Sumitomo General Catalog 2025-2026

Chipbreaker and Grade Selection Guide for Turning Cast Iron

Cast Iron

Grades AC4010K : Our 1st recommended grade for machining gray cast iron.

AC4010K / AC4015K / AC4125K / AC420K

Adopts an ultra-thick new CVD coating to realise ultra-high-speed machining at V C = 2,300 SFM.

AC4015K : Our 1st recommended grade for ductile cast iron.

New high-adhesion, high-strength CVD coating realises both wear resistance and chipping resistance. AC420K : Superior fracture resistance, providing excellent stability in interrupted unstable cutting and when cutting mill-scaled work.

Performance

A

AC4010K/AC4015K Wear Resistance

● Gray Cast Iron

● Ductile Cast Iron

.016

■ ◆

.016

Competitor's Product B (K10)

Competitor's Product A (K10)

● ● AC4010K Conventional Tool

.012

■ ◆

.012

● ● ●

AC4010K

● ●

■ ● ●

AC4015K

.008

.008

● ●

■ ● ●

◆ ●

■ ● ●

.004

.004

■ ◆ ●

■ ●

0

2

4

6

8

10

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Cutting Time (min)

Cutting Time (min)

After 12 minutes

After 12 minutes

Competitor's Product B (K10) After 12 minutes

AC4010K

AC4015K

AC4010K

Conventional Tool

Competitor's Product A (K10)

Workpiece Material: FC250 Continuous Insert: CNMG432EGZ Cutting Conditions: v c =1,970 SFM, f =0.016 IPR, a p =.080", Dry

Workpiece Material: FCD700 Continuous Insert: CNMG432EGZ Cutting Conditions: v c =460 SFM, f =0.012 IPR, a p =.060", Wet

AC4010K/AC4015K Chipping Resistance

● Gray Cast Iron

● Ductile Cast Iron

Minor Chipping

Minor Chipping

400

300

200

100

0

Competitor's Product D (K15) Conventional Tool

AC4010K AC4015K

After 10 minutes

After 10 minutes

AC4010K

AC4015K

Chipping on Flank

Chipping on Rake Face

After 240 seconds

After 240 seconds

AC4010K

AC4015K

After 6 minutes

After 10 minutes

After 240 seconds

After 240 seconds

Conventional Tool

Competitor's Product C (K15)

Conventional Tool

Competitor's Product D (K15)

Workpiece Material: FC250 Interrupted Insert: CNMG432EGZ Cutting Conditions: v c =1,300 SFM, f =0.012 IPR, a p =.080", Wet

Workpiece Material: FCD450 Interrupted Insert: CNMG432EGZ Cutting Conditions: v c =1,475 SFM, f =0.012 IPR, a p =.060", Wet

AC420K Fracture Resistance

FCD450 Grooved (Heavy Interrupted Acceleration Test)

Cutting Edge Wear Comparison (After 150s)

AC420K

Competitor's Product E ( K15 )

Competitor's Product F ( K20 )

AC420K

Fracture Resistance Drastically Improved

Competitor's Product E (K15)

Competitor's Product F (K20)

Workpiece Material: FCD450 Interrupted Insert: CNMG432EGZ Cutting Conditions: v c =1,150 SFM, f =0.010 IPR, a p =060", Wet

A17

100 150 200

300

Tool Life (s)

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