
Chipbreaker and Grade Selection Guide for Turning Material Work Steel Steel Uncoated Cermet Coated Cermet Grades T1000A / T1500A / T1500Z T1000A : High-hardness cermet with outstanding wear resistance and toughness. Realises high dimensional accuracy for continuous steel machining or finishing of powdered metal or cast iron. T1500A : A general-purpose cermet made from hard grains with different grain sizes, delivering functionality that Insert Grades provides an excellent balance of wear resistance and toughness, along with good surface finish quality. T1500Z : Employs Brilliant Coat PVD coating with excellent lubricity to provide better wear resistance and consistent surface finishes in low-speed cutting applications such as machining of small products or low carbon steel. Performance T1000A A ● Wear Resistance Exhibits excellent ● Fracture Resistance Provides excellent fracture and wear resistance. 0.20 Steel wear resistance. Flank Wear Width (mm) Competitor’s Product A 0.15 (Cermet P10) Conventional T1000A Tool 0.10 T1000A Competitor’s Product B (Cermet P10) Stainless 0.05 Conventional Steel Tool 0 5 10 15 20 25 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 Cutting Time (min) No. of Impacts Work Material: SCM435 Insert: CNMG120408N-SU Work Material: SCM435 Insert: CNMG120408N-SU Cast Iron 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 ● Wear Resistance ● Machined Surface Quality Exotic Alloy Beautiful glossy surface 0.20 finishes when facing. Conventional Tool Flank Wear Width (mm) 0.15 Competitor’s Product C (Cermet P20) 0.10 T1500A Hardened Steel 0.05 1.5 times better wear resistance! 0 5 10 15 20 25 Cutting Time (min) T1500A Competitor’s Product D (Cermet P20) Non-Ferrous Work Material: SCM435 Insert: CNMG120408N-SU Work Material: S45C Insert: DNMG150404N-LU Metal Cutting Conditions: vc=230m/min, f=0.20mm/rev, ap=1.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=150m/min, f=0.12mm/rev, ap=0.1mm Wet T1500Z ● Wear Resistance ● Machined Surface Quality For Small Lathes 0.20 Beautiful surface Flank Wear Width (mm) Competitor’s Product E Conventional Reduces cloudy finish finishes even at lower (Coated Cermet 0.15 P20) Tool on machined surfaces. cutting speeds. 0.10 0.05 T1500Z 0 10 20 30 40 50 Cutting Time (min) T1500Z Competitor’s Product F (Coated Cermet P20) T1500Z Conventional Tool Competitor’s Product G (Coated Cermet P20) Work Material: SCM435 Insert: CNMG120408N-SU Work Material: SNCM220H Insert: DNMG150408N-SU Work Material: STKM13A Insert: CNMG120408N-SU 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 Cutting Cutting Conditions Min. - Optimum - Max. Work Material Chipbreaker Grade Process Depth of Cut ap (mm) Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Cutting Speed vc (m/min) Mild Steel Fine Finishing FB / FL T1500Z 0.2-0.5-1.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 150-280-400 (SS400 and others) Finishing FE / LU T3000Z 0.3-1.0-1.8 0.08-0.20-0.35 150-280-400 Carbon Steel Fine Finishing FB / FA T1500A 0.2-0.5-1.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 100-200-300 Alloy Steel Finishing FE / SU T1500A 0.5-1.0-2.0 0.08-0.20-0.35 100-200-300 (S45C, SCM435, and others) Medium GU T1500Z 0.8-2.2-4.0 0.15-0.25-0.50 100-200-300 Hard Steel Fine Finishing FB / FA T1000A 0.2-0.5-1.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 50-150-250 Alloy Steel Finishing FE / SU T1500Z 0.5-1.0-2.0 0.08-0.20-0.35 50-150-250 (SCM440H and others) Medium GU T1500Z 0.8-2.2-4.0 0.15-0.25-0.50 50-150-250 A11