
Grooving/Traverse Machining Grooving Cut-Off
| MG type | GG type | GG type |
| General purpose | General purpose | General purpose |
type type type
| Improved | Improved | Central | Improved | |
| chip control | chip control | burr prevention | chip control |
Chipping Chipping Improved Chipping
countermeasures countermeasures chip control countermeasures
| ML type | GL type | CG type | GL type |
| Low feed | General purpose | Handed | General purpose |
type type type type
| Serious consideration | Serious consideration | Serious consideration |
| given to chip control | given to chip control | given to chip control |
Grooving
Cut-Off
Threading
| Improved | Low | Improved | Low |
| chip control | chattering | chip control | chattering |
Chipping Chipping countermeasures countermeasures GF type GF type Low cutting force Low cutting force
type type
External Profiling/external R grooving Facing/Internal Profiling/R Grooving/Necking For non-ferrous metals
| RG type | RN type | RN type | GA type |
| General purpose | General purpose | General purpose | General purpose |
type type type type
1st 2nd recommendation For non-ferrous
recommendation handles 2mm width metals
Steel Stainless steel Cast iron Exotic alloy Non-ferrous metal
| AC530U /AC1030U | AC530U | AC425K | AC520U | H10 | |
| AC1030U | |||||
| (Not applicable |
| (AC1030U is for GNDIS type only) | PVD | (AC1030U is for GNDIS type only) | PVD | (Use AC520U for GNDIS type) CVD | PVD | for GNDIS type) | Uncoated carbide | |||
| Importance of surface finish | ||||||||||
| Deficient wear resistance | Deficient wear resistance | Chipping countermeasures | Chipping countermeasures | |||||||
| Deficient wear resistance |
Chipping countermeasures Chipping countermeasures Deficient wear resistance
AC520U AC520U AC520U
PVD PVD PVD
Deficient wear resistance Deficient wear resistance Chipping countermeasures
Chipping countermeasures Chipping countermeasures Chipping countermeasures Deficient wear resistance Deficient wear resistance
| AC830P | T2500A | AC830P | AC530U | AC530U | |
| AC1030U | AC1030U | ||||
| (Not applicable for GNDIS type) CVD | (Not applicable for GNDIS type) | Cermet | (Not applicable for GNDIS type) CVD | (AC1030U is for GNDIS type only) PVD | (AC1030U is for GNDIS type only) PVD |