Topic: Solid Ceramic End Mill

Replace your Carbide with Ceramic

Reduce Cycle Time | Increase Productivity

As a company with an established history of manufacturing  the highest quality ceramic cutting tools our development of this product was painstakingly thorough from the grade to the edge structure of the flute and helix angle.

SX9 Grade -  a SiAlON ceramic with a blend of toughness and added wear resistance to tackle hard to machine parts.  

• Notch wear resistance
• Flank wear resistance
• Best thermal shock resistance
• Tougher than whisker ceramics

 Parameter Range:  Speed range of 1000 - 3500 SFM                                                                                                              Feed range of .0012 to .005 IPT

5 times higher productivity compared to carbide tooling

Materials :  Heat Resistant Alloys |  Cast Irons  |  Hard Steel (D2)

 Specially Designed Flutes

Unique flute edge enables the tool to withstand the extreme heat and pressure generated at the higher cutting speeds.

RCE style - Sharp edge structure  |  Built for Toughness | HRSA materials

RCS style - Chamfered edge structure  |  for Abrasive Materials - Cast Iron

Helix angle  4 Flute has an angle of 35 degrees - edge designed to maximize the toughness.  6 & 8 Flute style have an angle of 40 degrees  - edge design achieves less tool pressure and increase the chip evacuation compared to traditional designs.                As the angle gets closer to 45 degrees the more balanced the axial (50%) and radial (50%) forces become on the end mill. A 30 degree helix angle will distribute 25% of axial force and about 75% of radial force.  Lower angles will provide strength to the end mill allowing large DOC when finish and tolerance are not critical.

Flute counts  Higher number results in a tool with a larger core (material mass) and smaller flute valleys.  Larger core = tool strength      Smaller valleys = less space for chip evacuation                                                                                                                                    Flute counts will play a role in the parameters used for the application. It is important to find the right balance.  Example:  traditionally less flutes may be applied to a roughing application with the assumption that more space is available for evacuating the high volume of chips. However, improved tool path programming software can achieve success with more flutes and machining with less of a step over.  Or,  by reducing feed rates  resulting in smaller chips  which negates the effect of  smaller flute valleys. More flutes can increase productivity.

 Case Studies

Advanced Tooling Line up includes:

CBN inserts for a variety of applications machining: Hardened materials, Cast / Ductile iron, Powdered metal / Super alloys, and Mill rolls  

Mill roll: B99

Powdered Metals/ Super alloys: B30 - light cutting  |  B23 - heavier cutting

Cast / Ductile irons: B99, B23, B30 - Cast irons |  B52, B5K (coated) - Ductile irons

Hardened materials: B52, B5K (coated) - Continuous  cuts |  B36, B6K (coated) - Light to medium interruptions |  B40  - Heavy interruptions

A NEW CBN Product booklet is coming soon. It will include product information and useful machining technical data.

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