Recommended Grades and Chipbreakers Steel Recommended Cutting Conditions Selection (Min. - Optimum - Max.) Insert Cutting Depth of Cut Feed Rate Cutting Speed Work Material Chipbreaker Grade Process (mm) (mm/rev) (mm/min) Fine Finishing NFL T1500Z 0,2-0,6-1,0 0,05-0,15-0,25 100-250-400 Finishing NSE AC805P Finishing NLU AC810P 0,5-1,0-1,5 0,1-0,25-0,4 260-340-420 Soft Steel Medium Cutting NGU AC820P Medium Cutting NGU AC8025P 1,0-2,5-4,0 0,2-0,35-0,5 200-260-320 Roughing NMU AC830P 2,0-4,0-6,0 0,3-0,45-0,6 140-180-220 Fine Finishing NFL T1500Z 0,2-0,6-1,0 0,05-0,15-0,25 100-200-300 Finishing NSE AC805P Medium Carbon Finishing NLU AC810P 0,5-1,0-1,5 0,1-0,25-0,4 210-275-340 Steel Medium Cutting NGU AC820P Medium Cutting NGU AC8025P 1,0-2,5-4,0 0,2-0,35-0,5 150-190-230 Roughing NMU AC830P 2,0-4,0-6,0 0,3-0,45-0,6 110-135-160 Fine Finishing NFL T1500Z 0,2-0,6-1,0 0,05-0,15-0,25 50-150-250 Finishing NSE AC805P High Carbon Finishing NLU AC810P 0,5-1,0-1,5 0,1-0,25-0,4 170-225-280 Steel Medium Cutting NGU AC820P Medium Cutting NGU AC8025P 1,0-2,5-4,0 0,2-0,35-0,5 130-165-200 Roughing NMU AC830P 2,0-4,0-6,0 0,3-0,45-0,6 90-120-150 l Shared Features of the High Efficiency Chipbreaker Series l Application Range l Characteristics 6 Rake face profile relieves stress concentration with smooth chip evacuation Depth of Cut (mm) NME l Conventional chip flow l Chip flow by NSE, NGE 4 and NME NGE 2 NSE Limited chip contact area NFE increases stress and causes Smooth flow improves chip insert damage direction and shape. 0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 Feed Rate (mm/rev) A5