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Turning Insert Grades

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AC810P/AC820P/AC830P Grades for Steel

The ultra hard and ultra smooth Super FF coating of these next generation steel turning grades improves both heat and wear resistance for increased speeds and feeds. AC810P leads off the group as a high speed finishing grade for steels and stainless steels.Together with the AC820P and the AC830P machine applications ranging from finishing to general purpose to heavy roughing in steel and stainless steel.

AC410K/AC420K Grades for Gray and Ductile Irons

Featuring Super FF Alumina and Super FF TiCN coatings, the AC410K grade offers excellent wear resistance in continuous to light interrupted machining of gray and ductile cast iron and the AC420K is a perfect partner roughing grade. The AC410K's tool life is at least doubled that of conventional cast iron grades, and it is capable of covering medium to high-speed machining applications. The AC410K and AC420K grades are available in positive and negative insert styles.

YB100 Coated Carbide Grades

Featuring a unique substrate, edge honing and fine TiCN CVD coating, the YB100 coated carbide grade is the most versatile of its kind in the metal cutting industry. The YB100 can go from finish turning steels and stainless steels to roughing cast iron.

AC510U/AC520U Grades for Exotic Materials

With up to 1,000 layers of TiAIN and AlCrN coatings alternately stacked, higher speed capabilities and greater wear resistance can be achieved with the new AC510U/AC520U. The AC510U grade is capable of finish machining of exotic materials, while the AC520U grade is superior in roughing and medium cut machining applications. The grades are available in both molded and ground insert types.

AC610M/AC630M Grades for Stainless Steel & Steel

  • High speed, high efficiency cutting with a high hardness substrate
  • Good plastic deformation and wear resistance
  • Polished insert face and cutting edges
  • New thin CVD coating layer and sharp edges excel in difficult to machine materials
  • AC630M Features & Benefits
  • General cutting grade with a high strength substrate
  • Good peeling and notch wear resistance
  • Polished insert face and cutting edges
  • New thin CVD coating layer and sharp edges excel in difficult to machine materials

T2000Z Grade Cermet Finishing

Our T2000Z grade is the perfect solution for applications where cermet is too brittle and carbide wears rapidly. Ideal for high speed finishing in steel applications, it features very high heat resistant properties and superior toughness. The T2000Z is coated with Sumitomo's unique ZX coating technology for an ultra smooth cutting edge that provides superior surface finishes. Other features of ZX Technology include high hardness, excellent oxidation resistance and excellent peeling resistance. The T2000Z 's new coating and substrate reduce both tool wear and breakage. The T2000Z is available in negative and positive rake geometries with our high quality chip breakers.

CARBIDE AND CERMET INSERTS

Photo/Downloads Grade Hardness (Hv) T.R.S. (kg/mm2) Applications
insert T110A 1,680 165 Finish turning of steels and stainless steels
T1200A 1,680 165 General purpose to finish turning of steel and stainless steels
T2000Z 1,680 165 General purpose to finishing of steels and stainless steels with ZX Coating
T3000Z 1,680 165 Medium to finish interrupted machining of steel with ZX coating
T130Z 1,550 200 Turning of steels and stainless steels with PVD coating
T130A 1,550 200 Steel and stainless steel threading and cut-off applications

CERAMIC INSERTS

Photo/Downloads Grade Composition Hardness (Hv) Applications
insert NB90S Al2O3 + TiC 2,000 Finish turning of steels hardened up to 60 HRc
NS30 Si3N4 1,650 Turning and milling of cast iron
NS260 Si3N4 1,750 Turning and millling of cast iron
NS260C Si3N4 1,750 High speed continuous turning of cast iron

PCD

Photo/Downloads Grade Hardness (Hv) Applications
insert DA1000 11,000-12,000 1.5x tougher than conventional PCD grades. Milling and heavy interrupted turning of non-ferrous metals, including aluminum alloy
DA2200 9,000-10,000 Finishing, roughing and interrupted machining of aluminum and non-ferrous materials
DA10 10,000-12,000 Machining of aluminum, copper, wood, rubber, graphite and carbide
DA200 8,000-10,000 Interrupted cutting of non-ferrous alloys and plastics
DA90 10,000-12,000 High-silicon aluminum alloys, ceramics and carbide cutting

CBN

Photo/Downloads Grade Hardness (Hv) T.R.S. (kg/mm2) Applications
insert BN100 400-4500 80 Turning of gray cast iron and exotic materials
BNX10 2800-3200 80-90 High speed continuous cutting of hardened steels
BN250 3200-3500 100-110 Continuous to moderately interrupted cutting of hardened steels and cast irons
BNX20 3200-3400 95-110 High speed continuous cutting of hardened steels
(HrC 45-68)
BNX25 3000-3200 100-110 High speed continuous cutting of hardened steels
(HrC 45-68)
BNX300 3300-3500 110-120 Heavy interrupted cutting of hardened steels
BN500 3300-3500 100-110 Continuous and interrupted turning of nodular and gray cast iron
BN600 3900-4200 95-110 Turning of cast iron, powdered metals, exotic materials and heat resistant alloys High speed milling of gray cast iron
BN700 4100-4400 120-130 High speed machining of cast irons and powdered metals
BNC80 3200-3400 100-110 High speed continuous cutting with the ability to achieve superior surface finishes
BNC160 3000-3300 110-120 TiCN base coated for high speed machining of hardened steels
BNC200 3400-3600 110-120 High speed turning of continuous and mild interrupted hardened steels (HrC 45-68)
BNC300 3300-3500 120-130 Excellent performance in a wide range of interrupted hard turning
BNS800 4000-4300 100-12 Solid CBN for high speed turning and milling of gray cast iron
Turning of chilled iron, nickel-based iron, and ductile iron