Cast Iron K Turning Insert Selection Guide /

Cast Iron

Grades

ACoated SUMIBORONSUMIBORONSolid SUMIBORONL7
BNC500 BN7000BNS800Page
  • FC (Grey Cast Iron)
  • FCD (Ductile Cast Iron)

(m/min) (m/min) 2,000

500

1,000 High Speed BN7000BN7000 Continuous Cutting

AC405KAC405K

BNS800BNS800

300 High Speed 1st Recommended Grade for Cast Iron

500 Continuous Cutting AC415KAC415K

AC405KAC405K BNC500BNC500 200 300 1st Recommended Grade for Cast Iron Mill-Scaled

AC415KAC415K Mill-Scaled 200 Work/Interrupted Cutting Work/Interrupted Cutting AC420KAC420K

AC420KAC420KAC420KAC420KAC420KAC420K

AC8025PAC8025P

100AC8025PAC8025P100
FinishingRoughingFinishingRoughing

Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting

Chipbreakers

Negative Type Positive Type

(mm) (mm) No Breaker 6.0 6.0 No

GZBreakerMU
GZNo
No Breaker
4.0GZBreaker 4.0
UZ (UX)
2.0MU MU 2.0
UZ
UZ
(Sharper Edge and Low Cutting Force)

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 Sharp Edge Strong Edge 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 Sharp Edge Strong Edge

Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Feed Rate f (mm/rev)

K Recommended Cutting Conditions

Cast Iron

(Red textindicates 1st recommendation.)
ApplicationsCuttingChipbreakersGradesFC(Grey Cast Iron) Min. -Optimum- Max.FCD(Ductile Cast Iron) Min. -Optimum- Max.
ProcessFeed Rate f(mm/rev)Cutting Speed vc(m/min)Feed Rate f(mm/rev)Cutting Speed vc(m/min)
High SpeedContinuous to GeneralNoBN70000.1-0.2-0.5500-1,500-2,000
CuttingContinuousNoBNC5000.1-0.20-0.4200-350-500
ContinuousUZAC405K0.1-0.25-0.4230-400-5700.1-0.25-0.4170-350-500
FinishingGeneralUZAC415K0.1-0.25-0.4200-350-5000.1-0.25-0.4150-300-450
InterruptedGZAC415K0.1-0.30-0.5150-275-4000.1-0.30-0.5150-250-350
LightContinuousGZAC405K0.1-0.30-0.5170-315-4600.1-0.30-0.5170-285-400
InterruptedGeneralGZAC415K0.1-0.30-0.5150-275-4000.1-0.30-0.5150-250-350
MediumInterruptedGZAC420K0.1-0.30-0.5100-200-3000.1-0.30-0.580-150-220
RoughingContinuousGZAC415K0.1-0.30-0.5150-275-4000.1-0.30-0.5150-250-350
(Mill-ScaledGeneralGZAC420K0.1-0.30-0.5100-200-3000.1-0.30-0.580-150-220
Work)InterruptedNoAC420K0.2-0.35-0.6100-175-2500.2-0.35-0.680-130-180