NTK Cutting Tools

HC7/ZC7

For continuous machining | Ceramic for machining materials 30 - 70 HRC

Significant cost savings for high hardness materials

Machines a wide range of hardened materials

Real tool cost reductions by replacing CBN HC7: Ideal for hardened materials from 55 – 70 HRC ZC7: Ideal for hardened materials from 30 – 62 HRC
Features
  • High hot hardness and low plasticity at high temperature ranges make them ideal for finishing of hardened materials
  • Significant tool cost reductions are achieved by replacing CBN
  • Inserts with a wiper flat or a chipbreaker are available to further improve machining efficiency
  • ZC7 excellent for machining carburized or induction hardened steels.
Tooling application

Hardened material
Continuous finish turning hardened materials 30-70HRC

Grade application map

CBN’s low hardness reduces its wear resistance

Ceramic has superior wear resistance vs. CBN machining under HRC55

Inserts with a wiper flat or a chipbreaker are available

Effect of Wiper Flat on Cutting Edge

[ Cutting conditions ]
CNGA120412  Vc = 100m/min  F = 0.1mm/rev  ap = 0.5mm 330 SFM  .004 IPR  .020 DOC

Using a ZC7 insert with AG-chipbreaker improves surface finish and reduces machine down-time due to chip tangling. This results in increased productivity.

[ Cutting conditions ] SCM415 – carburized HRC50  vc = 150m/min f = 0.2mm/rev  ap = 0.2mm 500 SFM .008 IPR .008 DOC
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Grade Material Operation type Machining Cutting speed (m/min) Cutting speed (SFM) Feed(mm/rev) Feed(IPR) DOC(mm) DOC(inch) DRY WET
ZC7 Hardened material (HRC30-62) Turning
Continuous machining
Finishing 40 – 200 130 – 670 0.08 – 0.20 .003 – .008 0.12 – 0.8 .005 – .030
HC7 Hardened material (HRC55-70)
Corner R DOC (mm) DOC (inch) Feed (mm /rev) Feed (IPR)
R0.4 R .016 0.15 0.007 0.05 ~ 0.08 .001 ~ .003
R0.8 R .032 0.3 0.015 0.08 ~ 0.10 .003 ~ .004
R1.2 R .047 0.4 0.02 0.10 ~ 0.13 .004 ~ .005
R1.6 R .063 0.5 0.03 0.13 ~ 0.16 .005 ~ .006
Round insert 2.0 0.08 0.16 ~ 0.25 .006 ~ .010
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