Cermet

Cermet/Coated Cermet

Various grades and expanded lineup of catalog items meet a

wide range of finishing needs. A

Lineup includes wear-resistant T1000A, general purpose T1500A, general purpose coated

cermet T1500Z, and tough T3000Z grades. Expanded lineup of catalogue items for a wide variety of finishing applications.

Characteristics

Uncoated Cermet

T1000A (Exclusive Grade)T1500A(New General Purpose Grade)
Exclusive cermet grade with excellent wear resistanceGeneral 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.

T1000A

Coated Cermet

T1500Z (General Purpose Grade)

General purpose cermet grade that provides both wear and

fracture resistance with better quality finished surfaces

  • Excellent wear resistance provides long tool life.
  • Improved edge treatment technology provides beautiful finished surfaces.

T1500Z

Properties

For Turning

T1500Z

Excellent Wear Resistance

T1500A

Work Material:STKM13A Insert:CNMG120408N-LU Cutting Conditions vc=100m/min f=0.15mm/rev ap=1.0mm Wet Conventional Coated Cermet

Glossy Finished Surfaces Reduced Blemishes

Work MaterialsGradesHardness (HRA)TRS (GPa)CoatingThickness (μm)CharacteristicsOld Grades
T1000A93.31.8Uncoated 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
PT1500A92.02.2A 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
SteelT1500Z92.02.2PVD Brilliant Coat3Brilliant 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
T3000Z91.32.4PVD ZX Coat3An ultra-reliable coating grade with tough cermet substrate.
K Cast IronT1000A93.31.8Exclusive uncoated cermet grade with excellent cost efficiency suitable for cast iron finishing, which requires high hardness.T110A
For Milling
Work MaterialsGradesHardness (HRA)TRS (GPa)CoatingThickness (μm)CharacteristicsOld Grades
PT1500A92.02.2A 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 MT250A91.42.1Tough cermet grade with enhanced crack advancement resistance.
Stainless SteelT4500A91.02.3Cermet 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