Total Shoulder Height (mm)Surface Roughness Ra ( μ m)Cutting Force (N) Flank Wear Width (mm) Total Shoulder Height High-speedCast IronNon-ferrousMetalChamferingGroove /T-SlotR / 3DProfilingRadiusMulti-PurposeHigh FeedShoulderMillingFace MillingMillingCutters SEC-WaveMill WFX Type ■ Cutting Performance (1) Shoulder Milling Precision 24 FMX4100R 24mm WFX Type Competitor's 1st Step Product A Competitor's Depth of Cut Product B (8mm) 16 16mm 2nd Step Depth of Cut(8mm) H 8 8mm ae ap 3rd Step Depth of Cut (8mm) Work Material: S50C Tool: WFX12100R (ø100 x 5 flutes) 0 0mm Cutting Conditions:  vc  =  200m/min, fz  = 0.15mm/t, -80 -30 0 20 Cutting Width 20mm  ap  =  8.0mm x 3 times,  ae =  20mm Deviation (μm) (2) Comparison of Surface Roughness (3) Comparison of Surface Properties 1.5 Work Material: S50C 1.0 Cutting Conditions:  ap  =  0.5mm 0.5 Glossy without Clouding Clouded without Gloss 0 WFX Type Competitor's Product Conventional Tool Work material: SUS304 Cutting Conditions:  ap  =  0.5mm Work Material: SCM440 Tool: W FX12100R (ø100 x 5 flutes) Cutting Conditions:  vc  =  200m/min, fz  = 0.10mm/t,  ap  =  3.0mm,  ae =  90mm WFX Type Competitor's Product (4) Comparison of Cutting Force (5) Comparison of Wear Resistance 4,000 0.4 Feed Force Principal Force Back Force 20% Less Breakage Breakage 3,000 0.3 Competitor's Product A Competitor's Product B 2,000 0.2 WFX Type 1,000 0.1 0 WFX Type Competitor's Product A Competitor's Product B 0 3 9 16 25 31 38 47 53 60 66Cutting Time (min) Work Material: S50C Tool: WFX12100R (ø100 x 5 flutes) Work Material: SCM440 Tool: W FX12100R (ø100 x 1 flute evaluation) Cutting Conditions:  v c  =  200m/min, fz  = 0.15mm/t, Cutting Conditions:  v c  =  200m/min, fz  = 0.15mm/t,   ap  =  10mm,  ae =  20mm   ap  =  5.0mm,  ae =  30mm ■ Application Examples Workpiece (S50C) Sumitomo Conventional Tool Workpiece (FCD450) Sumitomo Conventional Tool Tool WFXF08063RS Tool WFXF12100R Grade ACP200 Grade ACK300 Tool Dia. (mm) ø63 ø63 Tool Dia. (mm) ø100 ø100 Number of Teeth 8 5 Number of Teeth 7 6 vc (mm/min) 220 220 vc (m/min) 200 200 vf (mm/min) 1,100 1,100 vf (mm/min) 446 382 fz (mm/t) 0.15 0.20 fz (mm/t) 0.10 0.10 ap (mm) 3.0 4.0 ap (mm) 0.05 0.05 ae (mm) 50 50 ae (mm) - - Coolant Wet Wet Coolant Dry Dry · Vibration reduced by approximately 30%Results· Good machined surface· Tool life doubled · Good surface roughnessRa 0.98 → 0.38μm, Rz 7.63 → 3.34μmResults· Cutting time shortenedInsert life is extended by approximately 20% H89