HighWear resistanceLo w Surface roughness Ra (μm) Insert grades Insert grades PCD (Polycrystalline diamond) A PCD PCD is a synthetic diamond sintered under high temperatures and pressures. Features • Applicable for milling of non-ferrous metals and non-metals • No edge build-up provides high precision machining • Diversified applications for machining of non-ferrous metals and non-metals • Finished surface will be rainbow colored (A mirror-like finished surface will not be obtained) Features of PCD Classification Grade Ave. grain size(μm) Advantages and applications • Super Micro-Grain PCD features cutting edge strength, wear resistance, fracture resistance, good edge-sharpening performance and KPD001 0.5 longer, stable tool life • Application: High speed machining of aluminum alloys, brass, non-ferrous metals and non-metals including plastics, and carbide. Non-ferrous KPD010 10 • Good wear resistance and toughness, good grindability• Application: High speed machining of aluminum alloys, brass, non-ferrous metals and non-metals including plastics, and carbide. metals • Superior abrasive wear resistance and toughness due to high density PCD with mixed rough and fine grains KPD230 2-30 • Application: High speed machining of aluminum alloys, brass, non-ferrous metals and non-metals including plastics. KPD250(Made to order) 25 • Superior wear resistance due to rough grain PCD (25μm)• Application: High speed machining of high silicon aluminum alloy and machining of carbide Applications Workpiece material Non-ferrous metals Difficult-to-cut materials Cutting range Finishing Roughing Finishing Roughing Classification N01 N10 N20 N30 S01 S10 S20 S30 KPD001 KPD001 KPD010 KPD010 TurningMilling PCD KPD230 KPD250 Application map Surface finish roughness comparison of aluminum machining KPD230 2 Excellent surface nish provided by superInternal evaluationmicro-grain KPD001 Ave. grain size: 0.5µm KPD001 1.5 1 Surface nish of conventional PCD KPD010 0.5 Ave. grain size: 10µm Low Fracture resistance (Toughness) High Continuous Light interruption Interruption 0 Conve. B Conve. C Comp. D KPD001 (Grain size a ects surface nish quality) (Grain size affects surface finish quality) A17