
Grades Coated Carbide PVD Coating Series Properties A For Turning (PVD) Work Materials Grades Hardness (HRA) TRS (GPa) Coating Thickness (μm) Characteristics Old Grades Grades ・Brilliant Coat* PVD coating gives excellent lubricity for higher quality machining. T1500Z 92.0 2.2 Brilliant Coat* 3 General-purpose coated cermet grade that can maintain high-quality machined T2000Z (Cermet) surfaces and also gives excellent wear resistance. T3000Z 91.3 2.4 ZX Coat 3 ・An ultra-reliable coating grade with tough cermet substrate. — P Carbide (Cermet) Coated Steel ・For interrupted and general steel cutting. Super ・Utilizing the super multi-layered PVD coating of nanometre thick TiAlN and AC530U 91.4 3.3 ZX Coat 3 AlCrN layers, coupled with a fine-grained super tough substrate for excellent ACZ310 fracture resistance. Cermet ・Interrupted machining and stainless steel machining. EH520Z Super AC520U 91.7 3.0 3 ・Utilizing the super multi-layered PVD coating of nanometre thick TiAlN and AlCrN ZX Coat EH20Z layers, coupled with a super tough substrate for excellent fracture resistance. ・The first recommended grade for interrupted machining of stainless steel that drastically Ceramic Absotech improves the reliability in unstable machining thanks to the excellent adhesion and AC6040M 91.6 3.8 3 AC530U M Stainless Steel Bronze peel-off resistance of the new Absotech Bronze PVD coating, as well as the improved fracture resistance of the exclusive ultra-hard carbide substrate. ・Heavy interrupted machining and stainless steel machining. Super ・Utilizing the super multi-layered PVD coating of nanometre thick TiAlN AC530U 91.4 3.3 3 ACZ310 Carbide ZX Coat and AlCrN layers, coupled with a fine-grained super tough substrate for excellent fracture resistance. ・General to interrupted machining of cast iron and ductile cast iron. K Cast Iron AC510U 92.6 2.6 Super ZX Coat 3 ・Utilizing the super multi-layered PVD coating of nanometre thick TiAlN and AlCrN layers, coupled with a fine-grained super tough substrate for excellent fracture resistance. EH510Z EH10Z Layer CBN ・Finishing to medium cutting of exotic alloys. Super ・Utilizing the super multi-layered PVD coating of nanometre thick EH510Z AC510U 92.6 2.6 ZX Coat 3 TiAlN and AlCrN layers. Superior wear and heat resistance, and EH10Z S stable, long tool life. ・Medium to rough cutting of exotic alloys. PCD Exotic Alloy Super ・Utilizing the super multi-layered PVD coating of nanometre thick EH520Z AC520U 91.7 3.0 ZX Coat 3 TiAlN and AlCrN layers. Superior wear and heat resistance, and EH20Z stable, long tool life even in interrupted cutting. ・For hardened steel. H Hardened Steel AC503U 93.2 1.7 Super ZX Coat 3 ・Utilizing the super multi-layered PVD coating of nanometre thick TiAlN and AlCrN layers, coupled with an ultra-hard substrate for excellent wear resistance. — ・For precision machining that supports a wide range of work materials. Absotech ・Employs the new Absotech Bronze coating with excellent adhesion and AC1030U 91.6 3.8 Bronze 2 peel-off resistance to deliver excellent machined surface quality with — Small Product improvements in cutting edge quality and superb stability. Machining ・For small tools, and high-precision finishing to general finishing applications. ACZ150 91.4 3.3 ZX Coat 1 ・TiN ultra-thin coating and fine-grained, super tough substrate combine to give — good edge sharpness and superior cut finish. For Milling (PVD) Work Materials Grades Hardness (HRA) TRS (GPa) Coating Thickness (μm) Characteristics Old Grades (New) ・For general machining of general and die steel. ・Employs PVD coating consisting of multiple nanometre-thin layers. A general ACP200 89.5 3.2 Super 3 grade that achieves a good balance between fracture resistance and wear ACZ330 PSteel ZX Coat (New) resistance when combined with an exclusive tough substrate. ・For interrupted machining and stainless steel machining. ・Employs PVD coating consisting of multiple nanometre-thin ACP300 89.3 3.1 Super 3 layers.Provides excellent fracture resistance when combined with ACZ350 ZX Coat an ultra-tough substrate. (New) ・A grade that provides excellent wear resistance by employing an ACM100 91.4 3.3 Super 3 ultra-hard fine-grained carbide and New Super ZX Coating. ACZ310 M Stainless Steel ZX Coat (New) ・The first recommended grade for stainless steel machining that achieves ACM300 89.8 3.4 Super 3 a good balance between wear resistance and fracture resistance by ̶ ZX Coat employing a newly-developed ultra-hard carbide and New Super ZX Coating. (New) ・For general and interrupted machining of cast iron and ductile cast iron. K Cast Iron ACK300 91.4 3.3 Super ZX Coat 3 ・Employs PVD coating consisting of multiple nanometre-thin layers.Provides excellent fracture resistance when combined with a fine-grained tough substrate. ACZ310 ・For machining of non-ferrous metals including aluminum and N Non-Ferrous Metal DL1000 92.9 2.1 AURORA Coat (DLC Coat) 0.5 copper alloy as well as resin. ・Coated with DLC, which provides a low friction coefficient and excellent adhesion resistance. ̶ *There may be minor differences in the colour tone/lustre of Brilliant Coat grades due to the interference of light. Such differences have no effect on performance. A26