Grades CVD Coating Series Coated Carbide Properties For Turning(CVD) Work Materials Grades Hardness (HRA) TRS (GPa) Coating Coating Thickness (μm) Characteristics Old Grades A Grades Super A P10 grade with excellent wear resistance that utilises a special carbide AC810P 91.0 2.2 FF Coat 18 substrate with Super FF Coat for high to medium speed cutting. AC700G A P20 grade that features stability and longer tool life. Employs Super AC820P 90.1 2.2 FF Coat 14 special carbide substrate and Super FF Coat to improve on P20 AC2000 Carbide wear and fracture resistance. Coated PSteel AC8025P 90.1 2.3 Absotech Platinum 12 A P20 grade that drastically reduces the occurrence of abnormal insert damage to achieve long and stable tool life by employing a special carbide substrate with the new Absotech Platinum coating. AC820P Stable long-life grade employs special tough, carbide substrate and Super Cermet AC830P 89.4 2.6 FF Coat 8 Super FF Coat. Improves on P30 grade fracture resistance and AC3000 approaches P20 grade in terms of wear resistance. Super Superior performance in continuous and light cutting, and other low- AC630M 89.5 2.7 FF Coat 5 speed applications that require sharp edges. AC230 Ceramic A high efficiency M10 grade featuring improved wear resistance Super AC610M 91.0 2.2 FF Coat 5 during stainless steel cutting. Employs special, ultra-hard substrate — and thin Super FF Coat. Absotech An M20 grade that maintains wear resistance in stainless steel machining AC6020M 90.1 2.3 5 while drastically reducing the occurrence of abnormal damage by employing — Carbide Platinum M Stainless Steel Absotech a special carbide substrate and the new Absotech Platinum coating. The first recommended grade for general machining of stainless steel that drastically AC6030M 89.5 2.7 5 reduces the occurrence of abnormal damage in stainless steel machining and — Platinum achieves long and stable tool life by employing a new coating: Absotech Platinum. Layer Super A general purpose grade featuring improved wear and fracture resistance during stainless CBN AC630M 89.5 2.7 FF Coat 5 steel cutting. Utilises a special tough carbide substrate with a thin Super FF Coat. AC304 Employs an ultra-hard substrate and ultra-hard Super FF Coat to provide Super AC405K 92.0 2.4 FF Coat 18 excellent resistance to wear and plastic deformation. Suitable for high-speed AC410K continuous cutting of cast iron. PCD Employs a special dedicated ultra-hard substrate that is also suitable for interrupted cutting and Super AC415K 91.1 2.5 FF Coat 18 ultra-hard Super FF Coat to provide stability and long tool life in a wide range of processes. First AC410K K Cast Iron Super recommended grade for cast iron turning. A new, extremely versatile grade that can be used for rough, interrupted cutting of ductile AC420K 91.1 2.5 FF Coat 12 and grey cast iron. Employs special, ultra-hard carbide substrate and Super FF Coat to AC700G provide stability and long tool life. Super AC820P 90.1 2.2 FF Coat 14 A grade suited to heavy interrupted cutting of ductile cast iron. AC2000 For Milling(CVD) Work Materials Grades Hardness (HRA) TRS (GPa) Coating Coating Thickness (μm) Characteristics Old Grades P Steel ACP100 89.3 3.1 Super FF Coat 6 A grade that employs a tough carbide substrate and thin-layer Super FF Coat to provide superior thermal crack and wear resistance in high-speed milling of steel. AC230 M Stainless Steel ACM200 89.8 3.4 Super FF Coat 6 A grade ideal for hardened steel machining that provides excellent wear and heat resistance by employing a newly-developed ultra- hard carbide and Super FF Coat. AC230 Super A grade that employs a high-strength carbide substrate with Super ACK100 92.0 2.4 6 — FF Coat FF Coat to provide excellent wear resistance in high-speed milling. K Cast Iron Super A grade that employs a tough carbide substrate and thin-layer ACK200 91.7 2.5 6 Super FF Coat to provide superior thermal crack and wear AC211 FF Coat resistance for high-speed milling. A25