Chipbreaker and Grade Selection Guide for Turning Material Work Exotic Alloy Exotic Alloy Grades AC5015S / AC5025S / EH510 / EH520 ● New PVD coated grade with excellent wear and thermal resistance ● Dedicated carbide grades with excellent thermal, wear and fracture resistance for machining titanium alloys Insert Grades AC5015S : Our ‌ 1st recommended grade for turning exotic alloys as it realises EH510 : General-purpose grade for titanium machining that features excellent stable tool life with high-speed, high-efficiency machining. wear and thermal resistance. For applications from roughing to finishing. AC5025S : High-toughness ‌ grade for realising stable tool life for EH520 : Tough grade for titanium machining with excellent fracture and thermal interrupted cutting machining or mill-scaled work. resistance. Perfect for interrupted cutting and mill-scaled work. Performance A AC5015S ● Wear Resistance ● Fracture Resistance Steel 0.5 25 Competitor's Product A ■ AC5015S Fracture Resistance 1.5x Machining Time at Fracture (min) 0.4 (PVD S10) ● 20 Compared to Conventional Stainless Flank Wear Width (mm) Steel 0.3 15 ◆ Conventional Tool ● 0.2 10 ● ◆ ■ Cast Iron ● ● 5 ● 2x 0.1 ◆ ■ Wear Resistance ● ■ ◆ Compared to Conventional ● ◆ ■ 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 AC5015S Conventional Competitor's Product B Tool (PVD S10) Exotic Alloy Machining Time (min) Cutting for 13 minutes Cutting for 13 minutes Cutting for 13 minutes Cutting for 13 minutes Cutting for 13 minutes Cutting for 10 minutes Hardened Steel AC5015S Conventional Tool Competitor's Product A (PVD S10) AC5015S Conventional Tool Competitor's Product B (PVD S10) Non-Ferrous Work Material: Inconel 718 (44HRC) Work Material: Hastelloy (22HRC) Insert: CNMG120408N-EX Insert: CNMG120408N-EX Metal Cutting Conditions: vc=40m/min, f=0.1mm/rev, ap=1.5mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=50m/min, f=0.1mm/rev, ap=1.5mm Wet AC5025S For Small ● Fracture Resistance ● Wear Resistance Lathes 0.4 60 Competitor's ■ Product C (PVD S20) Conventional Tool AC5025S 50 Fracture Resistance Compared to Conventional 1.5x Machining Time at Fracture (min) 0.3 ◆ ● Flank Wear Width (mm) 40 0.2 30 ● ◆ ● ■ ● 20 0.1 ● ■ ● ● ◆ ■ ◆ ● Wear Resistance Compared to Conventional 2.5x 10 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 AC5025S Conventional Competitor's Product D Tool (PVD S20) Machining Time (min) Cutting for 9 minutes Cutting for 9 minutes Cutting for 9 minutes Cutting for 37 minutes Cutting for 37 minutes Cutting for 35 minutes AC5025S Conventional Tool Competitor's Product C (PVD S20) AC5025S Conventional Tool Competitor's Product D (PVD S20) Work Material: Hastelloy (22HRC) Work Material: Inconel 718 (44HRC) Insert: CNMG120408N-EX Insert: CNMG120408N-EX Cutting Conditions: vc=50m/min, f=0.1mm/rev, ap=1.5mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=40m/min, f=0.1mm/rev, ap=1.5mm Wet A19