PCBN Insert Grade Selection

Overview

All MASTERTECH PCBN cutting tools are manufactured using premium polycrystalline cubic boron nitride supplied by the finest companies throughout the world.

Your machining productivity will be improved by proper selection of PCBN tooling, which ensures optimum tool life and enhances surface finish.

Our PCBN grades provide the necessary mechanical and material properties for economical machining of many ferrous materials and high temperature alloys.

 

PCBN INSERT GRADES

PCBN GRADE	PCBN PERCENTAGE	TOOL CHARACTERISTICS	APPLICATION
SC Steel Continuous	50	Extreme wear resistance   High Toughness   Chemical stability	Hardened steels, bearing  steels, alloy steels and tool  steels
SCI Steel Light   Interrupted Cutting	60
SI Steel Interrupted Cutting	70
HC1 High Content PCBN	80	High wear resistance   Excellent abrasion  resistance   Excellent toughness	Ni-Hard cast iron, hard cast  iron, high chrome, alloy  steels, gray cast iron, and  powdered metal alloys.
HC2 High Content PCBN	90
HC3 High Content PCBN	95
S Solid PCBN	100		Roughing & finishing of high  temperature alloys; flame  spray metals, select cast  irons, and powdered metals
Blank Type:	X - Throw Away
	Z - Standard