Service life [m] Tool Carbide end mill D = 10 mm, Z = 4 Workpiece Steel 1.2344 (~ AISI H13, SKD61) 1200 N/mm2 Cutting data vc = 150 m/min ae = 4 mm, ap = 8 mm ft = 0.06 mm Emulsion 5% Source Tool manufacturer
Competitor) Coating 1 (Competitor) Tool Carbide insert Workpiece Steel 1.4571 (AISI 316Ti, SUS316Ti) Cutting parameters vc = 120 m/min dry versus wet Source Oerlikon Balzers Cutting Laboratory, Tool Manufacturer
0.13 mm/rev Hole depth: 18 mm No. of holes: 400 Benefit: Machining aluminium with a high silicon content: ▪ Significantly less wear ▪ Less adhesion for sharp cutting edges Source: Japanese tool manufacturer
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Oerlikon Balzers not only offers coating solutions that improve the wear resistance, and extend the service life of these components, but also for the tools used to manufacture them.
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This meth- od offers effective protection against wear for tools used by automobile manufacturers to press car body parts such as doors from flat sheets.
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