cutting Process Mill-Scaled Work, Interrupted Cutting Continuous Cutting High Speed, Continuous...

Cast Iron Recommended Grades and Chipbreakers Grades Insert Selection AC4010K The 1st recommended grade for machining grey cast iron. Adopts an ultra-thick new CVD coating to realise ultra-high-speed machining at Vc = 700 m/min. AC4015K The 1st recommendation grade for ductile cast iron. New high-adhesion, high-strength CVD coating realises both wear resistance and chipping resistance. Superior fracture resistance, providing excellent stability in interrupted unstable cutting and when cutting mill-scaled work. Performance AC4010K / AC4015K Wear Resistance, Gray Cast Iron (GG) Competitor Wear...