Selection Insert Flank Wear Width (mm)Flank Wear (mm)Flank Wear Width Recommended Cermet Grades Steel Grades T1000A / T1500A / T1500Z T1000A: An uncoated cermet grade designed with wear resistance in mind that provides long tool life and excellent wear resistance in continuous finishing and profiling applications. T1500A: A general purpose uncoated cermet grade that provides excellent value for money and delivers improved finished surface quality while providing good wear and fracture resistance. T1500Z: Superior turning quality thanks to „Brilliant Coat“. PVD coating with excellent adhesion resistance. A general purpose coated cermet grade capable of maintaining high-quality finished surfaces while providing excellent wear resistance. Performance T1000A l Wear Resistance Exhibits excellent l Fracture Resistance Provides excellent fracture resistance in addition to wear resistance. 0,20 Competitor’s Cermet wear resistance. 0,15 (P10) ConventionalGrade T1000A 0,10 T1000A Competitor’s Cermet(P10) 0,05 Conventional Grade 0 5 10 15 20 25 0 1.000 2.000 3.000 4.000 5.000 Cutting Time No. of Impacts Work Material: 34CrMo4 Insert: NMG120408NSU Work Material: 34CrMo4 Insert: CNMG120408NSU Cutting Conditions: vc=320m/min, f =0,20mm/rev, ap=1,5mm, Dry Cutting Conditions: vc=230m/min, f =0,20mm/rev, ap=1,0mm, Wet T1500A l Wear Resistance l Machined Surface Finish 0,20 Conventional Grade Beautiful glossy finished surfaces after facing. 0,15 Competitor’s Cermet(P20) 0,10 T1500A 0,05 1,5 times better wear resistance! 0 5 10 15 20 25Cutting Time (min) T1500A Competitor’s Cermet (P20) Work Material: 34CrMo4 Insert: CNMG120408NSU Work Material: C45, Insert: CNMG120408NLU, Cutting Conditions: vc = 230m/min, f = 0,20mm/rev, ap = 1,0mm, Wet Cutting Conditions: vc = 150m/min, f = 0,12mm/rev, ap =1,0mm, Wet T1500Z l Wear Resistance l Machined Surface Finish (mm) 0,20 Competitor's0,15Coated Cermet(P20)Conventional Reduces cloudy finish Beautiful finished surfaceson machined surfaces.even at lower cutting speeds. Grade 0,10 0,05 T1500Z 0 10 20 30 40 50Cutting TimeT1500Z Competitor’s Cermet (P20) T1500Z Conventional Competitor's CoatedGradeCermet (P20) Work Material: 34CrMo: Insert: CNMG120408NSU Work Material: 21NiCrMo2, Insert:DNMG150408NSU Work Material: H240LA, Insert: CNMG120408NSU Cutting Conditions: vc=230m/min, f=0,20mm/rev, ap=1,0mm, Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=150m/min ,f=0,20mm/rev, ap=1,0mm, Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=100m/min, f=0,15mm/rev, ap=1,0mm, Wet Recommended Cutting Conditions (Min. - Optimum - Max.) Work Material CuttingProcess Chipbreaker Grades Depth of Cut(mm) Feed Rate(mm/rev) Cutting Speed(m/min) Soft Steel Fine Finishing NFA / NFL T1500ZFinishingNLUT3000Z 0,2-0,5-1,00,3-1,0-1,8 0,05-0,15-0,25 150-280-4000,08-0,20-0,35150-280-400 Alloy SteelCarbon Steel Fine Finishing NFA / NFLFinishingNSU / NSEMediumNGUT1500AT1500AT1500Z0,2-0,5-1,00,5-1,0-2,00,8-2,2-4,00,05-0,15-0,25 100-200-3000,08-0,20-0,35100-200-3000,15-0,25-0,50100-200-300 High Carbon SteelCarbon Steel Fine FinishingFinishingMediumNFA / NFLNSU / NSENGUT1000AT1500ZT1500Z 0,2-0,5-1,00,5-1,0-2,00,8-2,2-4,00,05-0,15-0,250,08-0,20-0,350,15-0,25-0,5050-150-25050-150-25050-150-250 A7