Hardened Steel H Turning Insert Selection Guide /

Hardened Steel

Grades

A ● Coated SUMIBORON, Coated Carbide ● Uncoated SUMIBORON

(m/min) (m/min) 300 300 BNC100 BN1000BN1000 BNX20

High-Precision MachiningHigh-Precision Machining BNC160

BNC2010BNC2010 BNC200

200 200

BNX25BNX25BNX25

General Purpose CuttingGeneral Purpose CuttingGeneral Purpose Cutting General Purpose CuttingGeneral Purpose CuttingGeneral Purpose Cutting BNC2020BNC2020 Interrupted CuttingInterrupted Cutting

100100BN2000BN2000
BNC300BNC300Interrupted CuttingInterrupted Cutting
BN350BN350
AC503U
00
FinishingRoughing FinishingRoughing

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

SUMIBORON Page L2 Chipbreakers LV Type / FV Type Chipbreaker : For chip control during finishing of hardened steel SV Type Chipbreaker : For chip control during carburized layer removal

(mm) 0.7 0.6 SV 0.5 SV 0.4 LV 0.3 LV FV 0.2 FV 0.1

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

SUMIBORON Page L26 Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Break Master H Recommended Cutting Conditions Hardened Steel

(Red text indicates 1st recommendation.)

Ctti PGdCutting ConditionsMin. -Optimum- Max.
ung rocessraes
Depth of Cutap(mm)Feed Rate f(mm/rev)Cutting Speed vc(m/min)
BNC20100.03-0.20-0.350.03-0.10-0.20120-200-300
BNC1000.03-0.20-0.300.03-0.10-0.20120-200-300
Continuous CuttingBN10000.03-0.15-0.200.03-0.10-0.15100-150-300
BNX100.03-0.10-0.200.03-0.10-0.15120-180-300
AC503U0.03-0.50-1.000.02-0.05-0.1040-70-100
BNC20200.03-0.30-0.500.03-0.20-0.4050-130-220
BNC1600.03-0.20-0.350.03-0.10-0.25120-180-220
General TurningBNC2000.03-0.30-0.500.03-0.10-0.3050-130-220
BN20000.03-0.20-0.300.03-0.10-0.2050-100-200
BNX200.03-0.20-0.350.03-0.15-0.3070-130-170
BNC3000.03-0.20-0.300.03-0.10-0.2050-100-150
Interrupted CuttingBN3500.03-0.20-0.300.03-0.10-0.2050-100-150
BNX250.03-0.20-0.500.03-0.15-0.30120-160-220