
cermet T1500Z, and tough T3000Z grades. Expanded lineup of catalogue items for a wide variety of finishing applications.
| T1000A (Exclusive Grade) | T1500A(New General Purpose Grade) |
| Exclusive cermet grade with excellent wear resistance | General purpose coated cermet grade that employs new |
| ・Improved wear and fracture resistance. | Brilliant Coat* PVD coating with excellent lubricity |
| ・Solid solution hard phase reduces reaction with steel. | ・ |
| Excellent wear resistance provides long tool life. | |
| ・Perfect for high-speed continuous finishing of steel, cast iron, and powdered metal. | ・ |
Reduces adhesion of work material for beautiful finished surfaces.
Work Material:STKM13A Insert:CNMG120408N-LU Cutting Conditions vc=100m/min f=0.15mm/rev ap=1.0mm Wet Conventional Coated Cermet
| Work Materials | Grades | Hardness (HRA) | TRS (GPa) | Coating | Thickness (μm) | Characteristics | Old Grades |
| T1000A | 93.3 | 1.8 | — | — | Uncoated cermet grade with excellent wear resistance that provides good cost efficiency. Demonstrates excellent wear resistance in continuous finishing applications, and stable finishing of cast iron and sintered alloy as well as steel. | T110A | |
| P | T1500A | 92.0 | 2.2 | — | — | A general purpose grade that employs a substrate with improved balance of fracture and wear resistance to deliver superior finished surfaces in a wide variety of cutting conditions. | T1200A |
| Steel | T1500Z | 92.0 | 2.2 | PVD Brilliant Coat | 3 | Brilliant Coat's new PVD coating gives excellent lubricity for higher quality machining. General-purpose coated cermet grade that can maintain high- quality machined surfaces and also gives excellent wear resistance. | T2000Z |
| T3000Z | 91.3 | 2.4 | PVD ZX Coat | 3 | An ultra-reliable coating grade with tough cermet substrate. | — | |
| K Cast Iron | T1000A | 93.3 | 1.8 | — | — | Exclusive uncoated cermet grade with excellent cost efficiency suitable for cast iron finishing, which requires high hardness. | T110A |
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| Work Materials | Grades | Hardness (HRA) | TRS (GPa) | Coating | Thickness (μm) | Characteristics | Old Grades |
| P | T1500A | 92.0 | 2.2 | — | — | A general-purpose grade that employs a substrate with an improved balance between fracture and wear resistance to deliver superior finished surfaces in a wide variety of cutting conditions. | T1200A |
| Steel M | T250A | 91.4 | 2.1 | — | — | Tough cermet grade with enhanced crack advancement resistance. | |
| Stainless Steel | T4500A | 91.0 | 2.3 | — | — | Cermet grade with excellent fracture resistance and reduced occurrence of thermal cracking. |
*There may be minor differences in the colour tone/lustre of Brilliant Coat grades due to the interference of light. Such differences have no effect on performance. A27