CARBIDE GRADES FOR TURNING CERMET GRADES GRADE COATING APPLICATION FEATURES NS520 Uncoated - High wear resistance NS9530 Uncoated - High fracture resistance - Suitable for finishing to medium cutting of steel AT9530 (Ti,AI)N laminated coating - High wear resistance - First choice for machining alloy steel GT9530 Ti(C, N, O) - High wear resistance - Excellent surface quality in finishing J9530 TiN For Swiss lathes - Suitable for small-part machining X407 Uncoated - High wear resistance in finishing with dry cutting CVD COATED GRADES GRADE COATING APPLICATION FEATURES T9205 P01 - P10 K10 - K20 Ti compound +Al2O3 - High wear resistance - Excellent performance in high-speed cutting T9215 P10 - P20 M10 - M20 K10 - K20 Ti compound +Al2O3 - Well-balanced between wear and chipping resistance - First choice for steel - High versatility for a wide range of applications T9225 P15 - P25 M15 - M25 Ti compound +Al2O3 - First choice for roughing to medium cutting - High fracture resistance T9235 P30 - P40 Ti compound +Al2O3 - High fracture resistance in heavy interrupted cutting T6215 P10 - P30 M10 - M30 TiCN-Al2O3 - High wear resistance at medium to high speed machining - First choice CVD grade for stainless steel cutting T505 K10 - K20 TiCN-Al2O3 - High wear resistance in high-speed continuous cutting T5105 K05 - K15 TiCN-Al2O3 - High resistance to wear and plastic deformation in high-speed continuous cutting T515 K10 - K20 TiCN-Al2O3 - First choice CVD grade for cast iron machining T5115 K10 - K20 TiCN-Al2O3 - Stable machining in a wide range of applications from continuous to interrupted cutting T5125 K15 - K30 TiCN-Al2O3 - Toughness to prevent sudden fracture - Ideal for heavy interrupted cutting T313V - TiCN-Al2O3 Threading - High resistance to plastic deformation CBN GRADES GRADE HARDNESS (Hvt) APPLICATION FEATURES BXA10 3200 ~ 3400 - Coated CBN with excellent performance in continuous cutting with middle speed range for hardened steel BXM10 2700 ~ 2900 - Coated CBN for excellent performance in high-speed continuous cutting of hardened steel BX310 2700 ~ 2900 - High wear resistance - Designed for high-speed continuous cutting of hardened steel BXA20 3300 ~ 3500 - Coated CBN for excellent performance in machining hardened steel BXM20 3500 ~ 3700 - Coated CBN for machining hardened steel in a wide range of application area BX360 3200 ~ 3400 - Suitable for general machining of hardened steel BX380 3500 ~ 3700 - High fracture resistance - Designed for heavy interrupted cutting of hardened steel BR35F 3100 ~ 3300 - Coated CBN with outstanding fracture resistance in heavy- interrupted machining of hardened steel BXC50 3500 ~ 3700 - Coated CBN with high fracture resistance in continuous to interrupted cutting BX330 2800 ~ 3000 - Excellent sharpness - Designed for finishing hardened steel BXC90 3900 ~ 4100 - Coated solid CBN for high-speed machining of cast iron BX910 2600 ~ 2800 - Excellent wear resistance in high-speed machining - Designed for centrifugally cast iron BX930 3000 ~ 3200 - Designed for ductile cast iron BX470 4100 ~ 4300 Sintered metal - Excellent sharpness - Suitable for ferrous sintered metal BX480 4100 ~ 4300 Sintered metal - Hardest CBN - Ideal for ferrous sintered metal - Suitable for high-speed face milling of cast iron BX815 3000 ~ 3200 - High wear resistance and thermo stability - Suitable for high-speed machining of Inconel CERAMIC GRADES GRADE HARDNESS (HRA) APPLICATION FEATURES LX10 94.0 - Alumina base - Suitable for continuous cutting of high-hardened material LX11 94.0 - Alumina base (TiN coating) - Suitable for continuous cutting of high-hardened material LX21 94.0 - Alumina base - Excellent chipping resistance in continuous cutting of cast iron FX105 93.0 - Silicon nitride base - Suitable for high-speed machining of cast iron CX710 92.9 - Silicon nitride base - Suitable for high-speed machining of cast iron TZ120 93.0 - Ceramic grade with ZrO2 and Al2O3 - Suitable for machining of centrifugal cast iron TW43 94.0 - Whisker-reinforced Al2O3 ceramic for super alloy machining TS200 93.1 - SiAlON ceramic grade - Suitable for high-speed finishing operation of heat-resistant alloys TS300 94.3 - SiAlON ceramic grade - Suitable for high-speed roughing operation of heat-resistant alloys PCD GRADES GRADE GRAIN SIZE (μm) HARDNESS (Hv) APPLICATION FEATURES DX110 < 1 8500 - Excellent sharpness for high surface quality - Suitable for finishing non-ferrous metal and nonmetal DX120 4.5 9000 - Suitable for finishing non-ferrous metal and nonmetal DX140 12.5 10000 - High wear resistance - Designed for machining non-ferrous metal and nonmetal DX160 28 11000 - Designed for machining ceramic, cemented carbide, and nonmetal DX180 45 12000 - Designed for machining ceramic, cemented carbide, and nonmetal PVD COATED GRADES GRADE COATING APPLICATION FEATURES AH110 P05 - P15 M05 - M15 K10 - K25 S05 - S15 (Ti, Al)N - High wear resistance - Suitable for finishing steel, cast iron, and difficult-to-cut material AH120 P15 - P25 M15 - M25 K15 - K30 S10 - S25 (Ti, Al)N - Good balance between wear and fracture resistance - Suitable for machining steel, stainless steel, and cast iron under general cutting conditions AH330 P15 - P30 (Ti, Al)N - Excellent wear resistance AH6225 P20 - P30 M15 - M30 (Ti, Al)N - First choice PVD grade for stainless steel machining - A versatile PVD grade for excellent performance in a wide range of stainless steel applications AH6235 P30 - P40 M30 - M40 (Ti, Al)N - Provides high reliability in interrupted cutting with large depths of cut AH710 P05 - P15 K05 - K15 H05 - H15 (Ti, Al)N - High wear resistance - Suitable for finishing cast iron and high-hardened steel AH725 P15 - P30 M15 - M30 K25 - K30 S15 - S25 (Ti, Al)N - Good balance between wear and chipping resistance - Suitable for machining steel and stainless steel under general cutting conditions AH730 P15 - P30 (Ti, Al)N - Good balance between wear and fracture resistance AH8005 M01 - M10 S01 - S10 H10 - H20 (Al,Ti)N - Good resistance to wear and adhesion - Excellent performance in machining heat-resistant alloy at high speed AH905 S01 - S10 (Al,Ti)N - High resistance to wear and built-up edge AH8015 P10 - P20 M10 - M20 K10 - K25 S10 - S20 H10 - H20 (Al,Ti)N - Good balance between wear and fracture resistance - First choice for machining heat-resistant alloy under general cutting conditions - First choice for threading GH110 P10 - P20 M10 - M20 K10 - K25 N05 - N15 S10 - S20 Ti(C, N, O) - High wear resistance GH330 P15 - P30 M15 - M30 K05 - K30 Ti(C, N, O) - High resistance to wear and fracture - Suitable for continuous to medium interrupted cutting GH730 P20 - P35 M20 - M35 K20 - K30 Ti(C, N, O) - High wear resistance - Suitable for turning and grooving at low speed J740 - TiN For Swiss lathes - Ultra-fine-grain cemented carbide coated with TiN-based compound SH725 P20 - P30 M20 - M30 (Ti, Al)N - High wear resistance - Designed for machining steel and stainless steel - First recommendation for swiss part machining SH730 P20 - P35 M20 - M35 S05 - S15 (Ti, Al)N - High wear resistance - Designed for machining steel, stainless steel, and difficult-to-cut material P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P N N N N N N P P P P P P P P P - 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