ISOTURN INSERTS PVD COATED USER GUIDE ISCAR Turning Grades Chart Grade ISO Grade Description Coating Layers Coating Color* Uncoated P05-P25 M05-M15 A hard cermet grade with PVD coating. Suitable for finishing operations on steels and stainless steel at IC520N high cutting speeds and low feeds. Features excellent surface finish, very good wear resistance and prevents TiN built-up edge. TiCN Base P25-P35 M20-M30 Tough cermet grade with PVD coating. Recommended for Semi-Finishing and finishing operations on steels at IC530N medium to high cutting speeds and low feeds. Features excellent surface finish, high wear resistance, plastic TiN deformation durability and prevents built-up edge. TiCN Base A very hard submicron grain size substrate with PVD coating and a special SUMOTEC surface treatment. Suitable for semi-finishing and finishing operations IC804 under stable conditions on high temperature alloys and Titanium alloys moderate to relatively high cutting TiAlN S05-S15 speeds. Features high wear resistance and plastic AlTiN deformation durability. Base A hard submicron grain size substrate with PVD coating and a special SUMOTEC surface treatment. Excellent IC806 M05-M15 for machining high temperature alloys and Titaniumalloys, at moderate to relatively high cutting speeds.TiAlN S10-S20 Features high wear resistance and plastic deformation AlTiN durability. Base P10-P20 A hard submicron grain size substrate with PVD coating M05-M15 and a special SUMOTEC surface treatment. Suitable for K15-K30 machining steels, alloy steels, austenitic stainless steel, IC807 high temperature alloys and hard steels at moderate to relatively high cutting speeds under stable conditions. TiN S10-S20 Features high wear resistance and plastic deformation TiAlN H05-H15 durability. Base P30-P45 A tough substrate with PVD coating and a special M25-M40 SUMOTEC surface treatment. Suitable for machining steel and stainless steel at low to medium cutting IC830 speeds and moderate to high feeds. The grade features high toughness and recommended for interrupted cuts TiN S20-S30 and machining under unstable conditions. May be used TiAlN on high temperature alloys at low cutting speeds. Base P10-P20 A hard submicron grain size substrate with PVD coating M05-M15 suitable for a wide range of materials such as steels, IC907 K15-K30 alloy steels, hard steels, austenitic stainless steel andheat resistant alloys at moderate to relatively high S10-S20 cutting speeds under stable conditions. Features high TiAlN H05-H15 wear resistance and plastic deformation durability. Base P15-P30 A tough submicron grain size substrate with PVD M20-M30 coating, recommended for general use in a large IC908 K20-K40 variety of operations and materials such as steels,alloy steels, austenitic stainless steel and high S15-S30 temperature alloys at moderate cutting speeds. TiAlN H20-H30 Features high wear resistance and chipping durability. Base * For coated grades 248 ISCAR