
USER GUIDE FACE GROOVING Face Gooving Materials Grades Chart Grade ISO Grade Description Coating Layers Coating Color* A hard substrate with MTCVD coating with a special SUMOTEC K10-K20 surface treatment. Recommended for machining gray and nodular TiN IC5010 cast iron at moderate to high cutting speeds, provides very good Al2O3 resistance to chipping. TiCN Base P15-P35 M15-M25 A tough substrate with a cobalt enriched layer and MTCVD coating with a special SUMOTEC surface treatment. TiN IC8250 Recommended for general use machining of steels, alloy steels and martensitic stainless steel in a wide range of conditions. Al2O3 Features high toughness and good wear resistance. TiCN Base CVD COATED A tough substrate with multilayer CVD coating. Recommended for K10-K25 machining gray and nodular cast iron at medium to high cutting IC418 speeds. Can be used for interrupted cuts and under heavy Al2O3 machining conditions. Tic Base K05-K20 A hard substrate with multilayer CVD coating. IC428 Recommended for machining gray and nodular cast iron at moderate to high cutting speeds. Al2O3 Tic H15-H25 Base P10-P25 A hard substrate with a cobalt enriched layer and MTCVD K10-K15 coating. Recommended for high speed machining of steels, TiN IC9015 alloy steels and martensitic stainless steel with moderate feeds Al2O3 at stable conditions. TiCN Base * For coated grades Grade ISO Grade Description Coating Layers Uncoated M15-M30 A tough uncoated submicron carbide grade, suitable for steels, IC08 stainless steel and high temperature alloys at low cutting speeds. N10-N25 Good choice for non-ferrous materials. S20-S30 UNCOATED Base A hard-uncoated carbide grade for machining aluminum and K10-K20 other non-ferrous materials at medium to high cutting speeds. IC20 Can be used for cast iron at low cutting speeds. N05-N25 Suitable also for machining high temperature and Titanium alloys, S10-S20 at low cutting speeds. H10-H20 Base 680 ISCAR