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SOLID HM & HSS MILLS – ICONS OVERVIEW
General icons
Primary use
Possible use
Material code (BMC)
Hard Material (Solid Carbide) High Speed Cobalt Steel Tool Material
HSS-E
HSS
PM High Speed Cobalt Powder Metal Tool Material High Speed Steel Tool Material
Mill Profile
General Purpose Cutter Type for Low to High
N Resistance Materials
Coarse Pitch Rounded Profile Chipbreaker Coarse Pitch
Non-ferrous Cutter Type for Soft HRA Fine Pitch Asymmetrical Rounded Profile
Fine Pitch
Malleable Materials Chipbreaker
FS Semi-finishing Profile Chipbreaker
Coarse Pitch Asymmetrical Rounded Profile
Chipbreaker
Non-ferrous Cutter Type with Coarse Pitch
Coarse Pitch Flat Profile Chipbreaker
Asymmetrical Rounded Profile Chipbreaker
Number of flutes (NOF)
NOF NOF NOF
1 Number of Flutes = 1 (single tooth) 4-5 Number of Flutes = 4 – 5 (teeth) 16-24 Number of Flutes = 16 – 24 (teeth)
28-44
NOF NOF
2 Number of Flutes = 2 (teeth) 5 Number of Flutes = 5 (teeth) NOF Number of Teeth = 28 – 44 (teeth)
32-100
NOF NOF
3 Number of Flutes = 3 (teeth) 4-6 Number of Flutes = 4 – 6 (teeth) NOF Number of Teeth = 32 – 100 (teeth)
48-200
NOF NOF
3= Number of Flutes = 3 (differential pitch) 4-8 Number of Flutes = 4 – 8 (teeth) NOF Number of Teeth = 48 – 200 (teeth)
100-140
NOF NOF
3-4 Number of Flutes = 3 – 4 (teeth) 6-8 Number of Flutes = 6 – 8 (teeth) NOF Number of Teeth = 100 – 140 (teeth)
110-180
NOF NOF
3-5 Number of Flutes = 3 – 5 (teeth) 6-12 Number of Flutes = 6 – 12 (teeth) NOF Number of Teeth = 110 – 180 (teeth)
130-220
NOF NOF
3-6 Number of Flutes = 3 – 6 (teeth) 8 Number of Flutes = 8 (teeth) NOF Number of Teeth = 130 – 220 (teeth)
160-350
NOF NOF
4 Number of Flutes = 4 (teeth) 8-12 Number of Flutes = 8 – 12 (teeth) NOF Number of Teeth = 160 – 350 (teeth)
NOF NOF
4= Number of Flutes = 4 (differential pitch) 10-12 Number of Flutes = 10 – 12 (teeth)
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