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KM1

Non-ferrous material machining ｜ Carbide grade for Swiss CNC lathes

Cost-Effective Alternative to PCD Inserts for Non-Ferrous Machining
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Perfect match for non-ferrous materials such as aluminum, brass, and plastics

Achieves excellent machined surface by suppressing the built-up edge The overwhelming sharpness solves the problem of rough machined surface
Features
  • Uncoated fine grain carbide precision ground and extremely sharp edge
  • Polished mirror finish which eliminates built up edge
    Stable workpiece dimensions and smooth machined surface
Tooling application

Non-ferrous materials such as aluminum, brass, copper, and plastics
Front turning / Back turning / Grooving / Cut off / Threading

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Up sharp edges and mirror finish​
Spool
Material :
A5056
Cutting speed :
90～170 m/min 300 – 570 SFM
Feed :
0.04 mm/rev .0015 IPR
DOC :
0.5 ～ 5.0 mm .020” ～ .20”
Coolant :
WET
KM1
300 pcs and more
Competitor’s PVD coated carbide
200 pcs

Competitor’s product performed 3 rough grooving passes and 1 finishing pass but inserts were chipped and worn.
The total cycle time took over 3 minutes. KM1 performed operation in 1 pass with a cycle time of 1 minute and 50 seconds.

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Front turning
Back turning
Grooving
Cut-off
Threading
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