Grades

A1 to A45 A A

Grades
A CBN

Ceramic
C Carbonitride alloy
C C

C C
Coated carbide Cermet
C
Carbide

Selection of Sumitomo Grades (Turning) ………A2

Selection of Sumitomo Grades (Milling) …………A3
Grade Comparison Chart (Coated) ……………………A4
           (Cermet, Carbide, Ceramic) …A5
           (CBN, Polycrystalline Diamond) …A6
Chipbreaker Comparison Chart ……………………A7

Chipbreaker and Grade Selection Guide

 Steel Turning Inserts ………………………………A8
 Stainless Steel Turning Inserts ……………… A18
 Cast Iron Turning Inserts ……………………… A22
 Exotic Alloy Turning Inserts…………………… A26
 Hardened Steel Turning Inserts ……………… A28
 Non-Ferrous Metal Turning Inserts ………… A32

Coated Carbide …………………………………… A34

Cermet ……………………………………………… A37
Carbide ……………………………………………… A38
CBN ………………………………………………… A40
Polycrystalline Diamond ………………………… A42
Ceramic ……………………………………………… A44
Material Properties ………………………………… A45

A1
 Selection of Sumitomo
Grades (Turning) Selection Guide by Work Material and Cutting Process

General Steel (Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel), Soft Steel Stainless Steel Cast Iron
Cutting Process High-Speed Finishing to Light Medium Rough to Heavy High-Speed Finishing to Light Medium Rough to Heavy High-Speed Finishing Medium
Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance
- P01 P10 P20 P30 P40 - M01 M10 M20 M30 M40 - K01 K10 K20 K30
A ISO Classification

AC610M
C

AC405K
C
Grades

AC810P AC6030M
C C

P AC6040M AC415K
C

Coated
AC820P AC630M
C C

Carbide
AC420K
C
C
AC830P

AC830P C P
AC520U
AC820P
C

AC530U
A34 P

Coated T1500Z
P

P T3000Z
Cermet
A37

T1000A T1000A
Cermet T1000A
A37
T1500A T1500A
Carbide A38 ST10P ST20E A30 G10E
Ceramic A44 NB90S
BNS800
Uncoated CBN BN7000
Coated CBN
BN500
BNC500
A40 P *For Ductile Cast Iron

Exotic Alloy Hardened Steel Non-Ferrous Metal Sintered Components

Cutting Process High-Speed Light Medium High-Speed Light Medium High-Speed Light Medium High-Speed Light Medium
Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance
ISO Classification - S01 S10 S20 S30 - H01 H10 H20 H30 - N01 N10 N20 N30 - 01 10 20 30

Coated AC510U
P
AC503U AC510U
P AC520U
Carbide P P
A34

Cermet A37 T1000A

EH510
Carbide H1
A38 EH520
Ceramic A44 WX120 NB100CP

P BNC2010
P BNC2020
Coated CBN P
BNC300

P BNC100
P
BNC160

A40 P BNC200
BN1000
BN7000 BN2000 BN7500
BNX20
Uncoated CBN
BN350
BNS800 BNX10 BN7000
A40
BNX25
DA1000
PCD
A42 DA150

A2 ：1st Recommendation ：2nd Recommendation C ：CVD Coating  P ：PVD Coating Blank: Uncoated

 Selection of Sumitomo
Selection Guide by Work Material and Cutting Process Grades (Milling)
General Steel (Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel), Soft Steel Stainless Steel Cast Iron
Cutting Process High-Speed Finishing to Light Medium Rough to Heavy High-Speed Finishing to Light Medium Rough to Heavy High-Speed Finishing Medium
Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance
- P01 P10 P20 P30 P40 - M01 M10 M20 M30 M40 - K01 K10 K20 K30
ISO Classification

ACM100
A

Grades
P
ACP100
C

ACK200
C
ACM200
C

Coated
Carbide P ACP200 P ACM300
ACK300 P ACK300
P ACP300
P

P ACP300
A34

T250A T250A
Cermet
T4500A T4500A
A37

Carbide A30N A30N G10E

A38

Ceramic
A44
NB90M

BNS800
Uncoated CBN
Coated CBN
BN7000
A40

Exotic Alloy Hardened Steel Non-Ferrous Metal

Cutting Process High-Speed Finishing to Light Medium Rough to Heavy High-Speed Light Medium High-Speed Light Medium
Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance Wear Resistance Fracture Resistance
ISO Classification - S01 S10 S20 S30 S40 - H01 H10 H20 H30 - N01 N10 N20 N30

P
ACM100

ACM200
C

Coated
Carbide P DL1000
P ACM300

P ACK300
A34

Carbide EH520 H1
A38

BN7000
Uncoated CBN
BN350
A40

PCD DA1000
A42

：1st Recommendation ：2nd Recommendation C ：CVD Coating  P ：PVD Coating Blank: Uncoated A3

 Grade Comparison Chart
■ Coated Carbide
Application Classification Grade Sumitomo Electric Mitsubishi Tungaloy Kyocera Hitachi Sandvik Kennametal Dijet Valenite SECO Tools WALTER ISCAR

P05 AC810P UE6105 T9105 CA510 HG8010 GC4205 KCP05 JC110V VP5515 TP0500 WPP05 IC8005
CA5505 KC9105 VP1510 IC428

A P10 AC810P
AC820P UE6110 T9115 CA515 HG8010 GC4315 KCP10 JC110V SV310
CA5515 GC4215 KC9110 JC215V SV315
SV515
TP1500 WPP10S IC8150
WPP10 IC9015
Grades

CA525 IP2000 GC4325 KCP25 JC215V SV315

PSteel
P20 AC820P MC6025 T9125
UE6020 CA5525 HG8025
GM25 GC4225 KC9125 SV325 TP2500 WPP20S
VP5525
IC8250
WPP20 IC9015

VP5535
AC830P UE6035 T9135 CA530 IP3000 GC4235 KCP30 JC215V SV325 TP3500 WPP30S IC8350
P30 VP15TF CA5535 GM8035 KC9140 JC325V SV230 WPP30 IC8025
AC630M

P40 AC830P UE6035 T9135 PR660 IP3000 GC4235 KC9140 JC325V SV235 TP3500 WTN53 IC8350
AC630M UH6400 GM8035 JC450V V1N
VP5535 IC8025

MC7015 CA6515
US7020 T9115 PR915 IP050S GC2015 KCM15 JC605X SV310
M10 AC610M MP9005 AH110 PR1025 IP100S GC1105 KC5510 JC5003 SV315 TP1500 WSM10 IC807
IC8025
S10 AC510U US905 AH905 PR1215 GC1115 KCU10 JC110V VC929 TS2000 IC907
VP05RT PR1225
VP10RT
CA6525
Turning

T6120
M M20 AC6030M
AC610M
MC7025
US7020
MP9015
T6020
T9125
PR915
PR930 IP100S GC2025 KCM25
PR1025 HG8025 GC1125 KC5525
JC110V VPS525 TP2500
JC5015 VC901 TM2000 WSM20 IC808
Stainless Steel
S20 VP20MF AH630 PR1125 KCU25 JC8015 SV230 TS2500 WMP20S IC8080
IC908
AC520U AH120 KC5020 JC525X
UP20M AH725 PR1215
PR1225
S
Exotic Alloy
AC6030M
AC6040M
MC7025 AH725
MP7035 T6130 CA6525 GM8035 GC2035 KCM35 JC5015 VC901 TP3500 WSM30 IC8080
M30 AC630M US735 T6030 PR1125 GX30 KC9240 JC8015
AC830P VP15TF AH630 JC525X V1N TM4000 IC830
AC530U VP20MF AH645

AC6040M MP7035 IC830

M40 US735 AH645 PR1125 GX30 GC235 V1N TM4000 IC928
AC530U VP15TF
MC5005 T5105 CA4505 HG3305 GC3205 KCK05 JC105V SV405 TK1000 WAK10 IC5005
K05 AC405K UC5105 T5115 CA4010 HX3305 JC050W SV510 TK1001 WKK10S
UC5115
MC5005 CA4505 HX3305 WAK10
K
Cast Iron
K10 AC415K MC5015 T5115
UC5105 T5125
UC5115
CA4515
CA4115
HG3305 GC3210 KCK15
HG3315
HX3315
JC105V SV410
SV515
TK1000 WAK20 IC5010
TK1001 WKK10S IC5100
WKK20S
MC5015 CA4515 HX3315
K20 AC420K UC5115 T5125 CA4120 HG3315 GC3215 KCK20 JC215V SV415 TK2000 WAK20
VP15TF T9125 CA4115 HG8010 SV515 TK2001 WAK30
WKK20S
IC8150
UE6110
T250M WKP25 IC4100
P10 ACP100 FH7020 T3130 JP4005 GC4220 KC715M JC8003 V1N T350M WKP25S IC520M
F7030 T3030 JP4020 GC4230 KC930M
KC935M JC730 MP1500 WPP20 IC4050
MP2500 WKP35S DT7150

GC1010 JC6235
VP15TF AH9030 PR1525 JS4045 GC1025 KTPK20 JC5040 MP3000 IC808
PSteel
P20 ACP200 VP20RT AH120 PR1225
AH725 PR830 GX2140 GC2040 KCPM20 JC8015
GC4240 JC5015
JC5118
VC935 F25M
F30M
WSM20 IC810
IC380

AH3035 JS4060 KCPK30 WSM30

P30 ACP300 VP30RT AH130 PR1525 JX1045 GC1030 KCMP30 JC5040 MM4500 WSM35 IC830
AH140 PR1230 CY150 GC2030 KC725
JX1060
KC730 JC8050 F40M WSP45S IC928
SH730 CY250 KC735 WSP45 IC330

M10 ACM100 PR1025 JX1020 GC1025 KC522M

ACK300 PR1225 CY9020
JP4020 GC1030
Milling

GH330
M
Stainless Steel
M20 ACM200
F7030
VP15TF
VP20RT
AH330
AH120
AH130
PR1525 JX1015
PR1025 CY150
PR1225 CY15
GC2030 KC730M
JC5015
KC525M JC5030
JC5040
F25M
F30M
WSM35 IC908
WXM35 IC928

F7030 AH130 CA6535 JX1045 JC5015 WSM35 IC328

M30 ACM300 VP30RT AH140 PR1535 JX1060 GC2040 KC994M
KC725M JC5030 VC935 F30M
F40M WXM35 IC330
MP7030 GX2160 JC5040 IC830
GC3220 KCK15 JV608X
MC5020 GC3020 KCK20 JC600 MK1500 WAK15 IC5100
K20 ACK200 F5010 T1115 PR905 JP4020 GC3040
K15W KC915M JC605W VN5 MK3000 WKK25 DT7150
F5020 K20D KC930M JC610 T150M WKP25S
KC935M JC8003
K
Cast Iron AH725 GX2140
K20W

KTPK20 JC6235 IC830

AH120 GC1010 MK2050 WKP35S IC810
K30 ACK300 VP15TF AH110 PR1510 JS4045 GC1020 KCPK30 JC5003
MK2000 WPP20 IC908
VP20RT AH330 PR1210 JX1045
CY150 GC1025 KC510M
KC520M
JC5015 VC928
JC5080 MH1000 IC910
GH110 CY250 GC1030 KC525M JC8015 IC928
GH130 IC950

A4
 Grade Comparison Chart
■ Cermet
Application Classification Grade Sumitomo Electric Mitsubishi Tungaloy Kyocera Hitachi Sandvik Kennametal Dijet Valenite SECO Tools WALTER ISCAR

★ ★
TN30★ KT125
P10 T1000A AP25N GT720 PV30 ★ LN10 IC20N
NS520 TN6010★ CZ25 CT5015 HTX VC605
T110A NX2525

NS530★
PV7010
TN60
KT1120 CX50 IC520N
A
P GT530 KT6215 CM

Grades
T1500A AP25N ★
TN6020
P20 T1500Z★ NX2525 NS730★ PV60★ ★ CH550 GC1525★ KT315★ CX50 VC610 CMP IC30N
Turning

Steel GT730 KT175 ★ CX75 C15M IC530N

T2000Z★ NX3035 NS9530★ PV7020★ KT5020 TP1020
GT9530 PV7025
★
P30 T3000Z★ NX3035 ★ PV7025 CX90
MP3025 PV90★ CX99
TN30★
K
Cast Iron
K10 T1000A
T110A
AP25N★
NX2525
GT720★
NS520
PV30
TN6010 ★
PV7005★
PV7010
CT5015 KT125
HTX
LN10
CX50 VC605
Milling

MZ1000★
P
Steel
T250A
T4500A
NX4545★
VP45N
NS540
NS740
TC60M
TN100M MZ2000★★ CT530
MZ3000
KT530M★ CX90 VC630 C15M IC30N

★ Coated Cermet Inserts

■ Carbide
Classification Grade Sumitomo Electric Mitsubishi Tungaloy Kyocera Hitachi Sandvik Kennametal Dijet SECO Tools ISCAR

P10 ST10P WS10 S1P SRT

IC07
P20 ST20E UTi20T UX30 EX35 SMA K125M SR20
IC50M
PSteel P30 A30
A30N UTi20T UX30 PW30 EX40 SM30 DX30
IC54
IC28
IC54
P40 ST40E EX45 S6 SR30
IC28
U10E KU10,K313 IC07,IC20
M10 WA10B H10A UMN 890
EH510 K68,KYSM10 IC08
M
Stainless Steel
M20 U2
EH520 UTi20T UX30 H13A
K313
K68
DX25
UMS
HX
883
IC07,IC20
IC08
A30 H10F UMS
M30 UTi20T UX30 IC28
A30N SM30 UM40
H2 WH01 KU10,K313 IB50,IB85
K01 HTi05T KG03
H1 WH05 K68,K115M IS8
KU10,K313
H1 KG10 IB50,IB85
KW10 K68,K115M
K10 EH10 HTi10 TH10 WH10 H13A KT9 890 IB55,IB90
K
Cast Iron
EH510 GW15 K110M
KY3500
CR1 IC20,IS8

G10E KMF KT9 890

IC20
K20 EH20 UTi20T UX30 GW25 WH20 H13A KY3500 CR1 883
EH520 IS8
KYHS10 KG20 HX
K30 G10E UTi20T WH30 KY3500 KG30 883
RT9005 KU10,K313
SW05,SW10 H10A ID5,IB85
S
Exotic Alloy
ー EH510
EH520
RT9010
MT9015
TH10
KS20
SW25,KW10 WH10
GW15
H10F
H13A
K68,KMF KG10
K110M,KYHS10 KG20
HX
H25
IC20,IC07
IC08,IC28
TF15 K1025(KMF)
SF10,MF07 F,MD1508 FB05,FB10
F0 NM08 IC07
MF10 MD08F FZ05
F1,AFU HTi10 M,MD10 6UF,8UF FZ10,FB15
MD05F,MD07F FW30
Fine-grained NM15 890 IC07
XF1 MF20 PN90,H6FF FZ15
Carbide AF0,AF1 TF15 EM10,MD20 BRM20 12UF FB20,FZ15 890 IC08
SF2 MF30 MD15 EF20N FB15 883
N6F FZ20
A1 UM NM25 883 IC08
H10F FB20

■ Ceramic
Classification Sumitomo Electric Tungaloy Kyocera Sandvik Kennametal Dijet Nippon Tungsten NTK

A66N GC6050
H
Hardened Steel
NB100C
WG300
LX11
A65
KT66
CC650
CC670
KY1615
KY4300
CA100
NPC-A2
WIN
HC4,HC7
ZC7,WA1

CC6060
S
Exotic Alloy
WX120 WG300 CF1 CC6065
CC670
KY4300
KY1540
CA200 WHISKAL
WA1
SX9

LX11,LX21 A65,A66N CC620,CC650 KY1615,KY1310

NAICON-NXA HC1,HW2,HC2,HC6
K
Cast Iron
NB90S
NB90M CXC73,FX105 KA30,KS500 CC6090
CX710 KS6000,KT66 GC1690
KY1320,KY3500
KY4300
CA010
CS100
HC7,WA1,SX1,SX2
NAICON-NX SP2,SX9,SX8

(Note) The data on pages A4 and A5 was collected from the various published catalogues therefore the information may not be updated.

A5
 Grade Comparison Chart
■ CBN
Classification Grade Sumitomo Electric Mitsubishi Tungaloy Kyocera Hitachi Sandvik Kennametal Dijet SECO Tools

BNC500* BX930 CB7525

A K01 BN7000
BN500
MB710 BX870
BX910
KBN60M CB7925 KB1340 JBN795

BN7000 MB710 CB7525 CBN200,CBN300

Grades

K10 BX950 KBN900 BH200 JBN330

K
Cast Iron
BN500
BN7000
MB730
BXC90
CB7925 CBN300P,CBN400C
CBN200,CBN300
K20 MBS140 KBN900 BH250
BNS800 BX90S CBN300P,CBN400C

K30 BXC90
BNS800 KB5630 CBN500
BX90S

N
Non-Ferrous Metal
N01 BN700
BN7000

S
Exotic Alloy
S01 BN7000 MB730
BX470
BX480
BX950
KBN65M
KBN70M
KB5630
KB1340

BNC2010
BNC2020 CBN10
H01 BNC100 MBC010 BXM10 KBN05M BH100 KB5610 CBN100
BN1000 MB810 BX310 PT600M CBN060K
BN2000
BNX10

BNC2010
BNC2020 MBC020 BXM20 KB5610 CBN10,CBN100
H
Hardened Steel
H10 BNC160
BNC200
BC8020
MB820 BX330 KBN25M BH150 CB7015 KB5625 JBN300 CBN150,CBN060K
CBN160C
BN2000
BNC2020 MBC020
H20 BXC50 KBN35M BH250 CB7025 KB5625 CBN150
BNC200 BC8020 JBN245
BX360 KBN900 CB20 KB5630 CBN160C
BNX20 MB825
BNC300
H30 BN350 MB835
BX380 CB7525 KB5630
BNX25 BC8020

* For cutting ductile cast iron

■ Polycrystalline Diamond
Classification Grade Sumitomo Electric Mitsubishi Tungaloy Kyocera Sandvik Kennametal Dijet SECO Tools

N01 DA1000 DX180 CD05 JDA30

MD205 KPD001 KD1400
DA150 DX160 CD10 JDA735
KPD001
N10 DA1000 MD205 KD1400 PCD05
DX140 KPD010 CD1810
DA150 MD220 KD1425 PCD10
KPD230
N
Non-Ferrous Metal N20 DA1000 MD220 DX120 KPD230 KD1400 JDA10 PCD05
MD230 KD1425 JDA715 PCD20
PCD05
N30 DA1000 MD230 DX110 KD1400 PCD30
PCD30M

(Note) The above data was collected from the various published catalogues therefore the information may not be updated.

A6
 Chipbreaker Comparison Chart
■ Negative
Classification Application Sumitomo Electric Mitsubishi Tungaloy Kyocera Hitachi Sandvik Kennametal SECO Tools WALTER ISCAR
FA FH TF GP QF FF FF1 SF
Fine Finishing

Finishing
FL
LU
FS,FY
SA,SY
NS,ZF
SS,NM
XP,XF
XQ,CQ
FE
BE LC FN
FP5
NF3
A

Grades
SU SH TS,TSF,11 PP,HQ CE,B,BH XF,MF MF2 NF,TF
LUW AFW WP WL,WP
Wiper Edge
SEW SW ASW WQ WF,WMX FW W-MF2 NF WF
Finishing to Light SE,SX LP AS,ZM,27 CJ,XS AB,CT PF,KF LF MF5 MP3,NS6 F3P
GU（UG） MA,MV TM,37 HS,PS AH XM,QM P,MG M3 HT,M4M,GN
P
Steel
Medium
GE,UX MH,MP DM,CM PQ,CS,GS,PT AE,AY PM,SM,KM MN MP5,NM4,NM6
Wiper Edge GUW MW WM MW W-M3 NM HTW,M4MW,WG
MU,ME RP,GH TH HT,GT,PH RE,AR MG-PR,XMR,KR RP M5,MR7 RP5,NM7,NM9 M3P,NR
Rough
MX HAS,MT CH RN
HG HA,HZ,HX,HBS THS,TU,57 PX,HX TE,UE MM-PR,QR RM,MR R4,R5,R6 NR6,NRF NM,HR
HP HH,HXD 65 HR,SR RH R7 NR8
Heavy
HU,HW HV,HDS H
HF HCS TUS HX,HE MR RR9 NRR R3P,T3P
Finishing SU,EF LM,SH SS MQ,GU SE,MP MF FP,FS,LF MF2 NF4
Light to Medium EX,EG GM,MS SF,SA SU,MS,MU PV 23 MS MF1,M1 TF,VL
M
Stainless Steel
Medium GU MM SM HU DE MM MP MF3,M3 NM4 M3M,PP
HM ES,1M,2M S ST NR4
Rough
EM,MU RM,GH SH TK MR M5,MR3 MR,MH
Light UZ LK,MA,MK,SW CM,CF Standard V,VA KF UN M5 NM5 GN
K
Cast Iron Medium GZ（UX） GK,RK,GH,MW Standard,CH,33 ZS,GC Y,RE KM,KR UM MR7

N
Non-Ferrous Metal
Finishing AX P A3,AH MS,GP

Finishing EF LS,FJ SF NFT

S
Exotic Alloy
Medium EG,EX MS,MJ HMM,SA SM NMT
Rough MU RS,GJ SMR NRT
Finishing GH,FV ★

H
Hardened Steel
Light LV ★
Carburized Layer Removal SV ★
( ) indicates a discontinued item. ★ Sintered body chipbreakers

■ Positive
Classification Application Sumitomo Electric Mitsubishi Tungaloy Kyocera Hitachi Sandvik Kennametal SECO Tools WALTER ISCAR
FC FJ,AM 01 CF,GF UM GT-F1 PF5
Finishing
P
Steel
FB,LU（FP,FK） FP,FM,FV,SQ PSF,PF,23,SS,JSS GP,XP
LUW SW
JQ,MP PF,UF,MF,KF 11,UF
WF FW
FF1
W-F1
PF4
PF
PF
WF
Wiper Edge
M
Stainless Steel Finishing to Light
SDW
SI SMG JS CK
WK

（SK,SF）LP,LM,SV,MQ PSS,PS,24,TS,TJS HQ,XQ,GK JE

LB,SU PM,UM,MM LF F1 PS5 SM,14
K
Cast Iron
Light
SC MF,GQ
Light to Medium MU MP,MM,MK,MV PM PR,UR,MR,KR MF F2 PM5 17,19
Finishing AG,AW,AY AZ AL,PP AH,A3 AL HP AL PM2 AS,AF
N
Non-Ferrous Metal Finishing to Light LD ★ ,GD ★

Finishing FV ★
H
Hardened Steel Light LV ★
( ) indicates a discontinued item. ★ Sintered body chipbreakers
(Note) The above data was collected from the various published catalogues therefore the information may not be updated.

A7
 Ma t e r i a l
Wo r k
Steel P
Steel Turning Insert Selection Guide

Main Chipbreakers

A
Negative Type Positive Type
Grades

MU
（mm） （mm）
MU
6 ME 3
MU
Steel

ME
SU

Depth of Cut (ap)

GE SU
Depth of Cut (ap)

(Crater- and Wear-Resistant) MU

4 2
LU
Stainless

GU
Steel

GU (Sharper Edge)
LB
GE
2 1 LB
SU LU
SU FB
SE
Cast Iron

FB
SE
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0 0.2 0.4
Feed Rate f（mm/rev） Feed Rate f（mm/rev）
Exotic
Alloy

Sub-Chipbreakers
Non-Ferrous Hardened
Steel

Negative Type （mm） Chipbreakers for High-Efficiency Machining （mm） Strong Edge Chipbreakers

6 6
ME MX
Depth of Cut (ap)

Depth of Cut (ap)

Metal

4 4
UX
GE
2 2

SE SX

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0 0.2 0.4 0.6

Feed Rate f（mm/rev） Feed Rate f（mm/rev）
（mm） Chipbreakers for Small Depths （mm） Wiper Inserts （mm） Chipbreakers for Heavy Cutting
15
3 6
HF
Depth of Cut (ap)

Depth of Cut (ap)

Depth of Cut (ap)

10
2 4 HW
GUW
LU

1 2 5
SEW HU

FL/FA LUW HP
MP

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0 0.3 0.6 0.9 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6
Feed Rate f（mm/rev） Feed Rate f（mm/rev） Feed Rate f（mm/rev）

Grades
● Fine Finishing To Finishing ● Finishing to Rough Cutting
（m/min） （m/min）
400 400
High Speed Cutting High Speed to
High Speed
T1000A General Purpose Cutting
Cutting Speed (vc)

Cutting Speed (vc)

Cutting
300
T1500Z 300
AC810P
General Purpose Cutting General Purpose Cutting
200 200

T1500A AC820P Interrupted to Heavy

Continuous/ Interrupted Cutting
100 General Purpose/
Interrupted Cutting
100
AC630M
Light Cutting
AC830P
T3000Z
0 0
Finishing Finishing Finishing Roughing

Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting

A8
 P

Ma t e r i a l
Recommended Cutting Conditions/
Steel

Wo r k
Representative Chipbreakers Steel

P Recommended Cutting Conditions

Steel
(Red text indicates 1st recommendation.)

Work Material
Cutting
Process
Chipbreaker Grade
Depth of Cuta（mm）
p
Cutting Conditions
f
Feed Rate （mm/rev）
Min. - Optimum - Max.

Cutting Speed v（m/min）

c
A

Grades
Fine Finishing FL T1500Z - -
0.2 0.6 1.0 0.05 0.15-0.25
- 100-250-400
Finishing LU AC810P 0.5-1.0-1.5 0.1-0.25-0.4 260-340-420
Soft Steel
Medium GU AC820P 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.2-0.35-0.5 200-260-320
Rough MU AC830P 2.0-4.0-6.0 0.3-0.45-0.6 140-180-220

Steel
Fine Finishing FL T1500Z 0.2-0.6-1.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 100-200-300
Medium Carbon Finishing LU AC810P 0.5-1.0-1.5 0.1-0.25-0.4 210-275-340
Steel Medium GU AC820P 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.2-0.35-0.5 150-190-230

Stainless
Rough MU AC830P 2.0-4.0-6.0 0.3-0.45-0.6 110-135-160

Steel
Fine Finishing FL T1500Z 0.2-0.6-1.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 50-150-250
High Carbon Finishing LU AC810P 0.5-1.0-1.5 0.1-0.25-0.4 170-225-280
Steel Medium GU AC820P 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.2-0.35-0.5 130-165-200

Cast Iron
Rough MU AC830P 2.0-4.0-6.0 0.3-0.45-0.6 90-120-150

Breaker

Exotic
Alloy
● General Purpose GE Type Chipbreaker
Achieves high efficiency and longer tool life with reduced rake face wear. The center ridge provides

Hardened Non-Ferrous
Delivers stable chip control performance from shallow cutting depths onwards. stable chip control.

Steel
2.0
0.25 The side ridges alleviate
23° stress concentration and

Metal
3° reduce rake face wear.
Cross Section of Chipbreaker

● GE Type Chip Control ● Wear Resistance

Work Material：SCM415 Cutting Conditions：vc=200m/min Dry Work Material：SCM435 Cutting Conditions：vc=250m/min f=0.4mm/rev ap=2.0mm

（mm） 5 10cm

4
p)  
(  

3
Depth of Cut 

2
Crater wear Chipbreaker wear

1 GE Type Chipbreaker Conventional Chipbreaker

0.8
Reduces rake face wear (crater wear and chipbreaker wear).
0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
Feed Rate （mm/rev） 
Achieves longer tool life and reduces machining costs.

● Shared Features of the High Efficiency Chipbreaker Series

● Application Range ● Characteristics
Rake face profile relieves stress concentration with smooth chip evacuation
6 ● Rake Face of Conventional Chipbreaker ● Rake Face of SE/GE/ME Type Chipbreaker
Chip Chip

ME
Depth of Cut (ap)

4
Localised chip contact causes rake Wide guide face ensures smooth chip flow to
face/chipbreaker wear to progress. relieve stress concentration and reduce damage.
GE

2 SE Type Chipbreaker for Finishing ME Type Chipbreaker for Roughing

SE

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8

Feed Rate（mm/rev）

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Representative Grades /
Wo r k
Steel PSteel Performance

High Speed Cutting General Purpose Cutting Interrupted Cutting

Grades AC810P / AC820P / AC830P
A AC800P Series covers a wide range of machining applications from high speed to interrupted cutting.
Grades

● All grades feature Super FF Coat, which has excellent wear and chipping resistance.
● Versatile GE Type chipbreaker suited to high-feed applications. High efficiency, long tool life.

 AC810P ：In addition to FF-TiCN, which has excellent peel-off and wear resistance, this grade features a tough,
Steel

thick Alumina coating enhanced by newly developed grain growth control technology, excellent wear
resistance and long tool life in high-speed, high-feed cutting.
 AC820P： addition to FF-TiCN, which has excellent peel-off and wear resistance, this grade features a high-
Stainless

In
Steel

density structured FF-Al2O3 layer using new smooth surface treatment technology, and also employs
coating thickness control technology to achieve excellent versatility, stability, and long tool life.
 AC830P：In addition to FF-TiCN, which has excellent peel-off and wear resistance, this grade features a strengthened FF-Al2O3 layer using new stress
Cast Iron

control technology, and moreover provides excellent reliability and wear- resistance in heavy interrupted cutting to achieve long tool life.

AC810P Cutting Performance

Exotic
Alloy

● Continuous Cutting (V-T chart) ● Interrupted Cutting

400 6,000
AC810P
Competitor’s Product Ｐ05
Excellent stability and long tool life.
Non-Ferrous Hardened

Conventional Tool P10 5,000

Steel

No. of Impacts until Breakage

Good

Competitor’s Product P10

Double the fracture
Cutting Speed (m/min)

350 4,000
resistance!
Fracture Resistance

3,000
Metal

300 2,000

1,000

250 0
1 10 100 AC810P Conventional Tool Comp. P10 Coat
(P10)
Flank Wear Width (vb) = Cutting Time until 0.2 mm (min)

Work Material: SCM435 (Continuous) Insert: CNMG120408N-GU Work Material: SCM435 (Interrupted) Insert: CNMG120408N-GU
Cutting Conditions: vc=270 to 370m/min f=0.3mm/rev ap=1.5mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=330 to 350m/min f=0.19 to 0.22mm/rev ap=1.5mm Wet

AC820P Cutting Performance

● Continuous Cutting ● Interrupted Cutting
AC820P Conv. A（P20） Competitor’s AC820P 4,572
Product A (P20) Vastly improved
Conv. A 1,425 chipping resistance!
（P20）
Comp. A 973
（P20）
5,000
Excellent wear resistance! No. of Impacts

Work Material: S45C (Continuous) Insert: CNMG120408N-GE Work Material: SCM435 (Interrupted) Insert: CNMG120408N-GE
Cutting Conditions: vc=270m/min f=0.4mm/rev ap=1.2mm Wet T=21min Cutting Conditions: vc=350m/min f =0.2mm/rev ap=1.5mm Wet

AC830P Cutting Performance

● Continuous Cutting ● Interrupted Cutting
AC830P Conv. B(P30) Competitor’s AC830P 5,247
Product B (P30) Vastly improved
Conv. B 1,643 chipping resistance!
（P30）
Comp. B 592
（P30）
5,000

Excellent wear resistance! No. of Impacts

Work Material: SCM435 (Continuous) Insert: CNMG120408N-GU Work Material: SCM435 (Interrupted) Insert: CNMG120408N-GU
Cutting Conditions: vc=240m/min f=0.3mm/rev ap=1.5mm Wet T=18min Cutting Conditions: vc=250m/min f =0.24mm/rev ap=1.5mm Wet

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T1000A
Representative Grades / Performance
Steel
T1500Z

Wo r k
T1500A
T3000Z
Recommended Cutting Conditions Steel

Uncoated Cermet Coated Cermet

Grades T1000A / T1500A / T1500Z
T1000A：A high hardness cermet that combines excellent wear resistance and toughness. Achieves high
 tolerances in continuous cutting of steel and finishing of powdered metal and cast iron. A
T1500A：A general purpose cermet made from hard grains with different grain sizes and functionality that

Grades
 provides a good balance of wear resistance and toughness. Also achieves good surface finish.
T1500Z：Employs Brilliant Coat PVD coating with excellent lubricity to provide better wear resistance and stable
finished surfaces in low-cutting-speed applications such as machining small workpieces or low carbon steel.

Performance

Steel
T1000A Performance
● Wear Resistance ● Fracture Resistance

Stainless
Exhibits excellent Provides excellent fracture resistance in addition to wear resistance.

Steel
0.20
Flank Wear Width (mm)

wear resistance.
Competitor’s Cermet
0.15 （P10） T110A T1000A
(Conventional Grade)
0.10  T1000A Competitor’s Cermet

Cast Iron
(P10)
0.05 T110A
(Conventional Grade)
0 5 10 15 20 25 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cutting Time No. of Impacts

Exotic
Alloy
Work Material：SCM435 Insert：CNMG120408N-SU Work Material：SCM435 Insert：CNMG120408N-SU
Cutting Conditions:vc=320m/min f=0.20mm/rev ap=1.5mm Dry Cutting Conditions:vc=230m/min f=0.20mm/rev ap=1.0mm Wet

Hardened Non-Ferrous
T1500A Performance

Steel
● Wear Resistance ● Machined Surface Finish Beautiful glossy finished
（mm） 0.20 surfaces after facing.
T1200A (Conventional Grade)
Flank Wear Width

0.15 Competitor’s Cermet(P20)

Metal
0.10
T1500A
0.05 1.5 times better
wear resistance!
0 5 10 15 20 25
Cutting Time T1500A Competitor’s Cermet(P20)
Work Material：SCM435 Insert：CNMG120408N-SU Work Material：S45C Insert：DNMG150404N-LU
Cutting Conditions:vc=230m/min f=0.20mm/rev ap=1.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions:vc=150m/min f=0.12mm/rev ap=0.1mm Wet

T1500Z Performance
● Wear Resistance ● Machined Surface Finish
（mm）0.20
Competitor's Reduces cloudy finish Beautiful finished surfaces
Flank Wear Width

Coated Cermet T2000Z

0.15 （P20） on machined surfaces. even at lower cutting speeds.
(Conventional
0.10 Grade)

0.05
T1500Z
0 10 20 30 40 50 T2000Z Competitor's Coated
Cutting Time
T1500Z Competitor’s Cermet（P20） T1500Z (Conventional Grade) Cermet（P20）

Work Material：SCM435 Insert：CNMG120408N-SU Work Material：SNCM220H Insert：DNMG150408N-SU Work Material：STKM13A Insert：CNMG120408N-SU

Cutting Conditions:vc=230m/min f=0.20mm/rev ap=1.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions:vc=150m/min f=0.20mm/rev ap=1.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions:vc=100m/min f=0.15mm/rev ap=1.0mm Wet

Recommended Cutting Conditions

Cutting Cutting Conditions Min. - Optimum - Max.
Work Material Chipbreaker Grades
Process Depth of Cut a（mm）
p Feed Rate f（mm/rev） Cutting Speed v（m/min）
c

Soft Steel Fine Finishing FA/FL T1500Z 0.2-0.5-1.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 150-280-400

（SS41 and others） Finishing LU T3000Z 0.3-1.0-1.8 0.08-0.20-0.35 150-280-400
Alloy Steel Fine Finishing FA/FL T1500A 0.2-0.5-1.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 100-200-300
Carbon Steel Finishing SU/SE T1500A 0.5-1.0-2.0 0.08-0.20-0.35 100-200-300
（S45C, SCM435, and others） Medium GU T1500Z 0.8-2.2-4.0 0.15-0.25-0.50 100-200-300
High Carbon Steel Fine Finishing FA/FL T1000A 0.2-0.5-1.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 50-150-250
Carbon Steel Finishing SU/SE T1500Z 0.5-1.0-2.0 0.08-0.20-0.35 50-150-250
（SCM440H and others） Medium GU T1500Z 0.8-2.2-4.0 0.15-0.25-0.50 50-150-250

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Steel Application Examples (1) AC630M

AC820P
AC830P

Application Examples
A AC820P
Grades

S48C Turbine Hub SCr420H Output Shaft

Good stability and wear resistance in rough cutting of mill- Good wear resistance in high-speed conditions and 2.7x tool
scaled work with 1.6x tool life. life.

300
400
Steel

No. of Workpieces
No. of Workpieces

300 2.7x tool life

200 1.6x tool life
200
Stainless

100
Steel

100

0
0 Conventional AC820P Conventional
AC820P P20
P10
Cast Iron

Insert: CNMG120408N-GE (AC820P) Insert: CNMG120408N-SX (AC820P)

Cutting Conditions: vc=210m/min f=0.3mm/rev ap=1.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc= up to 400m/min f=0.25mm/rev ap=0.5 to 1.2mm Wet

SCM435 Balancer SCM415 Turbine Hub

Exotic
Alloy

High reliability in interrupted cutting with 1.7x tool life. Low alloy steel and good finishing. Stable cutting with 1.8x
tool life.
60
1,000
Non-Ferrous Hardened

No. of Workpieces
No. of Workpieces

1.7x tool life

Steel

1.8x tool life

30
500
Metal

0
0
AC820P Conventional
P20 AC820P Conventional
P20

Insert: WNMG080408N-GU (AC820P) Insert: CNMG120408N-GU (AC820P)

Cutting Conditions: vc=220m/min f=0.18mm/rev ap=10mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=200m/min f=0.25mm/rev ap=2.0mm Wet

S48C Compact Knuckle S45C Ring

No sudden breakages and significantly improved stability with Good wear resistance in rough cutting of mill-scaled work and
2.5x tool life. 1.5x tool life.
100 500
2.5x tool life
No. of Workpieces
No. of Workpieces

1.5x tool life

50 250

0 0
AC820P Conventional
P10
AC820P Conventional
Tool

Insert: WNMG080412N-LU (AC820P) Insert: DNMG150412N-SX (AC820P)

Cutting Conditions: vc=192m/min f=0.45mm/rev ap=1.0 to 2.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=200m/min f=0.15-0.35mm/rev ap=1.0 to 2.0mm Wet

SCM425 Gear S35C Carrier Flange

Good wear resistance in high-feed conditions with 1.8x tool Positive type with good wear resistance and 2.2x tool life.
life.
200
300
No. of Workpieces
No. of Workpieces

1.8x tool life 150 2.2x tool life

200

100
100
0
0 AC820P Conventional
Tool
AC820P Conventional
P20

Insert: CNMG120408N-MU (AC820P) Insert: DCMT11T308N-SU (AC820P)

Cutting Conditions: vc=220m/min f=0.5mm/rev ap=5mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=180m/min f=0.17mm/rev ap=1mm Wet

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P Steel

Wo r k
AC810P

AC630M
AC820P
AC830P Application Examples (2) Steel

Application Examples

AC810P
A

Grades
SCr415 Hub S45C Hub
Good tool life in rough cutting of mill-scaled work. Good tool life in rough cutting of mill-scaled work.
In rough cutting of mill-scaled work, AC810P provides In rough cutting of mill-scaled work, AC810P provides superior wear resistance
superior wear resistance and cutting edge stability compared to competitor's grade (P10 coating)
compared to competitor's grade(P10 coating) 500 and has achieved 1.5 times 150

Steel
1.5x
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces
and has achieved 1.4 times longer tool life. 400 longer tool life. tool life
1.4x tool life 100
300

Stainless
200
50

Steel
100
0 0
AC810P Comp. P10 AC810P Comp. P10

Cast Iron
Insert: DNMG150612N-GE (AC810P） Insert: WNMG080412N-GU（AC810P）
Cutting Conditions: vc=204m/min f=0.35 to 0.45mm/rev ap=1.5 to 3.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=250m/min f=0.4mm/rev ap=1.5mm Wet

S45C Hub S45C CVJ Outer Race

Exotic
Alloy
Long tool life and stable cutting edge. Long tool life in high speed machining applications.
AC810P gives higher cutting edge stability than In high-speed dry machining, AC810P provides
competitor's grade (P10 coating) and achieves 150 superior wear resistance compared to 120
conventional grade (AC700G) and has
1.5 times longer tool life. 1.5x tool life 1.5x tool life
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

Hardened Non-Ferrous
achieved 1.5 times longer tool life.

Steel
100
60
50

Metal
0 0
AC810P Comp. P10 AC810P AC700G

Insert: VBMT160408N-SU (AC810P） Insert: DNMG150612N-LU（AC810P）

Cutting Conditions: vc=240m/min f=0.25mm/rev ap=0.7mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=350m/min f=0.20 to 0.45mm/rev ap=0.4 to 0.5mm Dry

S53C CVJ Outer Race S45C Coupling

Long tool life in dry cutting applications. On par with P05 grade.
In dry machining, AC810P provides superior In high-feed cutting, AC810P provides superior wear
wear resistance compared to competitor's 100 resistance compared to competitor's grade 30
grade (P10 coating) and has achieved (P05 coating) and has achieved 2.4 times
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

1.5 times longer tool life. 1.5x tool life longer tool life. 2.4x tool life
50 15

0 0
AC810P Comp. P10 AC810P Comp. P05

Insert: DNMG150612N-GE (AC810P） Insert: SNMG150616N-MU（AC810P）

Cutting Conditions: vc=270m/min f=0.35 to 0.38mm/rev ap=1.5mm Dry Cutting Conditions: vc=175m/min f=0.66mm/rev ap=2.6mm Wet

AC830P
S55C Hub Unit SS400 Bolt
Long tool life in both interrupted and continuous cutting! Long tool life in both interrupted and continuous cutting!
AC830P offers reduced chipping compared to AC830P offers superior chipping and wear
competitor's grade (P30) in both continuous 150 resistance compared to competitor's 800
3x tool life 1.6x tool life
No. of Workpieces

and interrupted cutting to give 3x tool life. grade (P30) and has 1.6x tool life.
No. of Workpieces

100
500

50

0 0
AC830P Comp. P30 Shaping a hexagonal bar AC830P Comp. P30

Insert: DNMG150412N-UX (AC830P） Insert: CNMG120408N-GU（AC830P）

Cutting Conditions: vc=150m/min f=0.25mm/rev ap=1.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=170m/min f=0.25mm/rev ap=2.5mm Wet

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AC820P
Steel Application Examples (3) AC630M AC830P

Application Examples
A AC830P
Grades

S50C Machine Component SCM415 Cam Shaft

Improved efficiency and long tool life. On par with P20 grade.
AC830P provides cutting speed that is 25% faster than In comparison to competitor's grade (P20 coating) which suffered
competitor's grade (P30 coating) and achieves 2.3 times 10 from sudden breakages leading to unstable tool life (30 to 70 workpieces), AC830P 150
3x tool life
Steel

longer tool life. provides stable tool life that is 3 times longer (140 to 160 workpieces).

No. of Workpieces
No. of Workpieces 2.3x tool life
100

ø60
5
Stainless

50
Steel

0 0
92 AC830P Comp. P30 AC830P Comp. P20
Cast Iron

Insert：CNMG120412N-MU (AC830P) Insert：DNMG150408N-GU (AC830P)

Cutting Conditions：vc=120 to 150m/min f=0.25mm/rev ap=1.5mm Wet Cutting Conditions：vc=220m/min f=0.25mm/rev ap=1.0mm Wet

SCr420 Pinion Gear SNCM420 Large Gear for Construction Equipment

Exotic
Alloy

Stable, long tool life in heavy interrupted cutting. Stable, long tool life in heavy cutting.
In heavy interrupted cutting of gears, AC830P provides less In heavy cutting with varying cut depths, AC830P achieves stable tool
abnormal damage compared to conventional grade 150 life that is 4.9 times longer compared to conventional grade (AC3000). 9
(AC3000) and has achieved stable tool life that is 3 3x tool life 4.9x tool life
No. of Workpieces
Non-Ferrous Hardened

Cutting Time (min)

times longer.
Steel

100 6
435

50 3

714
Metal

0 1,664 0
AC830P AC3000 AC830P AC3000

Insert：SNMG120412N-UX (AC830P) Insert：SNMM190616N-HG (AC830P)

Cutting Conditions：vc=170m/min f=0.35mm/rev ap=1.5mm Wet Cutting Conditions：vc=115m/min f=0.8mm/rev ap=5 to 10mm Wet

AC630M
SNCM439 Shaft S53C Hub
AC630M suppresses vibration and has 2.5x tool life of AC630M has no chipping during light interrupted cutting and has
competitor’s P20 grade. 3x tool life of competitor’s P20 grade.
100 300
3x tool life
No. of Workpieces
No. of Workpieces

2.5x tool life

200 倍
50
100

0 0
AC630M Comp. P20 AC630M Comp. P20
Insert：DNMG150404N-EX（AC630M） Insert：WNMG080412N-GU（AC630M）
Cutting Conditions：vc=180m/min f=0.18mm/rev ap=0.5mm Wet Cutting Conditions：vc=180m/min f=0.35mm/rev ap=0.8mm Wet

AC900G
Alloy Steel Forged Steel Roll Alloy Steel Axle
Reduced cutting resistance during rough cutting of mill-scaled Stable tool life on rough, mill-scaled work.
work and improved feed rate have improved efficiency by 1.5x.

Insert：SNMM310924N-HW（AC900G） Insert：SNMM310924N-MP（AC900G）
Cutting Conditions：vc=98m/min f=1.2mm/rev ap=15 to 20mm Wet Cutting Conditions：vc=50m/min f=1.0mm/rev ap=15 to 21mm Dry

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T1000A T1500Z

T1500A
T3000Z
Application Examples(4) Steel

Application Examples

T1500A (M Class Insert)

A

Grades
SCM415 Arbor SCM435 Shaft SCM435 Gear Shaft

1,000 1,000 1,000

1.25x tool life
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces
3x tool life 1.6x tool life

No. of Workpieces

Steel
500 500

Machined
Machined

500

Surface
Surface

Stainless
0 0
T1500A Competitor’s 0
T1500A Competitor’s T1500A Conventional

Steel
T1500A Competitor’s Product Product T1500A Competitor’s Product
Product Tool

Insert：DNMG150408N-LU（T1500A） Insert：DNMG150408N-SU（T1500A） Insert：DNMG150404N-LU（T1500A）

Cutting Conditions：vc=200m/min f=0.25mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=200m/min f=0.18mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=90 to 140m/min f=0.15mm/rev

Cast Iron
ap=0.3mm Wet ap=0.15mm Wet ap=0.25mm Wet

S45C Shaft SUS316 Valve STKM13A Machine Component

Exotic
Alloy
250
60 70
1.25x tool life
No. of Workpieces

1.3x tool life 2x tool life

No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

Hardened Non-Ferrous
200 50 60
50

Steel
150 40
40
100 30
30
20 20
50
10 10
0
T1500A Conventional 0 0
Tool T1500A Competitor’s T1500A Conventional
Product Tool

Metal
Insert：TNMG160404N-FL（T1500A） Insert：TNMG160408N-SU（T1500A） Insert：TNMG160404N-SU（T1500A）
Cutting Conditions：vc=200m/min f=0.12mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=140m/min f=0.12mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=150m/min f=0.07mm/rev
ap=0.35mm Wet ap=0.15mm Wet ap=0.1mm Wet

T1500A (G Class Insert)

SAPH400 Automotive Component S45C Transmission Part SPH440 Drum Brake Component

30 400 1,000
2x tool life 1.6x tool life 2x tool life
No. of Workpieces
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

300

15 200 500

100

0 0 0
T1500A Competitor’s T1500A Competitor’s T1500A Conventional
Product Product Tool

Insert：TNGG160402L-UM（T1500A） Insert：TNGG160402L-FY（T1500A） Insert：DNGG150404R-UM（T1500A）

Cutting Conditions：vc=180m/min f=0.25mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=300m/min f=0.05mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=280m/min f=0.07mm/rev
ap=0.25mm Wet ap=0.1mm Wet ap=0.25mm Wet

SCM435 Pump Part S45C Sleeve S45C Machine Component

250 80 200
1.25x tool life 1.6x tool life
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces
No. of Workpieces

200 60 150 1.4x tool life

150
40 100
100
20 50
50
0 0 0
T1500A Conventional T1500A Conventional T1500A Competitor’s
Tool Tool Product

Insert：TNGG160404R-UM（T1500A） Insert：TPGT110304L-SD（T1500A） Insert：DCGT070202L-FX（T1500A）

Cutting Conditions：vc=100m/min f=0.25mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=200m/min f=0.15mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc= to 240m/min f=0.03mm/rev
ap=1.0mm Wet ap=0.2mm Wet ap=0.05mm Wet

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T1500Z

鋼 Application Examples (5) T1500A T3000Z

Application Examples
A T1000A
Grades

SCM440 Shaft S45C Flange

10
2.5x tool life
250 1.3x tool life
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces
200
Steel

150
5
100
50
Stainless
Steel

0 0
T1000A Competitor’s
T1000A Conventional
Product Tool
Cast Iron

Insert: DNMG150408N-SU (T1000A) Insert: TPGT110304L-SD (T1000A)

Cutting Conditions: vc=180m/min, f=0.10 to 0.25mm/rev, ap=0.4mm, Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=180m/min, f=0.08mm/rev, ap=0.15mm, Wet

S30C Automotive Component S25C Automotive Component

Exotic

1.2x tool life 1.5x tool life

Alloy

120 1,500

No. of Workpieces
No. of Workpieces

100 Surface Roughness Surface Roughness

80 1,000
Non-Ferrous Hardened

60
Steel

40 500
20
0 0
T1000A Competitor's T1000A Conventional
Coated Carbide Tool
(P10)
Metal

Insert: DCMT070208N-SU (T1000A) Insert: TNGG160404L-FX (T1000A)

Cutting Conditions: vc=230m/min, f=0.05mm/rev, ap=0.3 to 0.7mm, Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=80 to 170m/min, f=0.10mm/rev, ap=0.2mm, Dry

T3000Z
S48C Shaft (Interrupted Cutting) SCr420H Cone Clutch
300 1,000
2x tool life 2.3x tool life
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

200
Breakage
500
100

0 0
T3000Z Competitor’s T3000Z Competitor’s
Product Product

Insert: CNMG120408N-SX (T3000Z) Insert: WNMG080408N-LU(T3000Z)

Cutting Conditions: vc=220m/min, f=0.25mm/rev, ap=1.8mm, Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=200m/min, f=0.20mm/rev, ap=1.0mm, Wet

SCr420H Clutch Gear (Interrupted Cutting) S45C Machine Component

2,000 500
2x tool life
No. of Workpieces

2.5x tool life

No. of Workpieces

400
Chipping 300
1,000 Breakage
200
100
0 0
T3000Z Competitor’s
T3000Z Competitor’s
Product Product

Insert: DNMG150408N-LU (T3000Z) Insert: CPMT090304N-SU (T3000Z)

Cutting Conditions: vc=200m/min, f=0.3mm/rev, ap=0.3 to 0.5mm, Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=100m/min, f=0.20mm/rev, ap=1.0mm, Wet

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Ma t e r i a l
Steel
T1000A

Wo r k
T1500Z

T1500A T3000Z
Application Examples (6) 鋼

Application Examples

T1500Z A

Grades
SCM415 Shaft SCM420H Automotive Component S48C Guide

150 10,000
1,500
7.5x tool life

No. of Workpieces
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces
1.9x tool life
2x tool life

Steel
100 1,000
5,000

50 500

0 0

Stainless
0 T1500Z Competitor’s
T1500Z Conventional T1500Z Competitor’s Product

Steel
Tool Product

Insert: TNMG160408N-SU (T1500Z) Insert: TNMG160408N-LU (T1500Z) Insert: TPMT090204N-LU (T1500Z)

Cast Iron
Cutting Conditions: vc=220m/min, f=0.26 to 0.34mm/rev, Cutting Conditions: vc=200m/min, f=0.15mm/rev, Cutting Conditions: vc=162m/min, f=0.13mm/rev,
ap=0.2 to 0.25mm, Wet ap=1.0mm, Wet ap=0.55mm, Wet

S45C Sleeve S43C Lower Shaft S43C Machine Component

Exotic
Alloy
2,000
15,000 2,000

No. of Workpieces
No. of Workpieces
No. of Workpieces

2.8x tool life 2.8x tool life

Hardened Non-Ferrous
10,000 2.4x tool life
1,000

Steel
1,000
5,000

0
0 0 T1500Z Conventional
T1500Z Conventional T1500Z Conventional Tool
Tool Tool

Metal
Insert: DCMT11T304N-LU (T1500Z) Insert: CPGT080208N-SD (T1500Z) Insert: VNMG160408N-FL (T1500Z)
Cutting Conditions: vc=230m/min, f=0.10mm/rev, Cutting Conditions: vc=140m/min, f=0.15mm/rev, Cutting Conditions: vc=180m/min, f=0.2mm/rev, ap=0.2
ap=0.50mm, Wet ap=0.5mm, Wet to 0.9mm, Wet

SAPH440 (Press Material) Piston Component SCM420H Clutch Component S45C Hub

③
Roughing
ap=0.30mm ②
T1500Z
ø64

ø110

(400 pcs)
ø30
ø70

①
Finishing
ap=0.02mm T1500Z Conventional Tool

T1500Z Conventional Tool Competitor’s Product

Criteria：Undulation of Finished Surface Criteria：Surface Properties (Clouding and Exit Burrs) (200 pcs)

Insert：DCMT11T308N-FB（T1500Z） Insert：DCMT11T304N-FB（T1500Z） Insert：VBMT160408N-LB（T1500Z）

Cutting Conditions：vc=360m/min f=0.14mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=220m/min f= ① 0.15 ② 0.12 Cutting Conditions：vc=240m/min f =0.25 to 0.28mm/rev
ap=Rough：0.30mm Finishing：0.02mm Wet      ③ 0.18mm/rev ap=0.25mm Wet      ap=0.6mm Wet

T2000Z
S45C Flange S45C Gear (Interrupted Cutting)
500
2x tool life 500
No. of Workpieces

2x tool life
No. of Workpieces

250
250

0
T2000Z Competitor’s 0
Product T2000Z Competitor’s
Product
Insert: DNMG150408N-SU (T2000Z) Insert: TNGG160404R-UM (T2000Z)
Cutting Conditions: vc=200m/min, f=0.28mm/rev, ap=1.5mm, Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=300m/min, f=0.15mm/rev, ap=2.0mm, Wet

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Turning Insert Selection Guide /
Work
Stainless Steel M
Stainless Steel Recommended Cutting Conditions

Chipbreakers

A Negative Type

（mm）
Positive Type

（mm）
EG EM MU
Grades

6.0 4.0

EM EX MU
(MU) SU
3.0 MU

Depth of Cut (ap)

Depth of Cut (ap)
Steel

4.0
GU
LU
2.0
EG EF
Stainless

SU
2.0 EX LB LB
Steel

GU LU
1.0
EF
(SU) SU
Cast Iron

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0 0.2 0.4

Feed Rate （mm/rev）
f Feed Rate （mm/rev）
f

Refer to the chapter on Small Tools (page D7) for the Chipbreaker Selection Guide for ground inserts (G Class) inserts.
Exotic
Alloy

Grades
Non-Ferrous Hardened
Steel

（m/min）

200
High Speed/High Efficiency Cutting

AC610M
Metal

︵ ︶vc

150
Cutting Speed

Wide Cutting Range

100
AC6030M Heavy
Interrupted Cutting

AC6040M
50
AC630M
AC530U
Finishing Roughing

Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting

M
Stainless Steel
Recommended Cutting Conditions
(Red text indicates 1st recommendation.)
Cutting Cutting Conditions Min. - Optimum - Max.
Work Material Chipbreaker Grade
Process Depth of Cu a（mm）
p f mm/rev） Cutting Speed v（m/min）
Feed Rate （ c

SUS405, SUS410L, Finishing EF（SU） AC610M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 170-225-300

Ferritic SUS430, SUS430F, Medium EG･GU･EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 140-180-235
SUS434, SUS447FJ1 Rough EM（MU） AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 120-150-180
Cr-based
SUS403, SUS410, Finishing EF（SU） AC6030M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 120-175-230
Martensitic SUS420J2,SUS420F, Medium EG･GU･EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 100-140-180
SUS440F Rough EM（MU） AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 80-120-160
SSU304, SUS304L, Finishing EF（SU） AC6030M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 145-200-265
Austenitic SUS316, SUS316L, Medium EG･GU･EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 120-160-210
SUS303, SUS321 Rough EM（MU） AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 100-135-170
Cr/Ni-
Two-Phase SUS329J1, Finishing EF（SU） AC6030M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 120-160-200
Austenitic/ SUS329J3L, Medium EG･GU･EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 95-125-160
based Ferritic SSU329J4L Rough EM（MU） AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 75-105-135
Deposition SUS630, Finishing EF（SU） AC6030M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 90-115-140
Hardened SUS631, Medium EG･GU･EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 70- 90-110
Structures SUS632J1 Rough EM（MU） AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 50- 75-100

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 Material
Representative Grades / M Stainless Steel

Work
AC610M

AC6030M
AC630M AC6040M
AC530U
Performance Stainless Steel

Grades AC6030M / AC6040M / AC610M /AC630M / AC520U / AC530U

AC6030M：Employs Absotech Platinum, a new CVD coating.The first recommended grade for general machining of stainless steel that drastically reduces the occurrence of abnormal A
damage, which is a problem in stainless steel machining, and achieves long and stable machining thanks to the improved coating strength and excellent adhesion.

Grades
AC6040M：Employs Absotech Bronze, a new PVD coating, and exclusive tough carbide substrate.The first recommended grade for interrupted machining of stainless steel that drastically improves the
reliability in unstable machining thanks to the excellent adhesion and peel-off resistance of the new PVD coating as well as the improved fracture resistance of the exclusive carbide substrate.
AC610M：High hardness carbide substrate coupled with Super FF Coat. For high efficiency machining with superior wear resistance.

Steel
AC630M：High toughness carbide substrate coupled with Super FF Coat. A general purpose grade with sharp cutting edges for superior stability.
AC520U：Tough carbide grade that utilises the high wear resistant Super ZX Coat for excellent stability
AC530U：Tough grade with long tool life and high efficiency for precision machining of stainless steel and From page D6

Stainless
small components.

Steel
Performance

Cast Iron
AC6030M Cutting Performance
● Continuous Cutting ● Interrupted Cutting

Exotic
Alloy
0.30
Comp.A
（CVD M30)
0.25 AC6030M
Flank Wear Width(mm)

Conv. A

Hardened Non-Ferrous
0.20

Steel
0.15 Conv. A

0.10
AC6030M

Metal
Comp.A
CVD
0.05 （  ）
M30

0
10 20 30 40 50 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500
Cutting Time (min) No. of Impacts until Breakage

Work Material：SUS316 Insert：CNMG120408N-EX Work Material：SUS316 Insert：CNMG120408N-GU

Cutting Conditions：vc=200m/min  f =0.2mm/rev  ap=2.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions： vc=100m/min  f =0.1mm/rev  ap=1.0mm Wet

AC6040M Cutting Performance

● Continuous Cutting ● Interrupted Cutting
0.30
Comp.B
（PVD M40)
0.25 AC6040M
Flank Wear Width(mm)

0.20

Conv. B
0.15 Conv. B

0.10
AC6040M Comp.Ｂ
PVD
0.05 （  ）
M40

0
10 20 30 40 50 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000
Cutting Time (min) No. of Impacts until Breakage

Work Material：SUS316 Insert：CNMG120408N-GU Work Material：SUS316 Insert：CNMG120408N-GU

Cutting Conditions：vc=150m/min  f =0.2mm/rev  ap=2.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions：vc=230m/min  f =0.23mm/rev  ap=0.80mm Dry

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 Material Stainless Steel
Work M AC610M

AC6030M
Stainless Steel Application Examples (1) AC630M AC6040M
AC530U

Application Examples
A AC6030M
Grades

【SCS13 Valve Ball】 【SUS304 Joint Component】 【SUS304 Shaft】

Achieves stable, 2 times longer tool life in Enables roughing to finishing from hexagonal bars Achieves 2 times longer tool life thanks
interrupted machining of cast steel. with one grade and achieves 3 times longer tool life. to excellent wear resistance.
500
2 6
Steel

No. of Workpieces
No. of Workpieces
No. of Workpieces

2 x tool life 400 2 x tool life

3 x tool life
300 4
1
200
2
100
Stainless

0 0 0
Steel

AC6030M Comp. M30 AC6030M Comp. M30 AC6030M Comp. M30

Insert：CNMG120412N-EM（AC6030M） Insert：CNMG120412N-GU（AC6030M） Insert：WNMG080408N-EX（AC6030M）

Cutting Conditions：vc=100m/min f=0.30 to 0.35mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=50 to 75m/min f=0.16mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=60 to 70m/min f=0.32mm/rev
Cast Iron

     ap=2.5mm Wet      ap=2.0mm Wet      ap=3.0mm Wet

【SUS430 Motorcycle Component】 【SCS11 Pump Part】 【SUS304 Shaft】

Exotic
Alloy

Provides stable machined surface quality and achieves 2 times Provides 2.5 times efficiency (Vc=60 to 100m/min. Achieves 1.4 times longer tool life thanks
longer tool life thanks to excellent adhesion resistance. f=0.2 to 0.3mm/rev) and 2 times longer tool life. to excellent wear resistance.
Non-Ferrous Hardened

1,200 80
2
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces
2 x tool life 2 x tool life 70
No. of Workpieces

1,000
Steel

800
60 1.4x tool life
50
600 1 40
400 30
20
200
10
0 0 0
AC6030M Comp. M30 AC6030M Comp. M30 AC6030M Comp. M30
Metal

Insert：CNMG120404N-EF（AC6030M） Insert：CNMG120408N-EG（AC6030M） Insert：CNMG120408N-GU（AC6030M）

Cutting Conditions：vc=120m/min f=0.10mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=100m/min f=0.3mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=160m/min f=0.25mm/rev
     ap=0.8 to 1.5mm Wet      ap=0.5mm Wet      ap=3.0mm Wet

AC6040M
【SCS14 Flange】 【SUS304 Nozzle】 【SCS14 Valve Joint】
Achieves 2.6 times longer tool life thanks to excellent Achieves 2.7 times longer tool life thanks Achieves 1.6 times longer tool life thanks
fracture resistance. to excellent adhesion resistance. to excellent crater wear resistance.
10 50 150
2.7x tool life
2.6x tool life 1.6x tool life
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

8 40 120
6 30 90
4 20 60
2 10 30
0 0 0
AC6040M Comp. M30 AC6040M Comp. M30 AC6040M Comp. M30

Insert：CNMG120408N-GU（AC6040M） Insert：CNMG120408N-GU（AC6040M） Insert：WNMG080408N-EX（AC6040M）

Cutting Conditions：vc=200 to 360m/min f=0.12mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=150m/min f=0.15mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=130 to 160m/min  =0.10mm/rev
     ap=0.4mm Wet      ap=1.5mm Wet      ap=0.7mm Wet

【SCS13 Flange Joint Component】 【SCS13 Coupling】 【SUS14 Valve Flange】

Provides stable machined surfaces and achieves 1.6 Achieves 2 times longer tool life thanks to excellent Achieves over 1.3 times longer stable tool
times longer tool life thanks to excellent wear resistance. fracture resistance. life thanks to excellent fracture resistance.
50 10 10
1.6x tool life
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

40 8 8
30 6
2 x tool life 6
1.3x tool life
20 4 4
10 2 2
0 0 0
AC6040M Comp. M30 AC6040M Comp. M30 AC6040M Comp. M30

Insert：WNMG080408N-EX（AC6040M） Insert：CNMG120408N-EG（AC6040M） Insert：WNMG080408N-GU（AC6040M）

Cutting Conditions：vc=140 to 200m/min f=0.08mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=70 to 180m/min f=0.14mm/rev Cutting Conditions：vc=180 to 340m/min  =0.15mm/rev
     ap=0.5mm Wet      ap=2.5mm Wet      ap=0.4mm×4pass Wet

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 Material
M Stainless Steel

Work
AC610M

AC6030M
AC630M AC6040M
AC530U
Application Examples (2) Stainless Steel

Application Examples
AC610M A

Grades
SUS304 Arbor SUS410 Sleeve
AC610M has good wear resistance 100 AC610M features superior wear resistance 20
with 2x tool life of competitor's. 2x tool life compared to competitor's with 2x tool life. 2x tool life

No. of Workpieces
Cutting Time (min)

Steel
50 10

0 0
AC610M Comp. M10 AC610M Comp. M10

Stainless
Steel
Insert：DNMG150408N-EX（AC610M） Insert：DNMG150408N-GU（AC610M）
Cutting Conditions：vc=210m/min f=0.3mm/rev ap=2.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions：vc=215m/min f=0.35mm/rev ap=0.85mm Wet

Cast Iron
AC630M

Exotic
SUS304 Machine Component SUS316L Automotive Component

Alloy
AC630M enables stable cutting without breakages with 1.5x AC630M enables stable cutting even in light interrupted cutting with
the tool life of competitor's grade. 3 2x the tool life of competitor's grade. 20
1.5x tool life 2x tool life

Hardened Non-Ferrous
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

Steel
2
10 
1

0 0
AC630M Comp. M10

Metal
AC630M Comp. M30

Insert：DNMG150408N-EX（AC630M） Insert：DNMG150408N-GU（AC630M）
Cutting Conditions：vc=130m/min  =0.4mm/rev ap=0.5mm Wet Cutting Conditions：vc=150m/min f=0.15mm/rev ap=1.6mm Wet

AC520U
SUS304 Machine Component Grooving SUS304 Measuring Component
Enables stable machining without chattering thanks to
8
2.7x tool life excellent chip control performance and a high rigidity holder.
No. of Workpieces

ø30

4
ø2

0
AC520U Comp. M30

Insert：CNMG120408N-EX（AC520U） Insert：GCM N3002-GG（AC520U） Toolholder：GNDL R2525M-320

Cutting Conditions：vc=150m/min f=0.2mm/rev ap=2.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions：vc=60m/min f=0.025mm/rev ap=2.0mm Wet  Cutting edge：3mm

AC530U
SUS416 Pulley Shaft Cutting Off Round Hollow SUS303 Pipe
Enables stable machining thanks to superior cutting
3,000 performance and excellent chip control.
No. of Workpieces

2,500 1.8x tool life

2,000
ø35

ø40

1,500
1,000
500
0
AC530U Conventional Tool

Insert：BTR3515（AC530U） Insert：GCMR2002-CG-05（AC530U） Toolholder：GNDL R2020K-220

Cutting Conditions：vc=60 to 90m/min f=0.04mm/rev ap=1.5 to 2.5mm Wet Cutting Conditions：vc=140m/min (n=1,000rpm) f =0.03mm/rev Wet Cutting edge：2mm

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Work
Cast Iron K Turning Insert Selection Guide /
Cast Iron
Recommended Cutting Conditions

Chipbreakers

A Negative Type Positive Type

Grades

（mm） （mm）

Roughing

Roughing
Breakers No
6.0 6.0
Depth of Cut (ap)

Large

Large
Depth of Cut (ap)
Breakers
GZ No MU
GZ Breakers No Breakers
4.0
Finishing Medium Cutting

Finishing Medium Cutting

4.0 No
Steel

GZ
UZ （UX）
Depth of Cut

Depth of Cut
2.0 2.0 MU MU
UZ
Stainless

UZ (Sharper Edge and Low Cutting Force)

Steel

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 Sharp Edge Strong Edge 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 Sharp Edge Strong Edge

Feed Rate （mm/rev）

f Feed Rate （
f mm/rev）
Cast Iron

Grades
Coated SUMIBORON SUMIBORON SUMIBORON SUMIBORON SUMIBORON
BNC500 BN500 BN7000 BN700 BNS800 Page L18
Exotic
Alloy

● FC (Grey Cast Iron) ● FCD (Ductile Cast Iron)

（m/min） （m/min）
Non-Ferrous Hardened

2,000
Steel

500

1,000 High Speed

Continuous Cutting
BN7000
AC4 5K
AC405K
Cutting Speed (vc)

Cutting Speed (vc)

Metal

300
High Speed BNS800 Continuous Cutting

500 Continuous Cutting

BNC500 AC415K
AC4 5K
AC405K
200
300

Continuous Cutting
Mill-Scaled
AC415K
Mill-Scaled
200 Work/Interrupted Cutting
Work/Interrupted Cutting

AC420K BN7000 AC420K

BN500
100
100
AC820P AC820P

Finishing Roughing Finishing Roughing

Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting

K
Cast Iron
Recommended Cutting Conditions
(Red text indicates 1st recommendation.)
Cutting FC (Grey Cast Iron) Min. - Optimum - Max. FCD (Ductile Cast Iron) Min. - Optimum - Max.
Application Chipbreakers Grades
Process f
Feed Rate （mm/rev） Cutting Speed v（m/min）
c f
Feed Rate （mm/rev） Cutting Speed v（m/min）
c

High Speed Continuous to General No BN7000 0.1-0.2-0.5 500-1,500-2,000 0.1-0.20-0.4 80-150-200

Cutting Continuous No BNC500 ̶ ̶ 0.1-0.20-0.4 200-350-500
Continuous UZ AC405K 0.1-0.25-0.4 230-400-570 0.1-0.25-0.4 170-350-500
Finishing General UZ AC415K 0.1-0.25-0.4 200-350-500 0.1-0.25-0.4 150-300-450
Interrupted GZ AC415K 0.1-0.30-0.5 150-275-400 0.1-0.30-0.5 150-250-350
Light Continuous GZ AC405K 0.1-0.30-0.5 170-315-460 0.1-0.30-0.5 170-285-400
Interrupted General GZ AC415K 0.1-0.30-0.5 150-275-400 0.1-0.30-0.5 150-250-350
Medium Interrupted GZ AC420K 0.1-0.30-0.5 100-200-300 0.1-0.30-0.5 80-150-220
Roughing Continuous GZ AC415K 0.1-0.30-0.5 150-275-400 0.1-0.30-0.5 150-250-350
(Mill-Scaled General GZ AC420K 0.1-0.30-0.5 100-200-300 0.1-0.30-0.5 80-150-220
Work) Interrupted No AC420K 0.2-0.35-0.6 100-175-250 0.2-0.35-0.6 80-130-180

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 Material
Representative Grades /
Cast Iron

Work
K
BN7000
(BN700)
BNS800
AC405K

BNC500
(BN500)
AC415K
AC420K
AC820P
Application Examples Cast Iron

High Speed Continuous Cutting General Purpose Mill-Scaled Work/Interrupted Cutting

Grades AC405K / AC415K / AC420K
AC405K：Suitable for high-speed continuous cutting. Excellent resistance to wear and plastic deformation. A
AC415K：First recommended grade for cast iron turning. Provides stability and long tool life in a wide range of processes.

Grades
AC420K：Superior fracture resistance provides excellent stability in interrupted unstable cutting and when cutting mill-scaled work.

● Improvements to super FF-TiCN coating grain and hardness provide significantly improved wear resistance.
Newly developed stress control technology enhances micro-grained α Alumina (FF-Al2O3) coating for superior reliability.

Steel
● Coating

Stainless
Coating stress control technology reduces abnormal

Steel
Structure
Micro-grained ǩ Alumina（FF-Al2O3） damage caused by chipping.
Chipping
Chipping
Improved adhesion and peel-off Chipping
Chipping

Cast Iron
Super FF-TiCN
Ultra-fine grained, ultra-hard TiCN coating

Exotic
Alloy
increases wear resistance 1.5 times.
AC400K Series Conventional
Coating Coating

Hardened Non-Ferrous
Steel
AC405K/AC415K Wear Resistance AC415K Chipping Resistance

Metal
600 10,000
Number of Impacts Until Chipping Occurs

● AC405K Chipping Resistance

500 Improved 1.5 Times
● AC415K
◆ Competitor’s 8,000
400 ◆ ● ◆ ● Product A（K05）
Competitor’s
Cutting Speed

◆
Product B（K10）
6,000
300 ◆ ◆● ●

◆ ●
◆ ●
4,000

200 ◆ ◆● ●
2,000

100 0
1 3 5 10 30
Flank Wear Width (Vb) = Cutting Time Until 0.3mm (min)
AC415K Conventional Competitor’s
Tool Product C（K10）
Work Material：FCD450(Round Bar) Insert：CNMG120408N-GZ Work Material：FCD450 Insert：CNMG120408N-GZ
Cutting Conditions：vc=200 to 400m/min f=0.30mm/rev ap=1.5mm Wet Cutting Conditions：vc=300m/min f=0.25mm/rev ap=1.5mm Wet

AC420K Fracture Resistance

FCD450 Grooved (Heavy Interrupted Acceleration Test) Edge Wear Comparison (After 150 s)

AC420K
Competitor’s
Product D
（K15）
Competitor’s
Product E
Great Improvements AC420K Competitor’s Product D（K15） Competitor’s Product E（K20）
In Fracture Resistance
（K20） Work Material：FCD450 Toolholder：PCLNR2525-43 Insert：CNMG120408N-GZ
100 150 200 300 Cutting Conditions：vc=350m/min f=0.25mm/rev ap=1.5mm Wet
Tool Life (sec)

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 Material
Work
Cast Iron K
BN7000
(BN700)
BNS800
AC405K

Cast Iron Application Examples (1) BNC500

(BN500)
AC415K
AC420K
AC820P

AC405K
A FC200 Compressor Component (Pulley)
AC405K achieves 1.5 times longer tool life through improved wear
FCD650 Ring
Thanks to reduced chipping and improved wear resistance,
Grades

resistance. AC405K eliminates problems with unstable tool life and

achieves 2.5 times longer stable tool life.

120
Steel

150
1.5x tool life
No. of Workpieces

2.5x tool life

No. of Workpieces
120
80
90
Stainless

40 60
Steel

30
0 0
AC405K Competitor’s AC405K Competitor’s
Product K05
Cast Iron

Product K05

Insert: CNMG120412N-GZ (AC405K) Insert: WNMG080408N-UZ (AC405K)

Cutting Conditions: vc=500m/min, f=0.25mm/rev, Up to p= to 2.0mm, Dry Cutting Conditions: vc=340m/min, f=0.3mm/rev, p=0.2mm, Wet
Exotic
Alloy

FCD700 Input Shaft FCD450 Sleeve

Non-Ferrous Hardened
Steel

Thanks to reduced chipping and improved wear resistance, Excellent wear resistance achieves 1.5 times longer tool life in
AC405K achieves 1.8 times longer tool life. continuous hole finishing applications.
The number of tool compensations required has also been
halved.
Metal

150 350
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

120 300
1.8x tool life 250
1.5x tool life
90 200
60 150
100
30
50
0 0
AC405K Competitor’s AC405K Competitor’s
Product K10 Product K05

Insert: DNMG150408N-UZ (AC405K) Insert: CNMG120408N-UZ (AC405K)

Cutting Conditions: vc=200m/min, f=0.45mm/rev, p=0.25 to 0.40mm, Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=300m/min, f=0.20mm/rev, p=0.5mm, Wet

AC415K
FC200 Brake Disc FCD450 Differential Case
AC415K achieves 1.4 times longer tool life through improved wear Thanks to reduced chipping and improved wear resistance,
resistance. AC415K eliminates problems with unstable tool life and
achieves 1.6 times longer tool life.

80 40
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

60 1.4x tool life 30

1.6x tool life
40 20

20 10

0 0
AC415K Competitor’s AC415K Competitor’s
Product K10 Product K10

Insert: WNMA080412 (AC415K) Insert: CNMG120408N-GZ (AC415K)

Cutting Conditions: vc=450m/min, f=0.25mm/rev, p= Up to 1.5mm, Dry Cutting Conditions: vc=240m/min, f=0.3mm/rev, p=2.0 to 3.0mm, Wet

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K Cast Iron

Work
BN7000
(BN700)
BNS800
AC405K

BNC500
(BN500)
AC415K
AC420K
AC820P
Application Examples (2) Cast Iron

AC415K
FCD500 Hub
AC415K delivers 2 times longer tool life in light interrupted cutting of
FC250 Pressure Plate
Reduces occurrence of sudden breakages and achieves 1.8
A

Grades
mill-scaled work thanks to improved chipping and wear resistance. times longer stable tool life in heavy interrupted cutting.

Steel
120 20

No. of Workpieces
2x tool life
No. of Workpieces

90 15 1.8x tool life

Stainless
60 10

Steel
30 5

0 0
AC415K Competitor’s AC415K Competitor’s

Cast Iron
Product K10 Product K10

Insert: CNMA120408 (AC415K) Insert: WNMA080412 (AC415K)

Cutting Conditions: vc=230m/min, f=0.2 to 0.3mm/rev, p=1.5 to 2.0mm, Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=230m/min, f=0.30mm/rev, p=1.5 to 2.5mm, Dry

Exotic
Alloy
AC420K

Hardened Non-Ferrous
Steel
FCD700 Cam Shaft FCD450 Drive Sprocket
AC420K delivers 2 times longer tool life when cutting hardened AC420K delivers 2 times longer stable tool life in unstable
steel and mill-scaled work. machining of mill-scaled work.

Metal
300 30
2x tool life
No. of Workpieces

2x tool life
No. of Workpieces

Stable tool life

200 20

Unstable tool life

100 10

0 0
AC420K Competitor’s AC420K Competitor’s
Product K15 Product K15

Insert: WNMA080408 (AC420K) Insert: WNMA080412 (AC420K)

Cutting Conditions: vc=100 to 250m/min, f=0.15 to 0.30mm/rev, p=1.0mm, Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=200m/min, f=0.32mm/rev, p=3.0mm, Wet

FCD500 Shaft FCD450 Differential Case

AC420K delivers 1.3 times longer stable tool life in heavy Reduces occurrence of sudden breakages and achieves 1.7
interrupted cutting. times longer stable tool life in heavy interrupted cutting.

200 40
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

1.3x tool life 30 1.7x tool life

100 20

10

0 0
AC420K Competitor’s AC420K Competitor’s
Product K15 Product K20

Insert: DNMG150412N-GZ (AC420K) Insert: CNMA120408 (AC420K)

Cutting Conditions: vc=100 to 270m/min, f=0.15 to 0.40mm/rev, p=1.5mm, Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=250m/min, f=0.30mm/rev, p=2.0 to 3.0mm, Wet

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Exotic Alloy S
Exotic Alloy
Turning Insert Selection Guide /
Recommended Cutting Conditions

Chipbreakers

A Negative Type
（mm）
6
MU
Grades

EG

Cutting Speed (ap)

4
EG UP
Steel

MU
EX
（UP）
EX
2
Stainless

EF
Steel

SU
SU

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

Cast Iron

Feed Rate （mm/rev）

f EF

Grades
Exotic
Alloy

SUMIBORON
BN7000 PageL21
（m/min）
Non-Ferrous Hardened

400
Steel

Ceramic Grade for High Speed, Medium to Rough Cutting

Cutting Speed

200 CBN Grade for WX120

High Speed Finishing
100
BN7000 Coating Grade
Coating Grade for
Medium to Rough
Metal

for Finishing to Rough Cutting Carbide Grade Cutting

50
(vc)
AC510U / EH510 AC520U
Carbide Grade

EH520
10
0
Finishing Roughing

Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting

S
Exotic Alloy
Recommended Cutting Conditions
(Red text indicates 1st recommendation.)

Cutting Cutting Conditions Min. - Optimum - Max.

Work Material Chipbreakers Grades
Process Depth of Cut a（mm）
p f
Feed Rate （mm/rev） Cutting Speed v（m/min）
c

Finishing EF（SU） AC510U 0.2-0.5-1.5 0.1-0.12-0.2 50-60-90

Heat-Resistant Alloy
Light EX AC510U 0.5-1.0-3.0 0.1-0.20-0.3 40-50-80
Ni-based Alloy

（ Fe-based Alloy
Co-based Alloy ） Medium EG AC510U 0.5-2.0-4.0 0.15-0.25-0.3 40-50-80

Rough MU AC520U 1.0-2.0-4.0 0.2-0.25-0.35 30-45-60

Finishing EF（SU）
EH510 0.2-0.5-1.5 0.1-0.15-0.2 50-65-80
(AC510U)
Titanium Alloy Light EX AC510U 0.5-1.0-2.5 0.1-0.20-0.25 40-55-70
Pure Titanium（99.5％）
（ α + β Alloy ） Medium EG
EH510
(AC510U)
0.5-2.0-3.5 0.15-0.25-0.3 40-55-70

Rough MU AC520U 1.0-2.0-3.5 0.2-0.25-0.3 30-40-50

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Representative Grades /Performance/ S Exotic Alloy

Work
WX120
BN7000
(BN700)

AC510U/EH510
AC520U
EH520
Application Examples Exotic Alloy

Grades AC510U / AC520U / EH510 / EH520

● PVD (Super ZX Coat) grade with excellent wear and thermal resistance. ● Carbides with excellent thermal, wear, and fracture
resistance for use with titanium alloys.
A

Grades
AC510U：Excellent sharpness and reliability. A general purpose grade EH510：General purpose grade for titanium machining that features excellent
suitable for a wide range of applications from roughing to finishing. wear and thermal resistance. For applications from roughing to finishing.
EH520：Tough grade for titanium machining with excellent fracture and thermal
AC520U：Excellent fracture resistance. A tough grade that is perfect resistance. Perfect for interrupted cutting and mill-scaled work.
for heavy interrupted cutting and mill-scaled work.

Steel
AC510U Cutting Performance AC520U Cutting Performance
● Turning of Thermal Resistant (Ni-based) Alloys ● Turning of Thermal Resistant (Fe-based) Alloys

Stainless
0.30
Half the wear of competitor's grade with 2x tool life! 0.25 Stable turning with no notch wear!

Steel
Comp. A
Flank Wear Width (mm)

Flank Wear Width (mm)

Comp. B
0.25
0.20
0.20
0.15
0.15
AC510U
0.10

Cast Iron
0.10 AC520U
0.05 0.05

0 AC510U Comp. A 0 AC520U Comp.B

0 5 10 15 20 0 5 10 15 20
Cutting Time (min) Cutting Time (min)

Exotic
Alloy
Work Material: Inconel 718 (45HRC) Work Material: Heat resistant ferrous alloy
Insert: CNMG120408N-EX (AC510U) Insert: CNMG120408N-MU (AC520U)
Cutting Conditions: vc=80m/min f =0.12mm/rev ap=0.8mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=40m/min f =0.2mm/rev ap=2.0mm Wet

Hardened Non-Ferrous
Application Examples

Steel
AC510U/EH510
Inconel 718 Shaft Component Titanium Ti-6Al-4V 15

Metal
1.4x tool life

Cutting Time (min)

10
No. of Workpieces

2x tool life
10

0 0
Stable, long tool life with no breakages. AC510U Competitor Tool life doubled with reduced crater wear. EH510 Comp. Chipbreaker
Small chips. EG Type Chipbreaker Now with drastically improved chip control. EG Type Chipbreaker for Exotic Alloys
Insert: CNMG120408N-EG(AC510U) Insert: CNMG120412N-EG （EH510）
Cutting Conditions: vc=45m/min f=0.23mm/rev ap=2mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=65m/min f=0.2mm/rev ap=2.5mm Wet

Inconel 718 Pin 30 Inconel 718 Shaft Component

2x tool life
No. of Workpieces

15

AC510U Conventional
Achieving 1.3x higher efficiency and stable tool life with cutting
0 EF Type Chipbreaker Chipbreaker
AC510U Competitor Drastically improved chip control.
speeds of 40m/min as compared to 30m/min for conventional grades. EX Type Chipbreaker Eliminate final polishing process without damaging work.
Insert: CNMG120408N-EX(AC510U) Insert: CNMG120408N-EF(AC510U)
Cutting Conditions: vc=40m/min f =0.25mm/rev ap=2.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=45m/min f=0.1mm/rev ap=0.25mm Wet

AC520U
Inconel 718 Machine Component 10 Stellite Machine Component 2
2x tool life 2x tool life
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

5 Breakage
1

0 0
Stable, long tool life with no breakage. AC520U Competitor Achieving 1.5x higher efficiency with cutting speeds of AC520U Competitor
MU Type Chipbreaker 30m/min as compared to 20m/min for conventional grades. EX Type Chipbreaker
Insert: CNMG120412N-MU(AC520U) Insert: CNMG120408N-EX(AC520U)
Cutting Conditions: vc=35m/min f =0.2mm/rev ap=2.5mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=30m/min =0.1mm/rev ap=1.0mm Wet

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Hardened Steel H
Hardened Steel
Turning Insert Selection Guide /
Recommended Cutting Conditions

Chipbreakers

A LV Type / FV Type Chipbreaker：For chip control during finishing of hardened steel

SV Type Chipbreaker：For chip control during carburized layer removal
Grades

（mm）
0.7

0.6
SV
Steel

0.5 SV
Depth of Cut ap

0.4 LV
Stainless
Steel

0.3
LV
FV
0.2
FV
Cast Iron

0.1

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 SUMIBORON

Feed Rate （mm/rev）
f Break Master Page L24
Exotic
Alloy

Grades
Non-Ferrous Hardened

● Coated SUMIBORON ● Uncoated SUMIBORON

Steel

（m/min） （m/min）

300 300
BNC100
Cutting Speed (vc)
Cutting Speed (vc)

BNC160
Metal

High-Precision Machining BN1000

200
BNC2010 BNC200
200
BNX25
BNX20
General Purpose Cutting General Purpose Cutting
BNC2020
100 100

BNC300
BN2000 BN350
0 0
Finishing Roughing Finishing Roughing

Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting

SUMIBORON Page L2

H
Hardened Steel
Recommended Cutting Conditions
(Red text indicates 1st recommendation.)
Cutting Conditions Min. - Optimum - Max.
Cutting Process Grade
Depth of Cut a（mm）
p f
Feed Rate （mm/rev） Cutting Speed v（m/min）
c

BNC2010 0.03-0.20-0.35 0.03-0.10-0.20 120-200-300

BNC100 0.03-0.20-0.30 0.03-0.10-0.20 120-200-300
Continuous Cutting
BN1000 0.03-0.15-0.20 0.03-0.10-0.15 100-150-300
BNX10 0.03-0.10-0.20 0.03-0.10-0.15 120-180-300
BNC2020 0.03-0.30-0.50 0.03-0.20-0.40 50-130-220
BNC160 0.03-0.20-0.35 0.03-0.10-0.25 120-180-220
General Turning BNC200 0.03-0.30-0.50 0.03-0.10-0.30 50-130-220
BN2000 0.03-0.20-0.30 0.03-0.10-0.20 50-100-200
BNX20 0.03-0.20-0.35 0.03-0.15-0.30 70-130-170
BNC300 0.03-0.20-0.30 0.03-0.10-0.20 50-100-150
Interrupted Cutting BN350 0.03-0.20-0.30 0.03-0.10-0.20 50-100-150
BNX25 0.03-0.20-0.50 0.03-0.15-0.30 120-160-220

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Representative Grades / H
BNC100

Hardened Steel

Work
BNC160
BNC2010 BNC200

BNC2020
BNC300
Application Examples Hardened Steel

Grades BNC2010 /   BNC2020

BNC2010：For high-precision finishing requiring good surface roughness and dimensional accuracy.
       Enables stable machining and provides excellent surface roughness thanks to superior boundary wear resistant coating and CBN substrate.
A

Grades
BNC2020：General purpose grade suitable for typical hardened steel machining applications.
       Achieves long tool life thanks to highly-wear-resistant and highly-adhesive coating and tough CBN substrate.

● BNC2010 Cutting Performance ● BNC2020 Cutting Performance

Steel
7 Previous Coated After Cutting 8km After Cutting 5km
CBN ■
Rz 6 BNC2020

Stainless
(μm)
Surface Roughness

Steel
5
After Cutting 3km
4 ■ Previous Coated CBN
● Boundary wear occurs Previous Coated
After Cutting 8km
CBN
3 ■

Cast Iron
●
2 ● BNC2010 After Cutting 2.5km
■
● Comp. Coated
1 CBN

0 BNC2010

Exotic
Alloy
2 4 6 8 0 2.5 5.0
Reduced boundary wear
Cutting Distance (km) Tool Life（km）

Work Material：SCM415 58-62HRC (Continuous) Work Material：SCM415-5V 58-62HRC (Interrupted Cutting)

Hardened Non-Ferrous
Insert：4NC-DNGA150408   Edge Treatment：S01225 Insert：4NC-CNGA120412   Edge Treatment：S01225
Cutting Conditions：vc=160m/min  f =0.08mm/rev  ap= 0.1mm Wet Cutting Conditions： vc=130m/min  f =0.1mm/rev  ap= 0.6mm Dry

Steel
Application Examples
BNC2010 BNC2020

Metal
【Continuous External Turning of Main Shaft】
（58 to 60HRC） 【Carburized Layer Removal for Sun Gear】
（58 to 60HRC）
BNC2010 provides excellent wear resistance and BNC2020 achieves long tool life in high load cutting.
achieves excellent surface roughness.
100
300
2.3x tool life 1.5x tool life
Cutting Distance 5.7km
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces

200
50
100

0 0
Surface Roughness Ra＝0.6μｍ BNC2010 Previous Coated BNC2020 Previous Coated
CBN CBN

Insert：4NC-DNGA150408（BNC2010） Insert：4NC-CNGA120408（BNC2020）
Cutting Conditions：vc=200m/min  f =0.10mm/rev  ap=0.35mm Dry Cutting Conditions：vc=100m/min  f =0.15mm/rev  ap=0.50mm Wet

【Facing of CVJ Outer Race】

（58 to 60HRC） 【Interrupted Machining of CVJ Cage Window】
（58 to 60HRC）
BNC2010 with WH type wiper insert maintains excellent BNC2020 strong edge HS type provides stable
surface roughness for a long time. performance in interrupted cutting.

700 300
1.8x tool life 1.5x tool life
No. of Workpieces

No. of Workpieces
Cutting Distance 4km

500 200

300 100

0 0
Surface Roughness Rz＝1.6μｍ BNC2010 Previous Coated BNC2020 Previous Coated
WH Type CBN HS Type CBN
（Wiper Insert） （Strong Edge Type）

Insert：2NC-CNGA120412WH（BNC2010） Insert：3NC-TNGA160420HS（BNC2020）
Cutting Conditions：vc=150m/min  f =0.2mm/rev  ap=0.2mm Dry Cutting Conditions： vc=120m/min  f =0.1mm/rev  ap=0.15mm Dry

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Representative Grades /
Work
Hardened Steel H
Hardened Steel Application Examples
BN1000

BN2000
BNX20
BNX25

BN350

Grades BN2000 / BN1000

A BN2000：General purpose grade suitable for typical hardened steel machining applications.
Provides a high degree of fracture and wear resistance.
Grades

BN1000：For high speed machining. BN1000 provides the highest wear resistance of all uncoated SUMIBORON grades.
Features improved fracture resistance while still placing a priority on wear resistance.
● Wear Resistance (Continuous Cutting) ● Chipping Resistance (Interrupted Cutting)
0.25 （Comparison based on conventional BN2000 as 100%.）
Flank Wear Width (mm)

Breakage Able to
Competitor 1 Unable to Continue BN2000
Steel

0.20 continue

0.15 Breakage caused by BN2000 Approx. 1.4x tool life!

crater wear
BN2000
0.10
Stainless

Conventional
Steel

0.05 Excellent wear

resistance! Grade 1
0
2 4 6 8 10 Competitor 1
Cutting Distance (km)
Cast Iron

Work Material: SCM415H Round Bar (58-62HRC)

Cutting Conditions: vc=100m/min f =0.1mm/rev ap=0.2mm Dry
BN1000 Approx. 2x tool life!
0.16
Flank Wear Width (mm)

Competitor 2 Competitor 2
Conventional
Exotic

0.12 BN1000
Alloy

High Wear Grade 2

0.08
BN1000 Competitor 2
0.04
Non-Ferrous Hardened
Steel

Excellent wear
resistance!
0 50 100 150
0 1 2 3 Tool Life Ratio (%)
Cutting Distance (km)
Work Material: SCM415H 8V Grooved Material (58-62HRC)
Work Material: SUJ2 Round Bar (58-62HRC) Insert: 2NU-CNGA120408
Cutting Conditions: vc=150m/min f =0.1mm/rev ap=0.2mm Dry Cutting Conditions: vc=150m/min f =0.1mm/rev ap=0.2mm Dry
Metal

Application Examples
BN2000
SCM415H Clutch Component SCM415H CVT Pulley Slide
Employs BN2000 for superior fracture resistance Whereas conventional products required replacement after 100 workpieces
compared to conventional grade and longer tool life. (preset tool change,) BN2000 has no breakage after 250 workpieces.
250
Cutting Distance

Preset tool change after 100 pcs.

Cutting Distance 11.3km

Breakage after approx. 120 pcs

Tool Life Ratio (%)

Cutting Distance 7.9km

No. of Workpieces

200
3.7km

150
250 pcs

100

50

2 Notches 0
φ2 BN2000 Conventional BN2000 Conventional
CBN CBN

Insert: NU-TPGW110308(BN2000) Insert: 2NU-DNGA150408(BN2000)

Cutting Conditions: vc=135m/min f =0.08mm/rev ap=0.15mm Dry Cutting Conditions: vc=150m/min f =0.1mm/rev ap=0.2mm Dry

SKD11 Plunger BN1000

Long tool life and more stable surface roughness than SUJ2 Internal Boring
coated CBN at extremely low cutting speeds.
BN1000 ensures less friction than conventional grades and
achieves long tool life.
200
1,200
Boring Distance 12km
No. of Workpieces

No. of Holes
200 pcs

100 800
Boring Distance
120 pcs

8km

400
0 0
BN2000 Conventional φ20 BN1000 Conventional
CBN CBN

Insert: 2NU-DNGA150408(BN2000) Insert: NU-TPGW110304(BN1000)

Cutting Conditions: vc=0 to 100m/min f =0.03 to 0.25mm/rev ap=0.04mm Dry Cutting Conditions: vc=120m/min f =0.06mm/rev ap=0.2mm Wet

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Application H
BNC100

Hardened Steel

Work
BNC160
BNC2010 BNC200

BNC2020
BNC300 Examples Hardened Steel

Application Examples BNC100 / BNC160 / BNC200 / BNC300 / BNX10 / BNX20 / BNX25 / BN350

BNC100 BNC160
A

Grades
Shaft Component (Carburised Material 58 to 62HRC) Shaft Component (Carburised Material 58 to 62HRC)
BNC100 provides 1.5x cutting speed and 10x tool life. BNC160 has excellent wear resistance while LS type gives best surface
roughness stability in machining at Rz = 1.6 μm, and achieves 1.5x tool life.

Steel
1,000 300
10x 1.5x

No. of Workpieces

Cutting Distance 7.5km

Cutting Distance 15km
tool life
No. of Workpieces

tool life

200
500

Stainless
100

Steel
（ c＝100m/min）
100
0 0
BNC100 Ceramic BNC160 Conventional
CBN
Continuous Turning Of Hardened Steel Surface Roughness Rz=1.6μm Face Finishing of Hardened Steel

Cast Iron
Insert: 4NC-CNGA120408(BNC100) Insert: 4NC-CNGA120408LS(BNC160)
Cutting Conditions: vc=150m/min f =0.1mm/rev ap=0.15mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=200m/min f =0.05mm/rev ap=0.1mm Dry

BNC200 BNC300

Exotic
Alloy
Bearing Steel (62HRC) CVJ Component (Induction-Hardened Steel 58 to 63HRC)
Provides superior stability and 2 times longer tool life than BNC300HS has no chipping, gives stable performance for 900 workpieces,
competitor's CBN. and now has an extended preset tool life that is 1.8 times longer.

Hardened Non-Ferrous
Steel
Stable Milling
250 2x
1,000 1.8x

Cutting Distance 15.7জ

tool life
Cutting Distance 7.3km
No. of Workpieces

tool life

No. of Workpieces
200
Unstable tool life 800
due to chipping.
600
100 400

Metal
200
0 0
BNC200 Comp. CBN BNC300 Comp. CBN
Boring of Hardened Steel

Insert: 4NC-CNGA120412(BNC200) Insert: 4NC-DNGA150412HS(BNC300)

Cutting Conditions: vc=150m/min f =0.15mm/rev ap=0.25mm Dry Cutting Conditions: vc=100m/min f =0.12mm/rev ap=0.2mm Dry

BNX10 BNX20
S30C Shaft Component (60HRC) SCM415 Flange Component (62HRC)
Double the efficiency and more than double the tool life of Better wear resistance and 2.4 times longer tool life than
competitor's CBN. competitor's CBN. 1,000
300 2.0x
tool life 2.4x
tool life
200
（ c㧩100m/min） 500

100

0 0
BNX10 Comp. CBN BNX20 Comp. CBN

Insert: NU-CNMA120412(BNX10) Insert: NU-TNMA160408(BNX20)

Cutting Conditions: vc=200m/min f =0.08mm/rev ap=0.15mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=150m/min f =0.1mm/rev ap=0.12mm Dry

BNX25 BN350
SCM420 Gear Component (60HRC) SCr420H Gear Shaft Component (58 to 62HRC)
Lower variance and 1.6 times longer tool life than Better fracture resistance and 2.5 times longer tool life than
competitor's CBN. competitor's CBN.
200 150
No. of Workpieces

1.6x
tool life 2.5x
100 tool life

100
(Breakage)
50

0 0
BNX25 Comp. CBN BN350 Comp. CBN

Insert: NS-TNMA160408(BNX25) Insert: NU-CNMA120412(BN350)

Cutting Conditions: vc=150m/min f =0.12mm/rev ap=0.2mm Dry Cutting Conditions: vc=125m/min f =0.15mm/rev ap=0.3mm Dry

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Non-Ferrous Metal N
Non-Ferrous Metal
Turning Insert Selection Guide /
Recommended Cutting Conditions

Chipbreakers

A Negative Type Positive Type Negative Type（PCD）

Grades

（mm） AX （mm） AG （mm） GD

4.0 4.0 2.0
AW
LD
Depth of Cut (ap)

Depth of Cut (ap)

Depth of Cut (ap)

3.0 3.0 1.5
Steel

AY GD
AX
AG
2.0 2.0 AW 1.0
Stainless
Steel

1.0 1.0 0.5

AY LD

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
Cast Iron

Feed Rate (f ) Feed Rate (f ) Feed Rate (f )

Exotic

Grades
Alloy

SUMIDIA
DA1000 Page M3
（m/min）
Non-Ferrous Hardened
Hardened
Steel
Steel

2,000
Cutting Speed (vc)

1,500
Metal

SUMIDIA

DA1000
1,000

Carbide
H1
500
0
Finishing Roughing

Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting

N
Non-Ferrous Metal
Recommended Cutting Conditions
(Red text indicates 1st recommendation.)
Cutting Conditions Min. - Optimum - Max.
Cutting Process Category Grades
Depth of Cut ap (mm) Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Cutting Speed vc (m/min)

DA1000 0.1-0.5-3.0 0.05-0.10-0.20 Up to 2,000

Continuous Cutting
DA2200 0.1-0.5-3.0 0.05-0.10-0.20 Up to 2,000
SUMIDIA
General Turning DA150 0.1-0.5-3.0 0.05-0.10-0.20 Up to 2,000
Interrupted Cutting
DA90 0.1-0.5-3.0 0.05-0.10-0.20 Up to 2,000
Carbide H1 0.3-1.0-5.0 0.1-0.20-0.5 Up to 1,000

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 Material
Application N Non-Ferrous Metal

Work
DA1000

H1 Examples Non-Ferrous Metal

Grades DA1000
・Ultra-high-density, sintered ultra-fine diamond particles A

Grades
・Significantly improved surface roughness on machined surfaces
・World’s best wear resistance and strength
・Suitable for use with all aluminium and non-ferrous alloys
● DA1000 Wear Resistance

Steel
800 DA1000 ● Comparison of Surface Roughness of Nose Radius Cutting Edge

Stainless
600
DA1000 Conventional Grade

Steel
Cutting Speed︵ m/min
︶

400

Cast Iron
Excellent Surface Bad Surface

200

Exotic
Alloy
100 Fine Edge Rough Edge
1 5 10 50 100

Lifetime（min） Insert: TPGW160308

Cutting Conditions: vc=1,000m/min f=0.15mm/rev ap=0.2mm Wet

Hardened Non-Ferrous
Steel
● Wear Resistance in Turning Applications ● Wear Resistance in Milling Applications

Competitor's PCD

Metal
0.20 0.05
Flank Wear Width (mm)

Conventional Grade
Flank Wear Width (mm)

Conventional Grade
0.16 0.04

0.12 0.03

0.08 0.02 DA1000

0.04 0.01
DA1000

0
2 4 6 0 10 20 30

Cutting Distance (km) No. of Passes

Insert: TPGN160304 Insert: NF-SNEW1204ADFR

Cutting Conditions: vc=800m/min f=0.12mm/rev ap=0.5mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=2,000m/min f=0.15mm/rev ap=3.0mm Wet

Application Examples
H1 + AG Type Breakers DA1000
ADC12 Aluminium Wheel Copper Alloy Bush
Excellent adhesion resistance. Stable surface roughness with no edge breakage (3.2S).
Longer tool life. Tool life improved to 3x that of conventional models.
500
2x 3,000
No. of Workpieces

tool life
No. of Workpieces

3x
2,000 tool life
250

1,000

0
H1 Competitor's 0
AG DA1000 Competitor's
Insert: VCGT160408N-AG(H1) Insert: NF-TPGN160308(DA1000)
Cutting Conditions: vc=2,200m/min f=0.25mm/rev ap=2.0mm Wet Cutting Conditions: vc=300m/min f=0.07mm/rev ap=0.08mm Wet

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 Grades Coated Carbide Coated Series
Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal's Coated Series are high-quality, high-performance grades that combines a proprietary, special ultra-hard carbide substrate with a multi-layered coating that provides
excellent wear and heat resistance plus superior adhesion strength. Utilised in high-speed, high-efficiency applications on a wide range of work material including, steel, cast iron, and exotic alloys.

A Characteristics
Grades

Absotech Platinum CVD Absotech Bronze PVD

Absotech Platinum Absotech Bronze
TiAlSiN
Carbide
Coated

AlTiSiN
TiAlSiN
10nm
AlTiSiN
Cermet

Ra=0.13μm TiAlSiN
Edge Surface Cross Section of Coating
SEM Structure TEM Structure

Achieves a good balance between drastically-improved coating strength Employing our unique super multi-layered thin coating structure, similar to the Super ZX Coat,
Ceramic

and excellent surface smoothness and enables stable machining thanks this new composition is a highly thermal resistant coating with improved coating adhesion
to newly-developed boride-based titanium compound coating. strength to the substrate.
● Achieves over 2 times chipping resistance compared with conventional coating ● Utilizing a new TiAlSiN-based super multi-layered composition structure to achieve
  thanks to the improved coating strength.   excellent wear and oxidation resistance.
Carbide

● Drastically improves the adhesion resistance and reduces the occurrence of abnormal ● Drastically improves the peel-off resistance of the coating by improving the
damage thanks to excellent surface smoothness.   boundary control technology between the carbide substrate and coating.
● Improves the corner visibility with an unique color tone. ● Achieves over 2 times greater fracture resistance in stainless steel machining compared with conventional grades.
■ Applicable Grades：(For Stainless Steel Turning) AC6030M ■ Applicable Grades：(For Stainless Steel Turning) AC6040M
Layer
CBN

Super FF Coat CVD NEW Super ZX Coat / Super ZX Coat PVD

Super FF Coat
Our unique CVD process Utilising our proprietary thin layer
PCD

60 Super ZX Coat
achieves ultra-flat coating technology and advanced
Coating Hardness (GPa)

Alumina Ultra-flat coating

faces and surfaces boundary faces between 50 nanotechnology, high coating
Super ZX Coat
coating layers and super hardness and excellent oxidation
ultra-fine coating particles. 40 ZX Coat resistance are achieved by a
TiCN coating structure that consist of
30 TiCN
TiAIN approximately 1,000 alternating,
Ultra-fine 20 TiN nanometre-thin (1 nanometre = 1
crystal structure billionth of a metre) layers.
600 800 1,000 1,200
Substrate
Starting Temperature For Oxidization (°C)

● Smooth coating surface provides excellent adhesion and chipping ● Coating hardness increased by 40% and starting temperature for of oxidization
  resistance. Improved coating adhesion strength. increased by 200°C compared to conventional grades.
● Harder than conventional coatings with huge improvements in wear resistance. ● At least 1.5x improvement in high-speed and high-efficiency cutting compared to conventional grades.
● High speed, high efficiency machining of more than 1.5 times that of conventional grades is possible. ● Achieving more than double the tool life of conventional grades under conventional cutting conditions.
● Achieving more than double the tool life of conventional grades under conventional cutting conditions.
■ Applicable Grades：
（For Steel Turning） AC810P, AC820P, AC830P ■ Applicable Grades：
（For Turning） AC503U, AC510U, AC520U, AC530U
（For Cast Iron Turning） AC405K, AC415K, AC420K （For Milling） ACK300, ACP200, ACP300
（For Stainless Steel Turning）AC610M, AC630M
（For Milling） ACP100, ACK200

AURORA Coat (DLC:Diamond Like Carbon) PVD

Using our proprietary PVD process technology, we have developed a hydrogen-free DLC coating that is extremely hard and smooth.
● ADC12 Comparison of Cutting Edge Adhesion After Cutting
Adhesion of Aluminium
Work Material : ADC12
Cutting Conditions : vc : 300m/min
fz : 0.15mm/t
ap : 5mm
ae : 5mm Dry
AURORA Coat Uncoated

● Second only to diamond in terms of hardness, this smooth coating has a low coefficient of friction and ■ Adopted Grades (For Milling) DL1000
provides excellent adhesion resistance to deliver better-quality machined surfaces. (For Endmilling) DL1000, DL1200
● Can be used for high-speed, high-efficiency cutting of aluminium alloys, copper alloys, resins, and more.
(For Drilling) DL1300, DL1500

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 Grades
CVD Coated Series Coated Carbide
Characteristic Values

For Turning(CVD)
Class Grade Hardness (HRA) TRS (GPa) Coating Type Coating Thickness (μm) Characteristics Old Grades
A

Grades
A P10 grade with excellent wear resistance that utilises a special
Super
AC810P 91.0 2.2
FF Coat
18 carbide substrate with Super FF Coat for high to medium speed AC700G
cutting.
A P20 grade that features stability and longer tool life. Employs
Super
AC820P 90.1 2.2 14 special carbide substrate and Super FF Coat to improve on P20 AC2000

P
FF Coat

Carbide
wear and fracture resistance.

Coated
Stable long-life grade employs special tough, carbide substrate and
Steel Super
AC830P 89.4 2.6
FF Coat
8 Super FF Coat. Improves on P30 grade fracture resistance and AC3000
approaches P20 grade in terms of wear resistance.

Super Superior performance in continuous and light cutting, and other low-

Cermet
AC630M 89.5 2.7
FF Coat
5
speed applications that require sharp edges.
AC230

A high efficiency M10 grade featuring improved wear resistance

Super
AC610M 91.0 2.2
FF Coat
5 during stainless steel cutting. Employs special, ultra-hard substrate ̶
and thin Super FF Coat.

Ceramic
M
Stainless Steel
AC6030M 89.5 2.7
Absotech
Platinum
5
The first recommended grade for general machining of stainless steel that drastically
reduces the occurrence of abnormal damage in stainless steel machining and
achieves long and stable tool life by employing a new coating: Absotech Platinum.
̶

A general purpose grade featuring improved wear and fracture

Super
AC630M 89.5 2.7 5 resistance during stainless steel cutting. Utilises a special tough AC304

Carbide
FF Coat
carbide substrate with a thin Super FF Coat.
Employs an ultra-hard substrate and ultra-hard Super FF Coat to provide
Super
AC405K 92.0 2.4
FF Coat
18 excellent resistance to wear and plastic deformation. Suitable for high-speed AC410K
continuous cutting of cast iron.
Employs a special dedicated ultra-hard substrate that is also suitable for interrupted cutting and

Layer
Super

CBN
AC415K 91.1 2.5 18 ultra-hard Super FF Coat to provide stability and long tool life in a wide range of processes. First AC410K

K
FF Coat
recommended grade for cast iron turning.
A new, extremely versatile grade that can be used for rough, interrupted cutting of ductile
Cast Iron Super
AC420K 91.1 2.5
FF Coat
12 and grey cast iron. Employs special, ultra-hard carbide substrate and Super FF Coat to AC700G
provide stability and long tool life.

PCD
Super
AC820P 90.1 2.2
FF Coat
14 A grade suited to heavy interrupted cutting of ductile cast iron. AC2000

For Milling(CVD)
Class Grade Hardness (HRA) TRS (GPa) Coating Type Coating Thickness (μm) Characteristics Old Grades

PSteel
ACP100 89.3 3.1
Super
FF Coat
6
A grade that employs a tough carbide substrate and thin-layer
Super FF Coat to provide superior thermal crack and wear
resistance in high-speed milling of steel.
AC230

M
Stainless Steel
ACM200 89.8 3.4
Super
FF Coat
6
A grade ideal for hardened steel machining that provides excellent
wear and heat resistance by employing a newly-developed ultra-
hard carbide and Super FF Coat.
AC230

K
Cast Iron
ACK200 91.7 2.5
Super
FF Coat
6
A grade that employs a tough carbide substrate and thin-layer
Super FF Coat to provide superior thermal crack and wear
resistance for high-speed milling.
AC211

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 Grades Coated Carbide PVD Coated Series

Characteristic Values

A Class
For Turning (PVD)
Grade Hardness (HRA) TRS (GPa) Main Coating Components Coating Thickness (μm) Characteristics Old Grades
Grades

・Brilliant Coat* PVD coating gives excellent lubricity for higher quality machining.
T1500Z 92.0 2.2 Brilliant Coat* 3 General-purpose coated cermet grade that can maintain high-quality machined T2000Z
(Cermet) surfaces and also gives excellent wear resistance.

T3000Z
P
91.3 2.4 ZX Coat 3 ・An ultra-reliable coating grade with tough cermet substrate. ̶
Carbide

(Cermet)
Coated

Steel ・For interrupted and general steel cutting.

Super ・Utilizing the super multi-layered PVD coating of nanometre thick TiAlN and
AC530U 91.4 3.3
ZX Coat
3
AlCrN layers, coupled with a fine-grained super tough substrate for excellent
ACZ310
fracture resistance.
Cermet

・Interrupted machining and stainless steel machining.

Super ・Utilizing the super multi-layered PVD coating of nanometre thick TiAlN EH520Z
AC520U 91.7 3.0
ZX Coat
3
and AlCrN layers, coupled with a super tough substrate for excellent EH20Z
fracture resistance.

・The first recommended grade for interrupted machining of stainless steel that drastically
Ceramic

Absotech

M
improves the reliability in unstable machining thanks to the excellent adhesion and
AC6040M 91.6 3.8 3
peel-off resistance of the new Absotech Bronze PVD coating, as well as the improved
AC530U
Bronze
fracture resistance of the exclusive ultra-hard carbide substrate.
Stainless Steel
・Heavy interrupted machining and stainless steel machining.
Super ・Utilizing the super multi-layered PVD coating of nanometre thick TiAlN
AC530U 91.4 3.3 3 ACZ310
Carbide

ZX Coat and AlCrN layers, coupled with a fine-grained super tough substrate for
excellent fracture resistance.

K
・General to interrupted machining of cast iron and ductile cast iron.
Super ・Utilizing the super multi-layered PVD coating of nanometre thick TiAlN and EH510Z
AC510U 92.6 2.6
ZX Coat
3
AlCrN layers, coupled with a fine-grained super tough substrate for excellent EH10Z
Cast Iron fracture resistance.
Layer
CBN

・Finishing to medium cutting of exotic alloys.

Super ・Utilizing the super multi-layered PVD coating of nanometre thick EH510Z
AC510U 92.6 2.6
ZX Coat
3
TiAlN and AlCrN layers. Superior wear and heat resistance, and EH10Z

S stable, long tool life.

PCD

Exotic Alloy ・Medium to rough cutting of exotic alloys.

Super ・Utilizing the super multi-layered PVD coating of nanometre thick EH520Z
AC520U 91.7 3.0
ZX Coat
3
TiAlN and AlCrN layers. Superior wear and heat resistance, and EH20Z
stable, long tool life even in interrupted cutting.

H
・For hardened steel.
Super ・Utilizing the super multi-layered PVD coating of nanometre thick
AC503U 93.2 1.7
ZX Coat
3
TiAlN and AlCrN layers, coupled with an ultra-hard substrate for
̶
Hardened Steel excellent wear resistance.

Small ・For small tools, and high-precision finishing to general finishing applications.
Product ACZ150 91.4 3.3 ZX Coat 1 ・TiN ultra-thin coating and fine-grained, super tough substrate combine to give ̶
good edge sharpness and superior cut finish.
Machining

For Milling (PVD)

Class Grade Hardness (HRA) TRS (GPa) Main Coating Components Coating Thickness (μm) Characteristics Old Grades

(New) ・For general machining of general and die steel.

・Employs PVD coating consisting of multiple nanometre-thin layers. A general
ACP200 89.5 3.2 Super 3 ACZ330

P
grade that achieves a good balance between fracture resistance and wear
ZX Coat resistance when combined with an exclusive tough substrate.
(New) ・For interrupted machining and stainless steel machining.
Steel
・Employs PVD coating consisting of multiple nanometre-thin
ACP300 89.3 3.1 Super 3 layers.Provides excellent fracture resistance when combined with ACZ350
ZX Coat an ultra-tough substrate.
(New)
・A grade that provides excellent wear resistance by employing an
ACM100 91.4 3.3 Super 3 ACZ310

M
ultra-hard fine-grained carbide and New Super ZX Coating.
ZX Coat

Stainless Steel (New) ・The first recommended grade for stainless steel machining that achieves
ACM300 89.8 3.4 Super 3 a good balance between wear resistance and fracture resistance by ̶
ZX Coat employing a newly-developed ultra-hard carbide and New Super ZX Coating.

K
(New) ・For general and interrupted machining of cast iron and ductile cast iron.
ACK300 91.4 3.3 Super 3 ・Employs PVD coating consisting of multiple nanometre-thin layers.Provides ACZ310
Cast Iron ZX Coat excellent fracture resistance when combined with a fine-grained tough substrate.

N
・For machining of non-ferrous metals including aluminum and
AURORA Coat copper alloy as well as resin.
DL1000 92.9 2.1
（DLC Coat）
0.5 ・Coated with DLC, which provides a low friction coefficient and
̶
Non-Ferrous Metal excellent adhesion resistance.

*There may be minor differences in the colour tone/lustre of Brilliant Coat grades due to the interference of light. Such differences have no effect on performance.

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 Grades
Cermet/Coated Cermet Cermet
Various grades and expanded lineup of catalogue items meet
a wide range of finishing needs.
Lineup includes wear-resistant T1000A, general purpose T1500A, general purpose coated
cermet T1500Z, and tough T3000Z grades.
A

Grades
Expanded lineup of catalogue items for a wide variety of finishing applications.

Carbide
Coated
Characteristics
Uncoated Cermet

Cermet
T1000A（Exclusive Grade） T1500A （New General Purpose Grade）
Exclusive cermet grade with excellent wear resistance General purpose coated cermet grade that employs new
・Improved wear and fracture resistance. Brilliant Coat* PVD coating with excellent lubricity
・Solid solution hard phase reduces reaction with steel. ・Excellent wear resistance provides long tool life.

Ceramic
・Perfect for high-speed continuous finishing of steel, cast iron, and powdered metal. ・Reduces adhesion of work material for beautiful finished surfaces.

Carbide
T1000A T1500A
Coated Cermet
T1500A（General Purpose Grade）
Surface Finish Comparison

Layer
CBN
General purpose cermet grade that provides both wear and
Work Material：STKM13A
fracture resistance with better quality finished surfaces Insert：CNMG120408N-LU
・Mixing hard phases of different functionality, grain size, and compositions improves balance of wear and fracture resistance. Cutting Conditions：vc=100m/min
・Improved edge treatment technology provides beautiful finished surfaces.      f =0.15mm/rev

PCD
     ap=1.0mm Wet

Conventional
T1500Z Coated Cermet

T1500Z Excellent Wear Resistance Glossy Finished Surfaces Reduced Blemishes

Characteristic Values
For Turning
Class Grade Hardness (HRA) TRS (GPa) Coating Type Coating Thickness (μm) Characteristics Old Grades

Uncoated cermet grade with excellent wear resistance that provides good
T1000A 93.3 1.8 ̶ ̶ cost efficiency. Demonstrates excellent wear resistance in continuous finishing T110A
applications, and stable finishing of cast iron and sintered alloy as well as steel.

A general purpose grade that employs a substrate with

T1500A 92.0 2.2 ̶ ̶ improved balance of fracture and wear resistance to deliver T1200A

PSteel PVD
superior finished surfaces in a wide variety of cutting conditions.

Brilliant Coat's* new PVD coating gives excellent lubricity for higher quality
T1500Z 92.0 2.2 3 machining. General-purpose coated cermet grade that can maintain high- T2000Z
Brilliant Coat* quality machined surfaces and also gives excellent wear resistance.

PVD
T3000Z 91.3 2.4 3 An ultra-reliable coating grade with tough cermet substrate. ̶
ZX Coat

K
Cast Iron
T1000A 93.3 1.8 ̶ ̶
Exclusive uncoated cermet grade with excellent cost
efficiency suitable for cast iron finishing, which requires high
hardness.
T110A

For Milling
Class Grade Hardness (HRA) TRS (GPa) Coating Type Coating Thickness (μm) Characteristics Old Grades

A general-purpose grade that employs a substrate with an

T1500A 92.0 2.2 ̶ ̶ improved balance between fracture and wear resistance to deliver T1200A

PSteel
superior finished surfaces in a wide variety of cutting conditions.

Tough cermet grade with enhanced crack advancement

T250A 91.4 2.1 ̶ ̶ ̶

M
resistance.

Stainless Steel Cermet grade with excellent fracture resistance and

T4500A 91.0 2.3 ̶ ̶
reduced occurrence of thermal cracking.
̶

*There may be minor differences in the colour tone/lustre of Brilliant Coat grades due to the interference of light. Such differences have no effect on performance.
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 Igetalloy
Grades Carbide (Carbide for Cutting Tools)

Igetalloy carbides have a solid history and a wide variety of grades to suit many different
applications. They are widely used and appreciated for their superior performance.
A The Igetalloy line-up consists of a variety of characteristics that correspond to the uses of the tools. This is possible by varying the
components: the WC structure (the main component) and the additives amounts such as TiC, TaC, and Co (the binder).
Grades

The wide selection of Igetalloy grades provide excellent wear resistance and toughness in various cutting conditions.

● For Steel ● For Stainless Steel ● For Cast Iron

A30N U2 H10E
Carbide
Coated
Cermet
Ceramic

Characteristic Values
Carbide

Hardness TRS Thermal Conductivity Young Modulus Compressive Strength Linear-Thermal Expansion Coefficient
Application Grade
(HRA) (GPa) (W/m·°C) (GPa) (GPa) (X 10-6/°C)

ST10P 92.1 1.9 25 470 4.9 6.2

Layer
CBN

ST20E 91.8 1.9 42 550 4.8 5.2

PSteel
A30 91.3 2.1 35 520 − 5.2

A30N
PCD

91.2 2.2 35 520 − −

ST40E 90.4 2.6 75 − − −

U10E 92.4 1.8 − 460 5.9 −

EH510 92.6 2.6 76 − − −

M
U2 91.5 2.2 88 − − −

Stainless Steel EH520 91.7 3.0 78 − − −

A30 91.3 2.1 35 520 − 5.2

A30N 91.0 2.4 35 − − −

BL130 94.3 2.9 56 − − −

H2 93.2 1.8 105 600 6.1 4.4

H1 92.9 2.1 109 650 6.1 4.7

EH10 92.4 3.4 105 640 − 4.5

K
Cast Iron
EH510 92.6 2.6 76 − − −

H10E 92.3 2.0 67 − − −

EH20 91.3 3.5 105 620 − 4.5

EH520 91.7 3.0 78 − − −

G10E 91.1 2.2 105 620 5.7 −

H1 92.9 2.1 109 650 6.1 4.7

Non-Ferrous Metal

EH510 92.6 2.6 76 − − −

Exotic Alloyy EH520 91.7 3.0 78 − − −

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 Igetalloy

Grades
(Micro-Fine Grained Carbide) Carbide
The Igetalloy micro-fine grained carbide series provides world class levels of micro-fine
grain structure and delivers superior performance in small drills and other tools.
Igetalloy micro-fine grained carbides feature a WC structure of between 0.2 to 1μm, and are extremely strong and hard. They also
provide excellent sharpness and superb surface quality on worked surfaces.
A

Grades
These features give excellent performance in a variety of applications from ø0.1mm PCB drills and endmill materials, to tthin slitting
blades and precision dies.

Carbide
Coated
● Ultra-fine Grain ● Fine-grained Carbide
XF1 (Grain Size 0.2μm) AF0 (Grain Size 0.5μm) H1 (Grain Size 1.0μm)

Cermet
Ceramic
Carbide
Layer
CBN
Characteristic Values
Properties
Class Grade Grain Size CO Content TRS Hardness Hardness HV Characteristics Applications

PCD
(μm) (wt%) (GPa) (HRA) (GPa)

XF1 0.2 9.0 4.0 93.5 19.2 World's smallest grained carbide. Micro drills, Small diameter drills
Ultra-fine Grain

World's toughest ultra-fine grained

AF1 0.5 12.0 4.4 92.5 17.3
carbide.
Micro drills, Mini tools, Punches

High toughness and wear resistant ultra-

AF0 0.5 10.0 4.1 93.0 18.0
fine grained carbide.
Micro drills, Routers

Enhanced wear resistant ultra-fine Micro drills, Endmills for ultra-hard

AFU 0.5 8.0 3.8 93.6 19.4
grained carbide. materials

Endmills, Taps, Drills for cast iron,

A1 0.7 13.0 3.2 91.4 15.6 Tough micro-grained carbide.
Micro-fine

Punches
Grained
Carbide

Micro-fine grained carbide with good

KH12 0.7 10.0 4.0 92.4 17.2
balance of hardness and toughness.
Endmills, Drills for steel

Superior wear resistant micrograined

F0 0.7 5.0 2.0 93.6 20.1
carbide.
Micro drills, Routers

Fine-grained carbide with good hardness

KH03 1.0 10.0 3.3 91.4 15.2 Dies, Drills, Endmills
Fine-grained Carbide

and toughness.

KH05 1.0 13.0 3.5 90.4 13.6 High toughness fine grained carbide. Dies

Superior wear resistant finegrained

H1 1.0 5.0 2.1 92.9 17.7
carbide.
Drills for cast iron, Reamers

Fine-grained carbide with good balance of

EH10 1.2 6.0 3.4 92.4 17.3
hardness and toughness. Fine-grained carbide.
Drills for exotic alloy, Reamers

Wear and chipping resistant fine-grained

ZF16 1.0 6.0 3.5 93.0 18.6
carbide for high speed machining.
Micro drills

Carbide Materials From pages K2

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 SUMIBORON Series
Grades CBN Coated SUMIBORON Series

High hardness and heat resistance for cutting high hardness steel and
hard cast iron. Long tool life with high-speed finishing of grey cast iron.
A In 1977, Sumitomo Electric successfully developed a revolutionary CBN sintered tool - SUMIBORON. The main component in
SUMIBORON is Cubic Boron Nitride with a special ceramic binder sintered under super high pressure and temperature.
Grades

As compared to other conventional tool materials, CBN has higher hardness and excellent heat resistance.
With these distinct characteristics, SUMIBORON can perform machining of hardened steel, high hardness cast iron and
exotic metals where previously only grinding was done. Furthermore, excellent efficiency and longer tool life can also be
achieved from high speed machining of cast irons.
Carbide
Coated

Characteristics
Cermet

Classifications Structure CBN Content Hardness (GPa) Grades Application Characteristics

High 44 Carbide
BN700 ・High carbon content. Structure consists
Mainly CBN Chilled cast iron of strongly fused CBN grains.
BN7000 Ni-Hard cast iron ・Suited to cutting cast iron, heat-
Ceramic

grains fused
together
BN7500 resistant alloy, ultra-hard alloy, and
BNS800 Heat-resistant alloy, Cast iron
Sintered ferrous alloy other hard materials.

BN500・BNC500
Carbide

BN1000 ・BN2000 Alloy steel ・CBN grains are fused together

Mainly CBN
BN350・BNX10 Case hardened steel strongly with a special ceramic binder.
grains held
together with
BNX20 ・BNX25 Carbon tool steels ・Strong CBN binding force gives superior
BNC2010・BNC2020 Bearing steel, Die steel wear resistance and toughness when
a binder
BNC100・BNC160 Ductile cast iron cutting hardened steel and cast iron.
Layer

BNC300・BNC200
CBN

Low 21

Grade Range Map

PCD

Application Series Finishing to Light Medium Medium Rough to Heavy

Classification − H01 H10 H20 H30

BNC2010
BNC2020

Coated BNC300
SUMIBORON BNC100

H
Hardened Steel
BNC160
BNC200

BN1000

Uncoted BN2000
SUMIBORON BNX10 BNX20
BNX25,BN350
Classification − 01 10 20 30
Sintered BN7500
Uncoted
alloy
SUMIBORON BN7000

Classification − K01 K10 K20 K30

Coated
BNC500*
SUMIBORON

K
Cast Iron
BNS800
Uncoted BN7000
SUMIBORON
BN500

*For Ductile Cast Iron

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 SUMIBORON Series

Grades
Coated SUMIBORON Series CBN
Characteristic Values

A
Main Coating Coating Thickness
Class Grade Binder Carbon Content (%) Grain Size (μm) Hardness HV (GPa) TRS (GPa) Characteristics
Components (μm)
Improves the wear resistance of coating
TiCN multi-
BNC2010 TiCN 50 to 55 2 30 to 32 1.10 to 1.20 1.5 and substrate and stably achieves excellent

Grades
layered
surface roughness.

Provides long tool life in general and high-efficiency

TiAlN multi-
BNC2020 TiN 70 to 75 5 34 to 36 1.20 to 1.30
layered
1.5 cutting thanks to tough substrate coated with a
highly wear-resistant and highly adhesive layer.

Carbide
Coated
Suited for finishing when there is a
BNC300 TiN 60 to 65 1 33 to 35 1.15 to 1.25 TiAIN 1 combination of continuous and interrupted
cutting.

Highly wear resistant coating makes this

BNC100 TiN 40 to 45 1 29 to 32 1.05 to 1.15 TiAIN/TiCN 2
grade suited for high speed finishing.

Cermet
Stable, high precision finishing of hardened
BNC160 TiN 60 to 65 3 31 to 33 1.10 to 1.20 TiAIN/TiCN 2
steel.

Ceramic
Tough substrate with high wear resistant
BNC200 TiN 65 to 70 4 33 to 35 1.15 to 1.25 TiAIN 2

H
coating provide longer tool life.

Hardened Steel Ultimate wear and fracture resistance.

BN1000 TiCN 40 to 45 1 27 to 31 0.90 to 1.00 ̶ ̶
Suited to high-speed cutting.

Carbide
A general purpose grade for hardened steel
BN2000 TiN 50 to 55 2 31 to 34 1.05 to 1.15 ̶ ̶ that provides a high degree of fracture and
wear resistance.

Crater resistant grade, suitable for high

Layer
CBN
BNX20 TiN 55 to 60 3 31 to 33 0.95 to 1.10 ̶ ̶ efficiency cutting under high temperature
conditions.

High cutting edge strength, suited to heavy

BN350 TiN 60 to 65 1 33 to 35 1.20 to 1.30 ̶ ̶
interrupted cutting.

PCD
Optimum wear resistance. Suited to
BNX10 TiCN 40 to 45 3 27 to 31 0.80 to 0.90 ̶ ̶
continuous, high-speed cutting.

Excellent fracture resistance during

BNX25 TiN 65 to 70 4 29 to 31 1.00 to 1.10 ̶ ̶ high speed cutting. Suited to high speed
interrupted cutting of hardened steel.

Co Maintains optimum cutting edge sharpness.

BN7500 Compound
90 to 95 1 41 to 44 1.40 to 1.50 ̶ ̶
Suited for finishing of sintered alloy.
Sintered
alloy Co Improved wear and fracture resistance in
BN7000 Compound
90 to 95 2 41 to 44 1.30 to 1.40 ̶ ̶
rough cutting of sintered components.

100% solid CBN structure with good

BNS800 Al Alloy 85 to 90 8 39 to 42 0.95 to 1.10 ̶ ̶
thermal impact resistance.

Co Improved wear and fracture resistance in

BN7000 90 to 95 2 41 to 44 1.30 to 1.40 ̶ ̶

K
Compound rough cutting of cast iron and exotic alloy.

Optimized for cast iron cutting.

Cast Iron
BN500 TiC 65 to 70 6 32 to 34 1.00 to 1.10 ̶ ̶ Maintains good wear and fracture
resistance.

Substrate with excellent wear resistance

BNC500 TiC 60 to 65 4 32 to 34 1.00 to 1.10 TiAIN 2 and coating makes this grade suited for
（For Ductile Cast Iron）
hard-to-cut cast iron.

SUMIBORON / Coated SUMIBORON Series From page L2

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 Grades Polycrystalline Diamond SUMIDIA Series

Excellent wear resistance, longer tool life, and high-speed, high-

efficiency, high-precision cutting of non-ferrous metals and non-metals.
A SUMIDIA is a polycrystalline diamond material made from sintered diamond powder that was
first created using our proprietary technology in 1978.
Grades

SUMIDIA's superior wear resistance achieves longer tool life, high speed, high efficiency and
high precision in non-metal cutting and non-ferrous metal applications including aluminium,
copper, magnesium and zinc alloys.
Carbide
Coated
Cermet
Ceramic
Carbide

Characteristics DA1000
The DA1000 utilises Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal's proprietary sintering technology to achieve a high-density sintered
material made of ultra-fine diamond particles that has superior wear and fracture resistance and longer tool life.
Layer
CBN

Transverse Rupture Strength (GPa)

3
PCD

DA1000
2 DA2200

DA150
1
DA90
∼
∼

0 0.5 1.0 2.0

Wear Resistance Comparison
(With DA2200 as "1")

Polycrystalline Diamond Subjected to Acid Treatment

DA1000 DA90 DA150 DA2200

10μm 10μm 10μm 10μm

Holes formed when binder is

dissolved during acid treatment

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 Grades
SUMIDIA Series Polycrystalline Diamond
Grade Range Map

Class Series Finishing to Light Medium Rough to Heavy

A
Classification N01 N10 N20 N30

Grades
DA1000

N
Non-Ferrous Metal
SUMIDIA
DA2200

Carbide
Coated
Coated
DA150
DA90

Cermet
Characteristic Values

Ceramic
Class Grade Binder Carbon Content (%) Grain Size (μm) Hardness HV (GPa) TRS (GPa) Characteristics

High density sintered material made of ultra-fine diamond

DA1000 Co 90 to 95 Up to 0.5 110 to 120 ≈ 2.60 particles that demonstrates optimum wear and fracture
resistance, and edge sharpness.

Sintered material made of ultra-fine diamond particles that

Carbide
DA2200 Co 85 to 90 0.5 90 to 100 ≈ 2.45 demonstrates optimum wear and fracture resistance, and edge

N
Non-Ferrous Metal
sharpness.

Sintered material made of fine diamond particles that provides a

DA150 Co 85 to 90 5 100 to 120 ≈ 1.95
good balance of workability and wear resistance.

Layer
CBN
Sintered material made of coarse diamond particles with high
DA90 Co 90 to 95 50 100 to 120 ≈ 1.10
diamond content and excellent wear resistance.

PCD
SUMIDIA Series From page M2

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 Grades Ceramic Advanced Ceramic

Superb wear for ultra-high speed machining.

Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal's "Advanced Ceramic" is created through a unique process that

A ensures excellent sharpness, making possible stable ultra-high speed cutting of cast iron, and
cutting of heat-resistant alloys and ultra-hard rolled materials.
Grades
Carbide
Coated

Grade Range Map

Cermet

For Turning For Milling

High-Speed Finishing to Light Medium Rough to Heavy High-Speed Finishing to Light Medium Rough to Heavy
For Turning For Milling
̶ 01 10 20 30 40 ̶ 01 10 20 30 40
Ceramic

K
Cast Iron
NB90S K
Cast Iron
NB90M
Carbide

S
Exotic Alloy
WX120
Layer
CBN

H NB100C
PCD

Hardened Steel

Characteristic Values
For Turning
Class Grade Hardness (HRA) TRS (GPa) Main Coating Components Coating Thickness (μm) Characteristics

K
Cast Iron
NB90S 94.8 0.9 ̶ ̶
Contains Al2O3 and carbide.
Suitable for medium to finishing of cast iron.

S
Exotic Alloy
WX120 90.0 1.2 ̶ ̶
Enhanced with SiC whiskers.
For heat-resistant alloy and ultra-hard roll cutting.

H
Hardened Steel
NB100C 95.0 1.0 TiAlN 2
Ultra-strong. Contains Al2O3 and ZX Coat.
Continuous low-speed turning of hardened steel.

For Milling
Class Grade Hardness (HRA) TRS (GPa) Main Coating Components Coating Thickness (μm) Characteristics

K
Cast Iron
NB90M 94.5 0.7 ̶ ̶
Contains Al2O3 and tough carbide.
For high speed finish milling of cast iron.

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 Material Properties
■ Material Properties
Linear-Thermal
Micro Vickers Thermal
Material Specific Gravity Hardness (mHv)
(GPa)
Young Modulus
(GPa)
Conductivity
(W/m·°C)
Expansion
Coefficient
(X 10-6/°C)
Melting Point
(°C) A

Grades
Tungsten Carbide WC 15.6 21 690 126 5.1 2,900
Titanium Carbide TiC 4.94 31 450 17 7.6 3,200
Tantalum Carbide TaC 14.5 18 280 21 6.6 3,800
Nobium Carbide NbC 8.2 20 340 17 6.8 3,500
Titanium Nitrate TiN 5.43 20 260 29 9.2 2,950
Aluminium Oxide Al2O3 3.98 29 410 29 8.5 2,050
Silicon Nitride Si3N4 3.17 25 310 29 3.0 >1,900（decomposes）
Cubic Boron Nitride cBN 3.48 44 700 1,300 4.7 −
Diamond C 3.52 >90 970 2,100 3.1 −
Cobalt Co 8.9 − 100 to 180 69 12.3 1,495
Nickel Ni 8.9 − 200 92 13.3 1,455
WC-5% Co 15.0 18 630 79 5.0 −
Carbide WC-10% Co 14.6 14 580 75 5.0 −
WC-20% Co 13.5 10 530 67 6.0 −
High Speed Steel 8.7 8 210 17 11.0 −

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