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