
Application Chipbreaker and Grade Selection Guide By For Small Lathes Grades Work Material Application Range P M K S H N Non-Ferrous Metal General Steel Stainless Steel Heat-Resistant Alloy Hardened Steel Insert Grades Cast Iron Insert Grade Finishing to Light High-precision Medium Cutting Cutting ACZ150 G G S A Coated Carbide AC5015S AC5025S S S G G S S G G (PVD) AC530U G G S S S AC1030U G G S S S Steel Uncoated Cermet T1000A G S G S Coated Cermet T1500A/T1500Z G S S S Stainless BL130 S S S S Steel Carbide H1 S S S G EH510 S S S G S BN1000/BN2000 G Cast Iron CBN (SUMIBORON) BN7000 G S PCD (SUMIDIA) DA1000 G Exotic Alloy G 1st Recommendation S 2nd Recommendation Chipbreakers Hardened ● M Class Finishing to Light Cutting ● G Class Ground Type ● M Class Molded Type Steel 4.0 4.0 4.0 Depth of Cut ap (mm) Depth of Cut ap (mm) Depth of Cut ap (mm) SI Type Non-Ferrous SU Type Metal FK Type SD Type 2.0 2.0 2.0 FX Type SDW Type SC Type LUW Type W Type FP Type FYS Type FC Type LU Type FY Type For Small 0 0 0 Lathes 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Recommended Cutting Conditions (Red text: 1st recommendation, blue text: 2nd recommendation) Work Material P Free-Cutting Steel P Carbon Steel M Stainless Steel S Heat-Resistant Alloy H Hardened Steel N Aluminum Alloy N Brass Tool Grade vc (m/min) f (mm/rev) vc (m/min) f (mm/rev) vc (m/min) f (mm/rev) vc (m/min) f (mm/rev) vc (m/min) f (mm/rev) vc (m/min) f (mm/rev) vc (m/min) f (mm/rev) ACZ150 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.10 50 to 150 0.01 to 0.08 50 to 150 0.01 to 0.05 70 to 300 0.05 to 0.20 70 to 300 0.05 to 0.20 AC5015S 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.15 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.10 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.10 30 to 100 0.02 to 0.10 70 to 300 0.05 to 0.20 AC5025S 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.15 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.10 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.10 30 to 100 0.02 to 0.10 70 to 300 0.05 to 0.20 AC530U 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.15 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.10 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.10 70 to 300 0.05 to 0.20 AC1030U 50 to 150 0.02 to 0.15 50 to 150 0.02 to 0.10 50 to 150 0.02 to 0.10 70 to 300 0.05 to 0.20 T1000A 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.15 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.10 50 to 150 0.02 to 0.10 70 to 300 0.05 to 0.20 70 to 300 0.05 to 0.20 T1500A 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.15 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.10 50 to 150 0.02 to 0.10 70 to 300 0.05 to 0.20 70 to 300 0.05 to 0.20 T1500Z 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.15 50 to 200 0.02 to 0.10 50 to 150 0.02 to 0.10 70 to 300 0.05 to 0.20 70 to 300 0.05 to 0.20 BN1000 120 to 300 0.03 to 0.15 BN2000 50 to 200 0.03 to 0.20 BN7000 50 to 200 0.05 to 0.20 DA1000 70 to 300 0.02 to 0.10 70 to 300 0.02 to 0.10 A24