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Cermet

Application Range
Ceramic
Silicon Nitride
Cermet
Micrograin Carbide
Cubic Boron Nitride
Swiss Tooling

Cermet Series: Key Benefits

  • High wear resistance
  • Superior micro-finishes
  • Molded or ground-in chip breakers to handle the most difficult chip control problems
  • High speed capability
  • Economical cost

T3N, XT3, C30

These inserts are composed of titanium carbide (TiC) and titanium nitride (TiN). They are suitable for a wide range of finish and semi-finish turning  because of their excellent resistance to oxidation, negative affinity and high temperature hardness.

Applications:

  • Finish turning and boring of gray cast iron
  • Turning of ferrous sintered metals
  • Semi-finish and finish turning of steel
  • Semi-finish and finish turning of ductile cast iron

T35, C45

Outstanding thermal shock resistance and mechanical strength are characteristics of these grades. They are suitable for milling and deep groove operations with coolant on carbon steel as well as the machining of bearing steel.

Applications:

  • Machining of bearing races
  • General cutting and milling of steel

XN4

Mainly composed of TiN, these inserts can produce better surface finishes due to there excellent toughness and wear resistance.

Applications:

  • General cutting, boring, and grooving of steel
  • Tube scarfing

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