• Steel

(Copying / Undercutting , Varied ap)

Cutting Design Advantages

Applicable Chipbreaker Range (ap indicates radius) Range Name B (Steel) 4

13° Good chip control 3 for varied ap such

VF (mm

as copying and 2 3° undercutting. 1 VF

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

f (mm/rev)

  • Steel / Stainless Steel

(for automatic lathe)

Cutting DesignAdvantages
Range NameApplicable Chipbreaker Range (ap indicates radius)
For finishing to medium(Steel)(Stainless Steel)
55
machining in automatic
14°
lathes.44
Sharp cutting
SKperformance equivalent33
FP-TKFP-TK
13° to positive inserts.
22
FP-SK:Polished2-step dot design
Sharp Edgeprovides reliable chip1FP-SK,SK1FP-SK,SK
-SK:Honedcontrol at various ap.
For medium to large ap in0.1 0.05 0.150.2 0.250.2 0.25 0.1 0.05 0.15

f (mm/rev) f (mm/rev) automatic lathes (When machining workpieces of 13°

medium to large dia.) Superior cutting performance achieved

FP-TK

° by sharp edge and 9 polished surface. Smooth chipbreaker geometry improves chip flow with less adhesion. Large curled chips.

  • Low Carbon Steel

(Pipe / Rolled Plate / Rolled Steel)

Cutting DesignAdvantagesCutting DesignAdvantages
Range NameRange Name
0.150.2Consistent
Excellent
chip breaking
15°chip control
at medium
at high speed
machining due

XF and small ap XQ

0.16 0.17 to moderate

machining of rake face low carbon 7° 11° and special

steel 3° design.

0.18 0.2 Consistent Short chips 4° chip breaking when finishing 7° when

XP due to sharp XS

roughing due 0.11 cutting and to special rake special 3°

8° face and rake design. angle design.

  • Applicable Chipbreaker Range (ap indicates radius)

(Low Carbon Steel)

2

XS

(mm XP

1 XF XQ