CERAMIC GRADE WHISKER REINFORCED CERAMIC GRADE FOR MACHINING HIGH STRENGTH AND HIGH TEMPERATURE ALLOY MATERIAL • SiC whisker reinforced ceramics grade. • High hardness and high fracture toughness. • Suitable for general turning and milling applications. • Excellent for high speed cutting of Ni-based superalloys (Inconel, Waspaloy, Rene, etc.), hardened steels and hard castings MICROSTRUCTURE APPLICATION RANGE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Density Hardness (Hv) Fracture Toughness, KIC 3.7 2,050 ~ 2,100 4.5 ~ 5.5 TC430 RECOMMENDED CUTTING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE ALLOYS AS20 Density V(sfm) F(ipr) Turning 500-1300 .004-.012 Feed rate Milling 1300-3280 .004-.008 108 Cutting Speed