For ID boring operations| Swiss CNC lathes
| ISO | Work material | Grade | Overhang amount | vc (m/min) (SFM) | ap (mm) (inch) | f (mm/rev) (IPR) |
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| Carbon steel Alloy steel Hardened material ID boring operations ID boring Back turning |
QM3 | Steel shank ~5D Carbide shank ~7D |
50 – 150 160 – 500 | 0.1 – 1.0 .004 – .040 | 0.02 – 0.2 .0008 – .008 | |
| Difficult-to-cut material ID boring operations ID boring Back turning |
DM4 DT4 |
30 – 70 100 – 230 | ||||
| Stainless ID boring operations ID boring Back turning |
ST4 | 40 – 120 130 – 400 | ||||
| Titanium alloy High temp alloys ID boring operations ID boring Back turning |
DM4 DT4 |
30 – 70 100 – 230 | ||||
| Non-ferrous Aluminum Plastic General purpose ID boring operations ID boring Back turning |
TM4 ZM3 |
50 – 200 160 – 660 |
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| Mogul bars+TM4 FGbreaker |
1,500 pcs
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| Competitor’s product |
700 pcs
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Competitor’s tool life was not stable due to chip packing.
NTK’s mogul bar and insert with FG chipbreaker evacuated the chip from the hole resulting in a 2.1 x increase in tool life.
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| Mogul bars+TM4 F1breaker |
900 pcs
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| Conventional tool |
500 pcs
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The competitor’s boring bar experienced a heavy amount of vibration due to extended overhang.
NTK’s boring bar eliminated vibration issues and insert with F1 chipbreaker achieved 1.8 x more tool life.
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