TiC / TaC (Titanium Carbide)

Cermet

Various grades and expanded lineup of catalogue items meet a wide

range of finishing needs.

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

coated cermet T1500Z and tough T3000Z.

Significantly expanded lineup of catalogue items for a wide variety of finishing

applications.

Characteristics

Uncoated Cermet

T1000A High Speed Finishing GradeT1500ANew General Purpose Grade
High speed finishing grade with excellent wear resistance.General purpose cermet grade that provides both wear and
- Improved wear and fracture resistance.fracture resistance with better qualitiy finished surfaces.
- Solid solution hard phase reduces reaction with steel.- Mixing hard phases of different functionality, grain size and
- Perfect for high-speed continuous finishing of steel, cast iron and powdered metal.compositions improves balance of wear and fracture resistance.

- Rduces adhesion of work material for beautiful finished surfaces.

Coated Cermet

T1500Z New General Purpose Grade Surface Finish Comparison

General purpose coated cermet grade that employs new

Brillant Coat* PVD coating with excellent lubricity. - Excellent wear resistance provides long tool life. - Rduces adhesion of work material for beautiful finished surfaces.

T1500Z Conventional Coated Cermet

Characteristic Values

For Turning

Work Material: St 34-2 Insert: CNMG 120408 NLU Cutting Conditions: v =100m/min c f=0,15mm/rev d =1,0mm, Wet oc

Excellent Wear Resistance

Glossy Finished Surfaces

Reduced Blemishes

ClassGradeHardness (HRA)TRS (GPa)Coating TypeCoating Thickness (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
T1500A92,02,2A 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
T1500Z92,02,2PVD 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 coated grade with tough cermet substrate.
T1000A93,31,8Exclusive uncoated cermet grade with excellent cost efficiency suitable for cast iron finishing, which requires high hardness.T110A
Class r MilliGrade ngHardness (HRA)TRS (GPa)Coating TypeCoating Thickness (μm)CharacteristicsOld Grades
T1500A92,02,2A 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
T250A91,42,1Tough cermet grade with enhanced crack advancement resistance.

*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.