Feed Values for Grooving Inserts

CM Cut-Off Medium Double-ended, V-bottom and top, mechanically .012 (0,30)

clamped. .011 (0,28)

  • Neutral, right-, and left-hand lead angles up to 12˚.
  • Designed to increase speed and feed. .010 (0,25)
  • Chip geometry designed for excellent chip control and minimised cutting pressure on various materials. .0009 (0,23)
  • Ideal for 300 Series stainless steel, tool steel, titanium, INCONEL ®, and other nickel-based alloys .0008 (0,20) at moderate speeds and feeds.

.0007 (0,18) .0006 (0,15)

CM-W Cut-Off .0005 (0,13)

  • Wiper flats where surface finish is critical.

Medium with Wiper Double-ended, V-bottom, and top, .0004 (0,10)

mechanically clamped.

  • Neutral, right-, and left-hand lead angles up to 12˚. .0003 (0,08)
  • Designed to increase speed and feed.
  • Chip geometry designed for excellent chip control .0002 (0,05) and minimised cutting pressure on various materials.
width of cut.062.094.125.157
[in (mm)](1,5 and 2,0)(2,5)(3,0)(4,0)
1 Recommended Starting Feed
.250
(6,3)
PT Plunge, Groove, • High positive rake geometry for low.200size 8
and Turn Insertscutting force, especially in soft materials.(5,5)
  • Deep grooving tool for plunge and turn size 7 O.D. and face grooving operations. .150

size 6

  • Delivers chip control over full range (4,0) of DOC when turning. size 5
  • Cuts in both axial and radial directions. .100

size 4 (2,5) .060 size 3 (1,6) .040 size 2 (1,0) R0,2 R1,06 PC Grooving and .020

  • Superior chip control.

Profiling Inserts Full nose radius geometry for plunge (0,5)

and contour operations..004.006.010.016
turn/profile feed
• Effective cutting edge geometry exceedsmm/rev (in/rev)(0,1)(0,16)(0,25)(0,4)
180° for increased versatility.
plunge groove feed.002.004.006.012
mm/rev (in/rev)(0,05)(0,1)(0,16)(0,30)

.250 (6,3) .200 (5,5) .150 size 8

PH Plunge, Groove, Excellent performance in greater than 35 HRC. (4,0)

size 6 and Turn Inserts Deep grooving tool for plunge and turn O.D. .100 size 5 and face grooving operations.

  • Delivers chip control over full range of DOC (2,5) when turning. size 4
  • Delivers superior chip control in interrupted cuts. .060

(1,6) size 3 .040 size 2 (1,0) .020 (0,5)

turn/profile feed.004.006.010.016
mm/rev (in/rev)(0,1)(0,16)(0,25)(0,4)
plunge groove feed.002.004.006.012
mm/rev (in/rev)(0,05)(0,1)(0,16)(0,30)