Insert Grades Chipbreaker Comparison Chart ■ Negative Type Inserts Work Material Applications Sumitomo Electric Mitsubishi Tungaloy Kyocera Mitsubishi/Hitachi NTK Sandvik Kennametal SECO Tools WALTER ISCAR TaeguTec FA FH TF GP QF FF FF1 SF Fine Cutting FL,FB FS,FY NS,ZF XP,XF,VF FE WM FF2 FP5 FA LU,FE SA,SY NM PP,XQ,CQ BE ZF1 LC FN NF3 FG Finishing SU SH TS,TSF HQ CE,B,BH UL,WV XF,MF CT MF2 NF FC Finishing LUW AFW,FW WP WL,WP W-FF2 (Wiper Edge) SEW SW ASW,SW WQ WF,WMX FW W-MF2 NF WF WS Finishing to Light Cutting SE,SX LP AS,ZM CJ,XS AB,CT ZW1,WR PF,KF LF,33 MP3,NS6 F3P,TF A Steel Medium GU(UG) MA,MV TM,TQ HS,PS AH ZP XM,QMPMC P,MG M3CuttingGE,UXMH,MPDM,AMPQ,GSPT,PGAE,AYZ5PM,SMKM,HMMN,MP1GNML,MPMCMP5,NM4NM6RF,LFPC,MT Medium Cutting (Wiper Edge) GUW MW WM MW,RW W-M3 NM WG WT MU,ME RP,GH TH,SRoughingHT,GTPH RE,AR G PR,XMRKR RP M5,MR7 RP5,NM9RP7M3P,NR RT MX HAS,MT CH RN MR6 HG HZ,HX,HL THS,TRS PX, Standard TE,UE QR RM,MR R4,R5,M6 NR6,NRF NM RX HP HH,HXD,HR 65 HR,SR RH R7,MR7 NR8 TNM RH Heavy Cutting HU,HW HV H HT,HDHY HF HCS TUS HX,HE MR RR9 NRR R3P HZ Finishing SU,EF LM,SH SS MQ,GU SE,MP ZF1 MF FP,FS,LF MF2 NF4 EA,SF Light to Medium Cutting EX,EG GM,MS SF,SA MS,MU PV ZP 23 MS MF1,M1 TF,VL EM Medium Cutting GU MM SMStainless Steel DE MM,MMCSMR MP MF3,M3 NM4 M3MPP ET HM ES,1M,2M,HL S UP MF4,MF5 NR4,RM5 VF Roughing EM,MU RM,GH,HM SH TK MR,MRR M5,MR3,MR4 MR SU Light Cutting UZ LK,MA,MK CM,CF Standard, C V,VA KF UN M4 NM5 GN MT Cast Iron Medium Cutting GZ(UX) GK,RK,GH Standard,CH, 33ZS,GC Y,RE KM,KRKRR MR7 RK5,RK7 RT Finishing AX P AH MS Non-Ferrous Metal Finishing EF LS,FJ HRF SF,SGF NFT Medium Cutting EG,EX MS,MJ HMM,SA,HRM VI SM,SMC NMT Exotic Alloy Roughing MU,EM RS,GJ SMR NRT Finishing FV* HP* Light Cutting LV* BF* HF* HH*,HL* Hardened Steel Medium to Roughing GH Carburised Layer Removal SV* BM* HM* HD* HGR* ( ) indicates a discontinued item. * mark indicates CBN / PCD tool breaker Note: The above data was collected from various published catalogues. The information may therefore not be up to date. A8