Ma t e r i a l Representative Chipbreakers/ P Steel Wo r k Recommended Cutting Conditions Steel P Recommended Cutting Conditions Steel (Red text indicates 1st recommendation.) Work Materials Cutting Process Chipbreakers Grades Depth of Cut a(mm) p Cutting Conditions Feed Rate (mm/rev) f Min. - Optimum - Max. Cutting Speed v(m/min) c A Grades Fine Finishing FL T1500Z 0.2-0.6-1.0 0.05 0.15-0.25 - 100-250-400 Finishing LU AC810P 0.5-1.0-1.5 0.1-0.25-0.4 260-340-420 Soft Steel Medium GU AC8025P 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.2-0.35-0.5 200-260-320 Rough MU AC830P 2.0-4.0-6.0 0.3-0.45-0.6 140-180-220 Steel Fine Finishing FL T1500Z 0.2-0.6-1.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 100-200-300 Medium Carbon Finishing LU AC810P 0.5-1.0-1.5 0.1-0.25-0.4 210-275-340 Steel Medium GU AC8025P 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.2-0.35-0.5 150-190-230 Stainless Rough MU AC830P 2.0-4.0-6.0 0.3-0.45-0.6 110-135-160 Steel Fine Finishing FL T1500Z 0.2-0.6-1.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 50-150-250 High Carbon Finishing LU AC810P 0.5-1.0-1.5 0.1-0.25-0.4 170-225-280 Steel Medium GU AC8025P 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.2-0.35-0.5 130-165-200 Cast Iron Rough MU AC830P 2.0-4.0-6.0 0.3-0.45-0.6 90-120-150 Breaker Exotic Alloy ● GE Type for General Purpose Achieves high efficiency and longer tool life with reduced rake face wear. The center ridge provides Hardened Non-Ferrous Small Product Delivers stable chip control performance from shallow cutting depths onwards. stable chip control Steel 2.0 0.25 The side ridges alleviate 23° stress concentration and 3° Metal reduce rake face wear Cross Section of Chipbreaker ● GE Type Chip Control ● Wear Resistance Machining Work Material:SCM415 Cutting Conditions:vc=200m/min Dry Work Material:SCM435 Cutting Conditions:vc=250m/min f=0.4mm/rev ap=2.0mm (mm) 5 10cm 4 Depth of Cut ( p) 3 2 Crater wear Chipbreaker wear 1 GE Type Chipbreaker Conventional Chipbreaker 0.8 Reduces rake face wear (crater wear and chipbreaker wear). 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 Achieves longer tool life and reduces machining costs. Feed Rate (mm/rev) ● Features of the High Efficiency Chipbreaker Series ● Application Range ● Characteristics Rake face profile relieves stress concentration with smooth chip evacuation 6 ME ● Rake Face of Conventional Chipbreaker ● Rake Face of SE/GE/ME Type Chipbreaker Chip Chip GE Depth of Cut (ap) 4 Localised chip contact causes rake Wide guide face ensures smooth chip flow to face/chipbreaker wear to progress. relieve stress concentration and reduce damage. 2 SE Type Chipbreaker for Finishing ME Type Chipbreaker for Roughing SE FE 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 Feed Rate (mm/rev) A9