
Cast Iron Turning Insert Selection Guide Chipbreakers Selection Insert Negative Type Positive Type (mm) (mm) Roughing Roughing No breaker Large 6,0 6,0 No Large NGZ breaker Depth of Cut NGZ Depth of Cut No breaker No 4,0 4,0 Finishing Medium Cutting Finishing Medium Cutting breaker NGZ NUZ (NUX) Depth of Cut Depth of Cut 2,0 2,0 NMU NMU NUZ NUZ (Sharper Edge and Low Cutting Force) NMU 0 0,2 0,4 0,6 Sharp Edge Strong Edge 0 0,2 0,4 0,6 Sharp Edge Strong Edge Feed Rate(mm/rev) Feed Rate(mm/rev) Grades l GG (Grey Cast Iron) l GGG (Ductile Cast Iron) (m/min) (m/min) 2.000 500 High Speed, High Speed, BNS800 Continuous Cutting Continuous Cutting 1.000 BN7000 AC405K Continuous Cutting Cutting Speed (vc) Cutting Speed (vc) 300 500 Continuous Cutting AC415K Mill-Scaled Work, Interrupted Cutting AC405K Mill-Scaled Work, Interrupted Cutting BNC500 200 300 AC415K 200 AC420K AC420K BN7000 100 100 AC8025P AC8025P Finishing Roughing Finishing Roughing Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting Recommended Cutting Conditions (Min. - Optimum - Max.) GG (Grey Cast Iron) GGG (Ductile Cast Iron) Cutting Applications Chipbreakers Grades Feed Rate Cutting Speed Feed Rate Cutting Speed Process (mm/rev) (m/min) (mm/rev) (m/min) Continuous ~ High Speed General – BN7000 0,1-0,20-0,5 500-1.500-2.000 − − Cutting Continuous − BNC500 − − 0,1-0,20-0,4 250-350-500 Continuous NUZ AC405K 0,1-0,25-0,4 230-400-570 0,1-0,25-0,4 170-350-500 Finishing General NUZ AC415K 0,1-0,25-0,4 200-350-500 0,1-0,25-0,4 150-300-450 Interrupted NGZ AC415K 0,1-0,30-0,5 150-275-400 0,1-0,30-0,5 150-250-350 Continuous NGZ AC405K 0,1-0,30-0,5 170-315-460 0,1-0,30-0,5 170-285-400 Light Interrupted General NGZ AC415K 0,1-0,30-0,5 150-275-400 0,1-0,30-0,5 150-250-350 Medium Interrupted NGZ AC420K 0,1-0,30-0,5 100-200-300 0,1-0,30-0,5 80-150-220 Continuous NGZ AC415K 0,1-0,30-0,5 150-275-400 0,1-0,30-0,5 150-250-350 Roughing General NGZ AC420K 0,1-0,30-0,5 100-200-300 0,1-0,30-0,5 80-150-220 Interrupted – AC420K 0,2-0,35-0,6 100-175-250 0,2-0,35-0,6 80-130-180 A10