USER GUIDE PARTING Parting Materials Grades Chart Grade ISO Grade Description Coating Layers Coating Color* P30-P45 Tough M25-M40 A tough substrate with PVD coating, suitable for machining IC1030 steel and stainless steel at low to medium cutting speeds and moderate to high feeds. Recommended for interrupted TiN cuts and machining under unstable conditions. AlTiN Base P30-P45 M25-M40 A tough substrate with PVD coating, suitable for a wide range of applications on steels and stainless steel at low to IC328 medium speeds and medium to high feeds. The grade is recommended for interrupted cuts and machining under unstable conditions. AlTiN Base P30-P45 PVD COATED M25-M40 A tough substrate with PVD coating, suitable for machining IC928 steel and stainless steel at low to medium cutting speeds and moderate to high feeds. The grade is recommended for interrupted cuts and machining under unstable conditions. AlTiCrN Base P30-P45 M25-M40 A tough substrate with PVD coating, suitable for machining IC1028 steel and stainless steel at low to medium cutting speeds and moderate to high feeds. The grade is recommended for TiN interrupted cuts and machining under unstable conditions. AlTiCrN Base P30-P45 A tough substrate with PVD coating and a special M25-M40 SUMOTEC surface treatment. Suitable for machining steel and stainless steel at low to medium cutting speeds and IC830 moderate to high feeds. The grade features high toughness and recommended for interrupted cuts and machining under TiN unstable conditions. May be used on high temperature TiAlN alloys at low cutting speeds. Base P30-P45 CVD COATED M25-M45 A tough substrate with MTCVD coating and a special SUMOTEC post coating treatment. Suitable for machining TiN IC5400 steel and stainless steel at low to medium cutting speeds and moderate to high feeds under stable and unstable Al2O3 machining conditions. TiCN Base P20-P40 M20-M30 A tough substrate with PVD coating, suitable for general use IC354 on a wide range of carbon steels, alloy steels and stainless PVD COATED steel at moderate speeds and feeds. AlTiN Base P15-P30 A tough submicron grain size substrate with PVD coating. IC308 Suitable for steel, alloy steels and stainless steel at low to medium cutting speeds under stable conditions. Hard S15-S30 AlTiN Base * For coated grades 614 ISCAR