Sumitomo General Catalog 2025-2026

Chipbreaker and Grade Selection Guide for Turning Non-Ferrous Metal

Non-Ferrous Metal

Performance

● Wear Resistance

● Cutting Edge Surface Roughness Comparison

DA1000

DA1000

Conventional Tool

2,640

1,980

.0079

Conventional Tool

1,320

.0063

Bad Surface Finish

Excellent Surface Finish

.0047

660

A

Excellent wear resistance

.0032

330

Fine Cutting Edge

Rough Edge

1

5

10

50

100

.0016

DA1000

Flank Wear Width=Cutting Time until 0.004” (min)

Workpiece Material: 17% Si-Al Alloy Insert: TPGA321 Cutting Conditions: v c =3,280 SFM, f =0.006 IPR, a p =0.008”, Wet 0 7.5 5 2.5 Cutting Time (min) ● Wear Resistance in Milling Applications

Workpiece Material: 17% Si-Al Alloy Insert: TPGN321 Cutting Conditions: v c =656 to 2,624 SFM, f =0.005 IPR, a p =0.020”, Wet

● Wear Resistance in Turning Applications

Competitor's Product A (Micro-grain PCD)

.0079

.0020

Conventional Tool

Conventional Tool

.0063

.0016

.0047

.0012

Excellent wear resistance

DA1000

.0032

.0008

Excellent wear resistance

.0016

.0004

DA1000

0

7.5

2.5

5

10

20

30

0

No. of Passes

Cutting Time (min)

Workpiece Material: 17% Si-Al Alloy Insert: TPGN321 Cutting Conditions: v c =2,620 SFM, f =0.005 IPR, a p =0.020”, Wet

Workpiece Material: ADC12 (12% Si-Al Alloy) Insert: NF-SNEW1204ADFR Cutting Conditions: v c =6,560 SFM, f =0.006 IPR, a p =.120”, Wet

Application Examples .0020 Competitor's Product A (Micro-grain PCD)

Conventional Tool

H1

DA1000

.0016

[ADC12 Aluminum Wheel] Excellent adhesion resistance. Longer tool life.

.0008 [Copper Alloy Bushing] Stable surface roughness with no cutting edge breakage (3.2S). Tool life improved to 3 times that of conventional models. .0012 DA1000

Excellent wear resistance

500

3,000

2 times the tool life

.0004

500

3,000 2,000

2 times the tool life

3 times the tool life

2,500

250

10

20

30

0

3 times the tool life

2,000

250

No. of Passes

1,000 1,000

(pcs)

800

0

0

H1 Competitor's Product C

0

0 DA1000 Competitor's Product DA1000 Competitor's Product B

H1 Competitor's Product C

Insert: VCGT332NAG Cutting Conditions: v c =7,216 SFM, f =0.010 IPR, a p =.080”, Wet

Insert: NF-TPGN322 Cutting Conditions: v c =984 SFM f =0.0028 IPR, a p =0.003”, Wet

DL1000

[7075 Aluminum Bearing Housing] Cutting distance increased 4.6x vs Competitor M

1,000

4.6 times the tool life

750

500

250

0

DL1000 Competitor's Product M

A23

Insert: DCGT32.51-NAG Cutting Conditions: v c =1500 SFM f =0.006 IPR, a p =0.100”, Wet

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