Cermet

Various grades and expanded range of catalogue numbers

meet a wide range of finishing needs.

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

T1500Z and tough T2500A grades. Expanded lineup of catalogue numbers for a wide variety of finishing applications.

Features A

UncoatedUncoated
T1000AT1500A
High-hardness grade with superior wear resistanceA general-purpose grade that provides both wear and
  • Improved wear and fracture resistance fracture resistance with higher-quality surface finishes
  • Solid solution hard phase reduces reaction with steel
  • Mixing hard phases of different functionality grain size and composition
  • Perfect for high-speed continuous finishing of steel, cast iron, and powdered metal improves balance of wear and fracture resistance.
  • Improved cutting edge treatment technology provides beautiful finished machined surfaces.

T1000A T1500A

UncoatedCoated
T2500AT1500Z
Tough grade with excellent fracture resistance and thermal crack resistanceGeneral-purpose coated grade that employs our proprietary
  • Fine, uniform grain structure greatly improves toughness Brilliant Coat* PVD coating with excellent lubricity
  • Improves thermal crack resistance due to the high thermal
  • Excellent wear resistance provides long tool life.
conductivity and realises stable, long tool life· Reduces adhesion of work material for beautiful finished machined surfaces.
T2500AT1500Z
Characteristic Values
For Turning
Work MaterialGradeHardness (HRA)TRS (GPa)Coating TypeCoating Thickness (μm)FeaturesOld Grades
  • For continuous machining of steel

T1000A 93.3 1.8 — — High-hardness grade with superior wear resistance T110A

Work MaterialGradeHardness (HRA)TRS (GPa)Coating TypeCoating Thickness (μm)FeaturesOld Grades
T1000A93.31.8· For continuous machining of steel · High-hardness grade with superior wear resistance · Supports finishing of cast iron and sintered metalsT110A
SteelT1500A92.02.2·Our 1st recommended cermet grade for turning steel ·General-purpose grade with an excellent balance of wear and fracture resistance, achieving an excellent machined surface over a wide range of cutting conditionsT1200A
T2500A91.82.4· For interrupted machining of steel ·Fine, uniform grain structure greatly improves toughness, realising long tool life and excellent surface finishes even with interrupted cutting
Cast IronT1500Z92.02.2Brilliant Coat*3· Adopts Brilliant Coat for excellent lubricity and higher machined surface qualityT2000Z
T3000Z91.32.4ZX Coat3· For interrupted machining of steel · Grade with a tough substrate for interrupted finishing
  • For finishing of steel and stainless steel

T1500A 92.0 2.2 — — Excellent balance of wear and fracture resistance, achieving excellent T1200A

machined surface quality over a wide range of cutting conditions T250A For finishing of steel and stainless steel

Work MaterialGradeHardness (HRA)TRS (GPa)Coating TypeCoating Thickness (μm)FeaturesOld Grades
T1500A92.02.2· For finishing of steel and stainless steel ·Excellent balance of wear and fracture resistance, achieving excellent machined surface quality over a wide range of cutting conditionsT1200A
SteelT250A91.42.1· For finishing of steel and stainless steel · Tough grade with enhanced crack spread resistance
Stainless SteelT2500A91.82.4· For finishing of steel and stainless steel · Fine, uniform grain structure greatly improves toughness, realising long tool life and excellent surface finishesT250A
T4500A91.02.3· For finishing of steel and stainless steel · Tough grade with excellent fracture resistance and reduced thermal cracking