| Trouble | Possible causes | Countermeasures | |
| Rapid wear of | • Improper insert grade selection (Insuffi cient wear resistance) | • Use a grade with high wear resistance P30/P20 | der |
| cutting edge | • Excessive cuttingspeed | • Select cuttingspeed suited for Workpiece material and insertgrade | lhol |
| • Inadequate feed | • Use standard cuttingcondition in catalogasguide | Too |
| •Improper Insert grade selection (Insuffi cient toughness) | • Use agrade with high fracture resistance P10/P20 | Ext. |
| • Cutting hard material and | • Decrease cutting speed | |
| Rapid chipping of | unfavorable surface condition | • Use cutter with strongcuttingedge | older |
| cutting edge | • Excessive feed | •Proper selection of feed conditions, using recommended cutting conditions in catalog as guide | oolh |
| • Excessive pressure applied on cutting edge | • Proper selection of engaging angle | Int. T |
| • Machining superalloys | • Use a negative-positive type cutter with large corner angle | g |
| • Cracking due to thermal shock | • Select insert grade of stronger thermal shock resistance • Decrease cutting speed | E eadin |
| • Continuous use of excessively worn insert | • Shorten replacement standard time of insert | Thr |
| • Cutting hard material | • Use cutter with stronger cutting edge • Use cutter of larger corner angle | ing |
| Fracturing | • Obstruction to chip fl ow • Recutting of chips after chip welding | • Use cutter with better chip expulsion • Select insert grades diffi cult for chips to adhere Cemented carbides/cermets, coated grades • Use air blow | F Groov e tool |
| • Excessively slow cutting, too fi ne feed | • Select cutting speed and feed optimized for insert grade and Workpiece material | G niatur |
| Ei hi | •Cutting soft material such as aluminium, copper, mild steel | • Use cutter with large rake angle | Mi |
| xcessve cp ldi bild | • Cuttingstainless steel | • Coatedgrades(AH130、AH3135) | ter |
| weng or u-up on cutting edge | • Use of cutter with negative rake or too small rake angle | • Use cutter with large rake angle | H ng cut |
| • Effect of built-up edge | • Increase cutting speed • Appropriate cutting depth (fi nish allowance) | Milli |
| | • Change insert grade For steels : P/coated/cermet For cast irons : K/coated | I dmill |
| • Effect of face cutting edge run out | • Proper installing of inserts | En |
| Rough fi nish | | • Use insert of high dimensional accuracy • Cleaning of insert pocket | ol |
| • Continuous use of excessively worn insert | • Shorten replacement standard time of insert | to |
| • Remarkable feed marks | • Feed per revolution to be set within fl atland width • Use wiper insert type cutter such as T/EAW13 | J Drilling |
| | • Use cutter exclusively for fi nishing | |
| • Unstable clamping of workpiece | • Check clamping method of workpiece | tem |
| • Cutting of welded construction of thin steel plate | • Use cutter of large rake angle and small corner angle | K ing Sys |
| Chattering | • Excessive cutting condition | • Re-examine allowable chip removal rate according to motor HP | Tool |
| • Face milling of narrow width workpiece | • Use cutter of small cutter diameter and with many teeth | de |
| •Too many simultaneous cutting teeth engagement | • Reduce No. of teeth | L User's Gui |