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Achieving speedy rough cutting of metal additive manufacturing workpieces (nickel-based alloys)

Capable of high-speed machining about 10 times faster than carbide tools
Grade characteristics
Features
  • Additively shaped nickel-based alloys can be machined with high efficiency
  • Uses a ceramic material that emphasizes chipping resistance
    Achieves high-speed and stable machining
  • Lineup of tools for milling and end milling
Tooling application
Additively manufactured workpieces using nickel-based alloys
Milling / End milling: roughing operations
Grade map
MILLING
↑High



SPEED
SX7 SX3 SX9
SEMI-FINISH  SCALE
FEED

High→

End milling
Milling
Workpiece comparison before and after cutting ①
Machining that takes about 8 minutes with a carbide tool can be shortened to about 1 minute with a ceramic tool.
Workpiece comparison before and after cutting ②
Achieves high-efficiency machining approximately 20 times that of carbide tools.
Lineup (Insert)
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ISO Work material Coolant Grade vc (m/min) (SFM) ap (mm) (inch) f (mm/t) (IPT)
Additive manufacturing workpiece
(Nickel-based alloy)
Rough Milling
DRY SX3 450 – 1,000 1500 – 3300 0.07 – 0.12 .003 – .005
SX9
Additive manufacturing workpiece
(Nickel-based alloy)
Rough End Milling
DRY SX9 300 – 1,000 1000 – 3300 0.03 .001
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