
Chipbreaker and Grade Selection Guide for Turning Material Work Steel Steel ■ Application Guide 1st Recommended Grade GU Type Chipbreaker 2.05 AC8025P 0.25 Insert Grades 25° 1st Recommended 7° A Chipbreakers for High-efficiency Machining Main Chipbreakers Strong Cutting Edge Chipbreakers Finishing to Shallow FE Type 1.40 0.70 SE Type 0.1 1.5 SU Type 1.3 13° SX Type 0.2 1.35 15° 17° Depth of Cut 20° 5° 3° Steel GE Type 2.0 0.25 GU Type 0.25 2.05 UX Type 0.25 2.0 15° General-purpose 25° 23° 3° 7° 1st Recommended ME Type 0.3 2.4 MU Type 0.3 2.5 MX Type 0.2 2.3 Stainless Roughing to Large 20° 0.4 Steel 20° Depth of Cut 4° 4° -15° Cast Iron Flank Wear Crater Wear Chipping Breakage Exotic Alloy Hardened Steel Better Wear Resistance Better Toughness High-speed AC8015P Interrupted AC8035P Non-Ferrous Machining Machining Metal To improve GU Type 0.25 2.05 To improve GU Type 0.25 2.05 25° 25° tool life 7° tool life 7° For Small Lathes To improve GE Type 2.0 0.25 To improve UX Type 0.25 2.0 15° machining efficiency 23° machining stability 3° Steel Recommended Cutting Conditions (Red text indicates 1st recommendation) 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) Fine Finishing FB T1500Z 0.2-0.6-1.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 100-250-400 Mild Steel Finishing FE AC8015P 0.5-1.0-1.5 0.1-0.25-0.4 260-350-440 (SS400 and others) Medium GU AC8025P 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.2-0.35-0.5 200-260-320 Rough MU AC8035P 1.5-4.0-6.0 0.3-0.45-0.6 140-180-220 Fine Finishing FB T1500Z 0.2-0.6-1.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 100-200-300 Carbon Steel Finishing FE AC8015P 0.5-1.0-1.5 0.1-0.25-0.4 210-285-360 Alloy Steel Medium GU AC8025P 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.2-0.35-0.5 150-190-230 (S45C, SCM435, and others) Rough MU AC8035P 1.5-4.0-6.0 0.3-0.45-0.6 110-135-160 Fine Finishing FB T1500Z 0.2-0.6-1.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 50-150-250 Hard Steel Finishing FE AC8015P 0.5-1.0-1.5 0.1-0.25-0.4 170-235-300 Alloy Steel Medium GU AC8025P 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.2-0.35-0.5 130-165-200 (SCM440H and others) Rough MU AC8035P 1.5-4.0-6.0 0.3-0.45-0.6 90-120-150 A13