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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