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Ceramic insert grades
45º
>45º
Ceramic cutting materials offer excellent
productivity in roughing operations in FSM
and ISM. Their application differs greatly
compared to carbide due to their:
•High temperature resistance – allows
high cutting speed to be applied to pro-
duce a highly plasticised and sheared
chip.
•Low toughness – can lead to edge fritter-
ing, top slice and notch wear.
Both of these factors mean that for suc-
cessful application the following rules need
to be applied:
• Optimizeenteringangleatabout45° to
reduce notch, round or square inserts
should be used.
• Maximumchipthickness–between
0.08 to 0.15 mm.
• Optimizedprogrammingtechniques
- to minimize notch on entry and long
passes.
- control the cutting arc of engagement in
corners.
There are 2 types of ceramics developed
for use in HRSA:
•Sialon – (Silicon, Aluminium, Oxygen,
Nitrogen) – a mixture of silicon nitride and
aluminium oxide. It has the best chemical
stability resisting notch wear:
- CC6060 – optimized choice for long
cutting lengths in clean material and for
profiling/pocketing with optimized pro-
gramming techniques.
- CC6065 – optimized for heavy roughing
applications, plunging and machining
direct into corner.
•Whiskered ceramic – to provide the
improved toughness and bulk strength
compared to the traditional ceramic,
fibres are included:
- CC670 – first choice for machining of
forged components with rough scale
and ovality.
Ceramics Carbide
0.5 mm
10–80 mm