SX7Roughing (no scale) to semi-finishing heat resistant alloys ｜ Sialon ceramic

Wear resistant Sialon ceramic material

Better notch resistance than whisker ceramics

Improved boundary wear resistance to prevent cutting edge wear and breakage

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Features

  • Better notching resistance compared to whisker ceramics
    No need to program ramping to shift wear on insert
  • Better flank wear resistance compared to other Sialons and is ideal for semi-finishing Inconels and Waspaloy
  • Excellent thermal shock resistance 

Tooling application

Roughing with no scale to semi-finishing heat resistant alloys
Turning/Grooving/ Milling

Grade characteristics

Cutting conditions

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Grade Material Operation type Machining Cutting speed (m/min) Feed(mm/rev) DOC(mm) Coolant
SX7 Heat resistant alloys Turning Roughing 180 - 270 0.12 - 0.25  1.0 - 2.5 WET
Profiling / Semi-finishing 0.12 - 0.25 1.0 - 2.0
Grooving 0.07 - 0.15 -
Milling Indexable 600 - 1200 0.07 - 0.12 1.0 - 2.5 DRY

Why are Sialon ceramics so effective at high-speed machining of heat resistant alloys?

Silicon nitride (Si3N4) is combined with Aluminum (Al) and oxygen (O) to make SiAlON.
Sialon has needle-shaped particles similar to that of Silicon nitride.
The arrangement of these particles makes the material withstand the impact force during cutting.
The addition of the alumina improves its heat resistance characteristics.
The property advantages makes it perfect for machining heat resistant alloys.

Semi-finishing Inconel material

Milling Inconel

Case study

Seal part (finishing)
Material :
Inconel718
Cutting speed :
240 m/min
Feed :
0.2 mm/rev
DOC :
0.5 mm
Coolant :
WET
SX7

7min / part
Competitor's whisker

15min / part

Cutting speed : 200m/min
Competitor's carbide

24min / part

Cutting speed : 50m/min
SX7's excellent wear resistance allows high-speed machining.
So, highly efficient machining is achieved compared to whisker and carbide tools.
Turbine case (semi-finishing)
Material :
Waspaloy
Cutting speed :
240 m/min
Feed :
0.3 mm/rev
DOC :
Varied DOC
Coolant :
WET
SX7

7min / part
Competitor's whisker

5min / part Broken
SX7 insert achieved more stable machining due to its excellent notching resistance compared to the competitor's whisker insert.

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