Characteristic Selection of Milling Grades Characteristic CVD coating Classification Grade Hardness(HRA)Toughness(GPa) Coating Thickness(μm) Characteristics Old Grades P Steel ACP100 89.3 3.1 Super FF Coat 6 A grade that employs a tough carbide substrate and thin-layer Super FF Coat to provide superior thermal crack and wear resistance in high-speed milling of steel. AC230 M Stainless steel ACM200 89.8 3.4 Super FF Coat 6 A grade ideal for hardened steel machining that provides excellent wear and heat resistance by employing a newly developed high strength carbide and Super FF Coat. AC230 A grade that employs a high-strength carbide substrate and Super FF ACK100 92.0 2.4 Super FF Coat 6 ̶ Coating to provide excellent wear resistance in high-speed milling. K Cast Iron A grade that employs a tough carbide substrate and thin-layer Super ACK200 91.7 2.5 Super FF Coat 6 FF Coat to provide superior thermal crack and wear resistance for AC211 high-speed milling. PVD coating Classification Grade Hardness(HRA)Toughness(GPa) Coating Thickness(μm) Characteristics Old Grades (New) General machining of general steel and die steel. Employs PVD coating of multiple nanometre-thick layers coupled ACP200 89.5 3.2 Super ZX 3 with a special tough substrate to provide a general-purpose grade ACZ330 P Steel Coat (New) with an excellent balance of fracture and wear resistance. Interrupted machining and stainless steel machining. ACP300 89.3 3.1 Super ZX 3 Employs PVD coating of multiple nanometre-thick layers coupled ACZ350 Coat with an ultra-tough substrate for excellent fracture resistance. (New) A grade that provides excellent wear resistance by employing high ACM100 91.4 3.3 Super ZX 3 strength fine-grained carbide and New Super ZX Coat. ACZ310 M Stainless steel Coat (New) The first recommended grade for stainless steel machining that achieves a good balance between wear resistance and fracture ACM300 89.8 3.4 Super ZX 3 resistance by employing our newly developed high strength carbide ̶ Coat and New Super ZX Coat. (New) General to interrupted machining of cast iron and ductile cast iron. K Cast Iron ACK300 91.4 3.3 Super ZX Coat 3 Employs PVD coating of multiple nanometre-thick layers coupled with a fine-grained super tough substrate for excellent fracture resistance. ACZ310 N DL1000 AURORA Coat For machining aluminum alloy, copper alloy, and other non-ferrous ̶ H 92.9 2.1 0.5 metals, and resin. (DLC Coat) DLC coat with low friction coefficient and excellent adhesion resistance. Non-Ferrous Metal Cermet Cutters Milling Classification Grade Hardness(HRA)Toughness(GPa) Coating Thickness(μm) Characteristics Old Grades A general purpose grade that employs a substrate with improved T1500A 92.0 2.2 ̶ ̶ balance of fracture and wear resistance to deliver superior finished T1200A P Steel surfaces in a wide variety of cutting conditions. Face Milling Shoulder T250A 91.4 2.1 ̶ ̶ Tough cermet grade with enhanced crack spread resistance. ̶ Milling M Stainless steel Cermet grade with excellent fracture resistance and reduced High Feed T4500A 91.0 2.3 ̶ ̶ ̶ Radius occurrence of thermal cracking. Multi- Purpose CBN R/ Classification Grade Binder (%) Grain Size(μm) HardnessHV(GPa) Toughness(GPa) Main Coating Components Coating Thickness(μm) Content Characteristics Profiling Groove/ Improved wear and fracture resistance in T-Slot BN7000 Co Alloy 90 to 95 2 41 to 44 1.30 to 1.40 ̶ ̶ rough cutting of cast iron and exotic alloy. Chamfering Aluminum/ K Cast Iron BNS800 Al Alloy 85 to 90 8 39 to 42 0.95 to 1.10 ̶ ̶ Grade with 100% solid CBN structure and excellent thermal shock resistance. Light Alloys High-Speed Cast Iron Optimised for cast iron cutting. Provides BN500 TiC 65 to 70 6 32 to 34 1.00 to 1.10 ̶ ̶ superior wear and fracture resistance. H hardened steel BN350 TiN 60 to 65 1 33 to 35 1.20 to 1.30 ̶ ̶ High cutting edge strength, suited to heavy interrupted cutting. Polycrystalline Diamond Classification Grade Binder (%) Grain Size(μm) HardnessHV(GPa) Toughness(GPa) Content Characteristics N Non-Ferrous Metal DA1000 Co 90 to 95 Up to 0.5 110 to 120 ≈2.60 High density sintered material made of ultra-fine diamond par ticles that demonstrates optimum wear and fracture resistance, and excellent edge sharpness. Carbide A28 Ceramic A34 H13