
Chipbreaker and Grade Selection Guide for Turning Material Exotic Alloy Work Exotic Alloy Grades SUMIBORON BN7000 L10 Insert Grades 400 Ceramic WX120 Cutting Speed vc (m/min) CBN 200 BN7000 100 Coated Carbide A 50 AC5015S Carbide AC5025S Coated Carbide EH510 EH520 Carbide Steel 10 0 Finishing Roughing Stainless Steel Continuous Partially Interrupted Interrupted ★ WX120 is only sold in Japan. Chipbreakers Cast Iron Negative Type Positive Type EM Type Exotic Alloy MU Type 4.0 EM Type 4.0 EG Type Depth of Cut ap (mm) Depth of Cut ap (mm) EG Type SU Type SI Type EX Type MU Type (UP Type) SI Type Hardened UP Type SU Type Steel 2.0 2.0 EF Type FX Type EX Type SU Type FC Type SU Type FY Type Non-Ferrous FX / FY Type 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 Metal EF Type FC Type Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Feed Rate f (mm/rev) For Small Recommended Cutting Conditions Lathes Exotic Alloy (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) Finishing EF AC5015S 0.2-0.5-1.5 0.10-0.12-0.20 50-70-110 AC5025S Heat-Resistant Alloy AC5015S Light EX 0.5-1.0-3.0 0.10-0.20-0.30 40-60-90 ( ) Ni-based Material AC5025S Fe-based Material Medium EG AC5015S 0.5-2.0-4.0 0.15-0.25-0.30 40-60-90 Co-based Material AC5025S Rough MU/EM AC5015S 1.0-2.0-4.0 0.20-0.25-0.40 30-55-80 AC5025S Finishing EF(SU) EH510 0.2-0.5-1.5 0.1-0.15-0.2 50-65-80 (AC5015S) Titanium Alloy Light EX AC5015S 0.5-1.0-2.5 0.1-0.20-0.25 40-55-70 ( Pure Titanium (99.5%) α + β Alloy ) Medium EG EH510 (AC5015S) 0.5-2.0-3.5 0.15-0.25-0.3 40-55-70 Rough MU/EM AC5025S 1.0-2.0-3.5 0.2-0.25-0.3 30-40-50 A18