Steel

Grades Uncoated Cermet Coated Cermet

T1000A / T1500A / T1500Z T1000A : High-hardness cermet with outstanding wear resistance and toughness. Realises high dimensional accuracy for continuous steel machining or finishing of powdered metal or cast iron. T1500A : A general-purpose cermet made from hard grains with different grain sizes, delivering functionality that

provides an excellent balance of wear resistance and toughness, along with good surface finish quality. T1500Z : Employs Brilliant Coat PVD coating with excellent lubricity to provide better wear resistance and consistent surface finishes in low-speed cutting applications such as machining of small products or low carbon steel.

Performance A

T1000A

  • Wear Resistance
  • Fracture Resistance

Exhibits excellent Provides excellent fracture and wear resistance. 0.20 wear resistance. Competitor’s Product A

0.15(Cermet P10) ConventionalT1000A
Tool
0.10T1000ACompetitor’s Product B
(Cermet P10)
0.05Conventional
Tool

0 5 10 15 20 25 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000

Cutting Time (min) No. of Impacts Work Material: SCM435 Insert: CNMG120408N-SU Work Material: SCM435 Insert: CNMG120408N-SU Cutting Conditions: vc=320m/min, f=0.20mm/rev, ap=1.5mm Dry Cutting Conditions: vc=230m/min, f=0.20mm/rev, ap=1.0mm Wet T1500A

  • Wear Resistance
  • Machined Surface Quality

Beautiful glossy surface 0.20 finishes when facing. Conventional Tool 0.15 Competitor’s Product C (Cermet P20) 0.10 T1500A 0.05 1.5 times better wear resistance!

0 5 10 15 20 25 T1500A

Cutting Time (min) Competitor’s Product D (Cermet P20) Work Material: SCM435 Insert: CNMG120408N-SU Work Material: S45C Insert: DNMG150404N-LU Cutting Conditions: vc=230m/min, f=0.20mm/rev, ap=1.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=150m/min, f=0.12mm/rev, ap=0.1mm Wet T1500Z

  • Wear Resistance
  • Machined Surface Quality

0.20 Beautiful surface

Competitor’s Product EConventionalReduces cloudy finish finishes even at lower
0.15(Coated CermetToolon machined surfaces.cutting speeds.
P20)
0.10
0.05T1500Z

0 10 20 30 40 50 T1500Z Competitor’s Product F T1500Z Conventional Tool Competitor’s Product G

Cutting Time (min) (Coated Cermet P20) (Coated Cermet P20)

Work Material: SCM435 Insert: CNMG120408N-SUWork Material: SNCM220H Insert: DNMG150408N-SUWork Material: STKM13A Insert: CNMG120408N-SU
Cutting Conditions: vc=230m/min, f=0.20mm/rev, ap=1.0mm WetCutting Conditions: vc=150m/min, f=0.20mm/rev, ap=1.0mm WetCutting Conditions: vc=100m/min, f=0.15mm/rev, ap=1.0mm Wet
Recommended Cutting Conditions

Cutting Cutting Conditions Optimum

Work Material Grade Min. - - Max.

Process ChipbreakerDepth of Cut a (mm)Feed Rate f (mm/rev)Cutting Speed v (m/min)
pc
Mild SteelFine Finishing FB / FLT1500Z0.2-0.5-1.00.05-0.15-0.25150-280-400
(SS400 and others)FinishingFE / LUT3000Z0.3-1.0-1.80.08-0.20-0.35150-280-400
Work MaterialCuttingChibreakerGradeCuttingConditionsMin. -Optimum- Max.
ProcesspDepth of Cutap(mm)Feed Ratef(mm/rev)Cutting Speedvc(m/min)
Mild SteelFine FinishingFB / FLT1500Z0.2-0.5-1.00.05-0.15-0.25150-280-400
(SS400 and others)FinishingFE / LUT3000Z0.3-1.0-1.80.08-0.20-0.35150-280-400
Carbon SteelFine FinishingFB / FAT1500A0.2-0.5-1.00.05-0.15-0.25100-200-300
Alloy SteelFinishingFE / SUT1500A0.5-1.0-2.00.08-0.20-0.35100-200-300
(S45C, SCM435, and others)MediumGUT1500Z0.8-2.2-4.00.15-0.25-0.50100-200-300
Hard SteelFine FinishingFB / FAT1000A0.2-0.5-1.00.05-0.15-0.2550-150-250
Alloy SteelFinishingFE / SUT1500Z0.5-1.0-2.00.08-0.20-0.3550-150-250
(SCM440H and others)MediumGUT1500Z0.8-2.2-4.00.15-0.25-0.5050-150-250