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YL Chipbreaker

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Covers a wide range of cutting conditions

Combination of sharpness, toughness, and chip control to handle an extremely wide range of cutting conditions
Features
  • Range of depth of cut from 0.3 – 2.5mm .020” – .118”
  • Easy to use chipbreaker with excellent sharpness, strength and chip control
  • Available in many grades to handle a variety of work materials
Tooling application

Swiss CNC Lathe front turning operations

YL chip breaker control range
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Coated grade Material Operation type Cutting speed (m/min) Cutting speed (SFM) Feed (mm/rev) Feed(IPR) DOC (mm) DOC (inch)
ST4 Stainless OD Turning continuous to interrupted 50 – 120 150 – 400 0.03 – 0.15 .0008 – .004 0.3 – 2.5 .020 – .118
QM3 Alloy steel / carbon steel / hardened material
DM4/DT4 Difficult-to-cut material / titanium alloy / high temp alloys 30 – 100 100 – 400
TM4 Non-ferrous / aluminum / plastic / general purpose 50 – 180 150 – 600
Machining Inconel with scale
[ Cutting condition ] Material: SUS304 φ16 Vc=80m/min 304SS φ.63” 260SFM  WET
Milling Inconel
[ Cutting condition ] Material: SUS304 φ16 Vc=80m/min f= 0.05mm/rev ap = 2-3mm 304SS φ.63” 260SFM f= .002”IPR ap = .078”-.120”  WET
Pin
Material :
SUS304L 304SSL
Cutting speed :
50 m/min 170 SFM
Feed :
0.03 mm/rev .001 IPR
DOC :
1.5 mm .059 inch
Coolant :
WET
YL chipbreaker
3,000 pcs / corner
Competitor’s (PVD coated carbide)
2,000 pcs / 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 :
110 m/min 370 SFM
Feed :
0.03 mm/rev .001 IPR
DOC :
2.5 mm .098 inch
Coolant :
WET
YL chipbreaker + DM4
300 pcs / corner
Competitor’s PVD coated carbide
200 pcs / corner

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

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