USER GUIDE FACE GROOVING Face Grooving Materials Grades Chart Grade ISO Grade Description Coating Layers Coating Color* P20-P40 M20-M30 A tough substrate with PVD coating, suitable for general use on IC354 a wide range of carbon steels, alloy steels and stainless steel at moderate speeds and feeds. TiCN Base A hard submicron grain size substrate with PVD coating and a M05-M15 special SUMOTEC surface treatment. IC806 Excellent for machining high temperature alloys and Titanium alloys, at moderate to relatively high cutting speeds. TiAlN S10-S20 Features high wear resistance and plastic deformation durability. AlTiN Base P10-P20 A hard submicron grain size substrate with PVD coating and a M05-M15 special SUMOTEC surface treatment. Suitable for machining K15-K30 steels, alloy steels, austenitic stainless steel, high temperature IC807 alloys and hard steels at moderate to relatively high cutting TiN speeds under stable conditions. Features high wear resistance PVD COATED S10-S20 TiAlN and plastic deformation durability. H05-H15 Base P15-P30 A tough submicron grain size substrate with PVD coating and a M20-M30 special SUMOTEC surface treatment. Recommended for general K20-K40 use for a large variety of applications and materials such as IC808 steels, alloy steels, austenitic stainless steel and high temperature TiN S15-S30 alloys at moderate cutting speeds and feeds. Features high wear TiAlN resistance and chipping durability. H20-H30 Base P30-P45 A tough substrate with PVD coating and a special SUMOTEC M25-M40 surface treatment. Suitable for machining steel and stainless steel at low to medium cutting speeds and moderate to high IC830 feeds. The grade features high toughness and recommended for TiN S20-S30 interrupted cuts and machining under unstable conditions. May TiAlN be used on high temperature alloys at low cutting speeds. Base P15-P30 M20-M30 A tough submicron grain size substrate with PVD coating, K20-K40 recommended for general use in a large variety of operations and IC908 materials such as steels, alloy steels, austenitic stainless steel and high temperature alloys at moderate cutting speeds. S15-S30 Features high wear resistance and chipping durability. TiAlN H20-H30 Base * For coated grades 679