Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Osaka, President: Osamu Inoue, hereafter "our company") has developed and launched a new high-efficiency turning grade AC5005S for exotic alloys such as Ni (nickel)-based heat-resistant alloys and hard-to-cut stainless steel, for sale as of June 2021.
Many hard-to-cut materials such as Ni (nickel) base alloys, Co (cobalt) base alloys, Ti (titanium) base alloys, which have excellent thermal and corrosion resistance, are frequently used for equipment and parts in the aircraft and medical industries, and the demand for tools capable of machining these alloys is rising year by year.
On the other hand, exotic alloys have high-temperature strength causing cutting tool edges to become very hot during cutting, resulting in shortened tool life and requiring the cutting conditions to be adjusted. To resolve these issues, our company has developed the new AC5005S grade, which realises stable and long tool life at high-efficiency conditions 1.5x the conventional grades in exotic alloy turning.
Along with general-purpose AC5015S and AC5052S for interrupted machining, the AC5000S Series now comprises three grades. Priced the same as our company's conventional tools, this series contributes to the reduction of machining costs by reducing the frequency of tool changes and tool usage through higher efficiency and longer tool life.
New Coated Carbide Grade for Exotic Alloy Turning AC5005S
1. Features
Through the use of a newly developed carbide substrate with excellent high-temperature properties and our company's proprietary PVD* coating technology ABSOTECH™, stable and long tool life in high-efficiency machining of exotic alloys can be achieved.
2. Lineup
Insert: Total of 103 Cat. Nos.
3. Sales Plan
100 million JPY/year in the first year, 300 million JPY/year after 3 years
4. Price
(Standard Product) CNMG120408N-EG: 850 JPY (excluding tax)
*PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition): A method depositing a thin physical coating on the surface of the target material in the vapor phase
