GBP 57 Chip breaker selection – ISO indexable turning inserts Negative Positive Application Chip breaker Geometry Characteristics Application Chip breaker Geometry Characteristics 0.15 Wiper geometry for finishing finishing WSS 18° of general and alloy steels. ­ 0.7 For precision finishing in steels. Fine 7° Higher feed rates with the same SF 9° 0.2 Positive rake geometry for soft cutting. surface quality. Finishing Specially for finishing of SS general and alloy steels. Wiper geometry for finishing For high feed rates at low 0.12 0.12 of steels and stainless steels. ­ Minor cutting edge profile cutting depths. WSS 20° 16° Radius profile 12° 8° Higher feed rates with the same Radius profile Minor cutting edge profile surface quality. Finishing 0.25 0.3 Wiper geometry for medium machining WSM 19° 19° of general and alloy steels. ­ Higher feed rates Finishing operations on general, alloy and Radius profile Minor cutting edge profile with the same surface quality. P SS stainless steels. Smooth cut due to sharp cutting edge Minor cutting edge profile profile. Medium Radius profile Medium machining of general P and alloy steel grades. SM Positive primary chamfer 0.2 0.2 Wiper geometry for medium machining Radius profile Minor cutting edge profile for smooth cutting. 18° 18° WSM 7° 7° of general and alloy steels. ­ Radius profile Minor cutting edge profile Higher feed rates SM Machining of carbon steel with the same surface quality. Medium spec. KNUX and alloy steels. Roughing operations on general First choice for medium machining of carbon steel, alloy and Roughing and alloy steels. SM SG Large flute combined with stainless steels. Combination of sharp a wide, flat primary chamfer Radius profile Minor cutting edge profile cutting edges and stability. Radius profile Minor cutting edge profile for high feed rates. machining finishing Rough machining of low-tensile steels. 0.7 For precision finishing in stainless steels. Coarse Fine SR The positive primary chamfer and curved VF 9° 0.2 Positively designed geometry for soft cutting edge reduce the cutting resistance. cutting. Radius profile Minor cutting edge profile 1,3 Light to medium machining of 1,45 Finishing stainless steels. Also for difficult For light and medium operations in Finishing VS 13° to machine materials. stainless steels. Heavily profiled surface for M VS Sharp cutting edges for a soft cutting 8° unobstructed swarf evacuation. action. Sharp cutting edges. Distinctive chip evacuation geometry coupled with slightly positive cutting 1,8 For medium and pre-machining VM Medium 0,35 angle give the best chip evacuation. of stainless steels. Medium M Main application in stainless steels. VM 0,1 Strong cutting edges and positive rake angle. VM spec. KNUX Machining of stainless steels. High cutting edge stability for a Medium 2,5 O GM Roughing 0,3 wide range of applications in For rough machining of stainless steels. cast materials. VG 4° 20° Sturdy cutting edge version. High cutting edge stability for a Medium finishing 0.7 GM wide range of applications in Positive rake geometry specially for Fine AF 15° 0.2 cast materials. non-ferrous metals and plastics. Radius profile Minor cutting edge profile O 0.13 Stable cutting edge and Roughing 20° Cast iron 5° wide protective chamfer for Finishing medium rough machining 0.7 of castings. N AF 0.2 Positive rake geometry specially for 15° Radius profile Minor cutting edge profile non-ferrous metals and plastics. For finishing to medium roughing Medium N AM1 of aluminium. Positive chip-breaker Aluminium machining. geometry. Large rake angle and special Medium AM surface geometry permit excellent chip clearance and low cutting Finishing Finish machining of difficult- Radius profile Minor cutting edge profile forces. TIS to-machine materials such as nickel-based alloys or titanium. Finishing S Medium machining of Exceptionally well suited for use on high S TIS heat-resistant alloys. temperature materials. Medium TIM Positive cutting angle and large flute permit targeted chip evacuation. Chip breakers for medium machining. Chip breakers for medium machining. UM1 Universally applicable in a wide range of UM1 For general use over a wide range of materials. materials. U Medium U Medium N N I I Open and positive chip breaker for Open and positive chip breaker for XUM soft cutting and optimum XUM soft cutting and optimum chip formation. chip formation. 717