YLchipbreakerFor Front turning operations ｜ Swiss CNC Lathes

First recommendation for Front turning

Covers a wide range of cutting conditions

Combination of sharpness, toughness, and chip control which covers an extremely wide range of cutting conditions

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Features

  • Range of depth of cut from 0.3 - 2.5mm
  • Easy to utilize chipbreaker desing with excellent sharpness, strength and chip control
  • Available in various grades (coatings) to select the appropriate grade for the work material

Tooling application

Swiss CNC Lathe Front turning operations

YL chip breaker conrol range

Cutting conditions

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Coated grade Material Operation type Cutting speed (m/min) Feed (mm/rev) DOC (mm)
ST4 Stainless OD Turning continuous to interrupted 50 - 120 0.03 - 0.15 0.3 - 2.5
QM3 Alloy steel / carbon steel / hardened material
DM4/DT4 Difficult-to-cut material / titanium alloy
TM4 Non-ferrous / aluminum / plastic / general purpose

Chip formation and chatter comparison

[ Cutting condition ]
Material：SUS304 φ16 Vc=80m/min WET
[ Cutting condition ]
Material：SUS304 φ16 Vc=80m/min f= 0.05mm/rev ap = 2-3mm WET

Case study

Pin
Material :
SUS304L
Cutting speed :
50m/min
Feed :
0.03mm/rev
DOC :
1.5mm
Coolant :
WET
YL chipbreaker

3,000pcs / corner
Competitor’s (PVD coated carbide)

2,000pcs / corner

YL had good chip control and longer tool life than competitor's conventional product. Also, achieved stable machining resulting in part dimensional consistancy.

Auto parts
Material :
SCM435
Cutting speed :
110m/min
Feed :
0.03mm/rev
DOC :
2.5mm
Coolant :
WET
YL chipbreaker + DM4

300pcs / corner
Competitor’s PVD coated carbide

200pcs / corner

YL achieved excellent chip control. Longer tool life and larger production run of parts with excellent surface finish compared to companies current insert.

Tool lineup

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