
conventional tool, such as carbide, cermet or ceramics.
higher efficiency and superior precision.
| High Speed Machining | High Speed Machining | High Precision Machining | ||
| Gray Cast Iron | Ductile Cast Iron | |||
| BNS800 | 500 |
| 1,000 | BN7000 | Ceramic | ||
| BNX10 | ||||
| BN500 | BNS800 | Coated carbide |
BN7000 Cermet BNC500 BNC500 500 200
Ceramic BN7000
| 200 | Ceramic | Coated carbide |
| Coated carbide | Cermet | |
| Cermet |
| 1 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | |
| Tool Life | Tool Life | Good← | Surface Roughness Ra (μm) |
| Grade | Binder | CBN Content(%) | Grain Size(μm) | Hardness(GPa) | TRS(GPa) | Coating | Thickness(μm) | Characteristics |
| BNS800 | AI Compound | 85 to 90 | 8 | 39 to 42 | 0.95 to 1.10 | Grade with 100% solid CBN structure and excellent thermal shock resistance. | ||
| Uncoated BN7000 | Co Compound | 90 to 95 | 2 | 41 to 44 | 1.30 to 1.40 | Exhibits improved wear and fracture resistance in cutting of cast iron and exotic alloys. | ||
| BN500 | TiC | 65 to 70 | 6 | 32 to 34 | 1.00 to 1.10 | Optimized for cast iron cutting. Provides superior wear and fracture resistance. | ||
| Coated BNC500 (Ductile Cast Iron) | TiC | 60 to 65 | 4 | 32 to 34 | 1.00 to 1.10 | TiAIN | 2 | Suitable for machining of hard-to-cut cast iron thanks to the highly wear- resistant substrate and coating. |
* Refer to pages L9 and L10 for machining of sintered components, rolls, hard facing alloys and heat resistive alloys.
Application Range <Gray Cast Iron> <Ductile Cast Iron>
Finishing 2,000 500 Roughing 1,500 400
BN7000 BNC500 1,000 300
500 200 BN500 AC405K / AC415K / AC420K
0 0
1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
Depth of Cut (mm) Depth of Cut (mm)
| Work | Hardness (HB) | Structure | Examples | 100 200 Cutting | 300 350 Speed (m/min | 500 400 ) |
| Ni-resist Cast Iron | 150 200 to | Austenite | Piston ring | BNC5 | 00 | |
| High-Cr Cast Iron | to 250 350 | Austenite | Pump parts | BNS | 800 | |
| FCV (CGI) | to 400 580 | Pearlite | Engine block Cylinder head Disc brakes | BNC500 |