Long tool life by wide lineup with 4 grades and 3 chipbreakers, available for steel, stainless steel and heat-resistant alloys Workpiece Material Applicable Insert Grades Applicable Chipbreaker P Carbon Steel / Alloy Steel / Mold Steel PR1525 GM/SM/GH Chipbreaker K Cast Iron PR1510 GH/GM Chipbreaker S Ni-base heat-resistant alloys M Stainless Steel (Martensitic related) CA6535 SM/GM Chipbreaker S Ni-base heat-resistant alloys M Stainless Steel (Austenitic related) PR1535 SM/GM Chipbreaker S Titanium Alloys M Stainless Steel (Precipitation Hardening) For Chipbreaker Selection and Recommended Cutting Conditions M172 5 POINT. New insert grade for difficult-to-cut material New Development High Toughness Controls sudden fracture and realizes stable machining Substrate Suitable for high efficiency machining. Smooth TiN layer Smooth & less adhesion Improved stability For Martensitic stainless steel and Ni-base heat-resistant alloys Tough α-Al2O3 layer High heat resistance and wear resistance with CVD coating Prevents oxidation and wear of coating layer due to high heat- resistance of aluminum oxide Improved stability due to thin layer coating technology Special Interlayer Prevents peeling of coating layer Ultra Fine TiCN layer CA6535 High aspect ratio and micro columnar TiCN coating layer improves abrasive wear resistance M For Ni-base heat-resistant alloys, titanium alloys and precipitation hardened MEGACOAT base multi-layer structure stainless steel Milling Stable and longer tool life by special nano coating layer MEGACOAT NANO PR1535 Tool Life Comparison ● Ni-base heat-resistant alloys ● Stainless Steel (Martensitic related) 0.40 Competitor B 0.40 0.35 (CVD) 0.35 Competitor A 0.30 0.30 (CVD) Wear [mm] Fracture Wear [mm] Competitor B 0.25 0.25 (CVD) 0.20 KYOCERA 0.20 Competitor A CA6535 GM 0.15 (CVD) 0.15 KYOCERA 0.10 0.10 CA6535 SM 0.05 0.05 0 5 10 15 20 25 0 5 10 15 20 25 Cutting Time [min] Cutting Time [min] Vc=50m/min, ap=1.0mm, fz=0.15mm/t, Wet Vc=300m/min, ap=2.0mm, fz=0.2mm/t, Wet 1st Choice GM Chipbreaker 1st Choice SM Chipbreaker M169