VTX VCB 1st Choice for general use! TiAlN coated. Sintered chipbreaker for general use. TiAlN coated. VRX VM7 1st Choice in High Temp & Hardened Steel. AlTiN coated First-rate for stainless steel. PVD coating. VK2, VK2P VKX VKX-C Ideal for nonferrous, Uncoated, and Hi-Temp Alloys. VK2 has polished chipbreaker for superb surface finish in Aluminum and Hi-Temp Alloys. VK2P has aluminum and hi-temp alloys polished chipbreaker for superb surface finish. GROUND Sintered General use in stable machining conditions. TiN coated. VKX = Ground VKX-C = Sintered w/Chipbreaker CARBIDE GRADES FOR LAYDOWN THREADING RECOMMENDED GRADES AND CUTTING SPEEDS Vc (Ft./MIN.) GRADE APPLICATION BASS PART # VTX TiAlN coated C2 Sub-micron grain carbide. This grade works extremely well in difficult to machine materials, exotic materials, steels, cast irons and softer stainless steels. (ie: Hastelloy, Inconnel, 316 St.St.). VTX works well in these materials due to the fact that the coating allows to run at a higher speed. The higher the speed the better the insert performs. The higher speed creates higher temperatures that would utilize the TiAlN coatings. 9A VCB TiAlN Coated chipbreaker style insert that is designed to reduce the number of passes while increasing the RPM’s. With this insert you receive the best of both worlds, the strength of a sintered chipbreaker and the precision of a ground periphery. With this insert, cycle times are reduced to almost half, while tool life is increased tremendously. Use a 29.5° infeed in order to utilize the shearing action of the chipbreaker. Keep the depth of cut above .003” for any pass. 98 VRX The new VRX grade from Vardex is a multipurpose premium grade suitable for machining steel, hardened steel up to 55 HRc, stainless steel, high temperature alloys and non-ferrous metals at low and high cutting speeds. The advanced technological processes involved in the creation of this grade ensure stronger wear resistance, a longer tool life and better productivity. 9R VM7 Special Multi-layer PVD coating to guarantee better wear resistance. Excellent for stainless steel in 300 series. 97 VKX Sub-micron grain TiN coated. Specially designed for stainless steel. Good in materials 35 RC or harder. Ground Chipbreaker. 9 VKX-C Sub-micron grain TiN coated. Excellent in steel and stainless steel. Same as VKX but with sintered chipbreaker. 9C VSX Coated V30 (TiN). Coating gives this grade increased wear resistance and decreases built up edge conditions. VSX is being replaced by VTX. 93 VK2 VK2P C2 grade. Good in cast and nodular iron, aluminum, brass, bronze, non-ferrous, plastics, fiberglass, teflon, inconel, titanium, wood. VK2P has polished chipbreaker for superb finish in non-ferrous metals. VK2P will be replacing VK2. 2 MATERIAL GROUP Vargus No. MATERIAL HARDNESS BRINELL HB Vc [ft/min] Coated Uncoated VKX(P) VCB VM7 VTX(P), VRX(P) VK2(P) P Steel 1 Unalloyed Steel Low Carbon (C=0.1-0.25%) 125 377-623 377-623 377-623 2 Medium Carbon (C=0.25-0.55%) 150 328-574 328-541 328-574 3 High Carbon (C=0.55-085%) 170 295-541 295-509 295-541 4 Low Alloy Steel (alloying elements < 5%) Non Hardened 180 328-591 328-591 328-591 5 Hardened 275 246-459 246-459 246-459 6 Hardened 350 230-443 230-443 230-443 7 High Alloy Steel (alloying elements > 5%) Annealed 200 262-394 262-394 262-394 8 Hardened 325 164-328 164-328 164-328 9 Cast Steel Low Alloy (alloying elements <5%) 200 230-427 230-427 230-427 10 High Alloy (alloying elements >5%) 225 197-394 197-394 197-394 M Stainless Steel 11 Stainless Steel Ferritic Non Hardened 200 230-427 230-427 230-492 230-427 12 Hardened 330 197-377 164-312 197-410 197-377 13 Stainless Steel Austenitic Austenitic 180 295-459 262-394 295-525 295-459 14 Super Austenitic 200 131-361 98-328 131-394 131-361 15 Stainless Steel Cast Ferritic Non Hardened 200 295-394 295-394 295-492 295-394 16 Hardened 330 213-361 213-361 213-394 213-361 17 Stainless steel Cast Austenitic Austenitic 200 279-361 279-361 279-394 279-361 18 Hardened 330 197-328 197-328 197-361 197-328 K Cast Iron 28 Malleable Cast Iron Ferritic (short chips) 130 197-230 230-394 197-230 29 Pearlitic (long chips) 230 197-476 230-394 197-476 30 Grey Cast Iron Low Tensile Strength 180 230-427 230-427 230-427 31 High Tensile Strength 260 197-377 197-328 197-377 32 Nodular Sg Iron Ferritic 160 410-525 410-525 410-525 33 Pearlitic 260 295-394 295-394 295-394 N Non-Ferrous Metals 34 Aluminium Alloys Wrought Non Aging 60 328-1198 328-820 328-1198 328-820 35 Aged 100 262-722 262-591 262-722 262-525 36 Aluminium Alloys Cast 75 656-1312 656-1312 656-1312 262-394 37 Cast & Aged 90 656-919 656-919 656-919 230-328 38 Aluminium Alloys Cast Si 13-22% 130 197-591 197-492 197-591 164-394 39 Copper and Copper Alloys Brass 90 262-738 262-689 262-738 230-558 40 Bronze and Non Leaded Copper 100 262-837 262-689 262-837 230-558 S Heat Resistant Material 19 High Temperature Alloys Annealed (iron based) 200 148-197 148-197 148-197 98-164 20 Aged (iron based) 280 98-164 98-164 98-164 82-131 21 Annealed (nickel or cobalt based) 250 66-98 66-98 66-98 66-98 22 Aged (nickel or cobalt based) 350 49-82 49-82 49-82 49-82 23 Titanium Alloys Pure 99.5 Ti 400Rm 459-558 459-558 459-558 197-328 24 α + β Alloys 1050Rm 164-230 164-230 164-230 131-197 H Hardened Material 25 Extra Hard Steel Hardened & tempered 45-50HRc 148-197 148-197 148-197 26 51-55HRc 131-164 131-164 131-164 - 867 - Toll Free Fax Email Houston Bass Tool & Supply, Inc. 800-442-0042 (713) 681-4931 [email protected] (713) 682-1889 www.basstool.com
