Friday, August 28, 2009

Taegutec coated inserts raise turning output

For high-speed machining of steel, Taegutec has developed its Alpha-AL CVD coated inserts for external and face turning.

Available in Taegutec's TT8115 and TT8125 grades, the Alpha-AL has been designed for high speed and high feed interrupted and continuous turning applications for steel.

With its wear resistance and toughness, the Alpha-AL is suited to mass production operations in the automotive and heavy industry sectors, offering an extended tool life.

The Alpha-AL design is aimed at delivering consistent performance when conducting long batch runs.

The inserts are suited to a diverse range of applications.

The TT8115 grade is applicable to high-speed machining of low-carbon steel and low-carbon alloy steels at feeds of 300 to 800m/min, with carbon steel and alloy steel having a machining range of 100 to 400m/min.

More applicable to lower speed and higher feed machining, the TT8125 is suitable for machining mild steel, low-carbon steel and low-carbon alloy steel at between 200 and 500m/min.

The TT8125 will replace the current TT3500 grade that is being phased out for the new grade that delivers higher performance across a wider feed and speed range.

For cutting carbon and alloy steel the TT8125 comfortably machines at 100 to 350m/min.

The grade guarantees outstanding tool life and productivity, while feeds and speeds are beyond competitor products, said Taegutec.

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