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News Release from: Kennametal UK | Subject: PVD coating inserts for milling
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 August 2006
PVD coatings introduced to milling
Four high performance PVD coated milling inserts deliver increased productivity - for example, in steel, cast iron and stainless steel milling 30% increase in speed and 25% increase in tool life.
Widia's four new high performance PVD coated milling inserts deliver increased productivity through increases in both cutting speed and tool life In steel, cast iron and stainless steel milling applications a 30% increase in speed and a 25% increase in tool life can be achieved reducing machining time and increasing productivity
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 30 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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TN6510 (HC-K10) and TN6525 (HC-P25) offer a good balance of toughness, wear resistance and superior edge strength.
TN6510 is designed for the milling of cast and nodular irons in application range K10, TN6525 has increased toughness for milling steel and high strength nodular cast iron.
TN6520(HC-K20) with its increased toughness covers a wide operating range under both stable and unstable operating conditions when machining cast and nodular iron making it an ideal first choice for general application.
Optimized for wear resistance TN6520 gives long reliable tool life even in the most demanding applications.
TN6540 (HC-P40) completes the range, its combination of toughness, wear resistance and advanced PVD coating combine to give superior capability in the machining of steel, stainless materials, high temperature alloys and high strength nodular cast iron.
These four new advanced PVD coated carbide grades are designed to resist oxidation, have high hardness, increased density and optimized hot hardness.
* About Kennametal - Kennametal (NYSE: KMT) is a leading global supplier of tooling, engineered components and advanced materials consumed in production processes.
The company improves customers' competitiveness by providing superior economic returns through the delivery of application knowledge and advanced technology to master the toughest of materials application demands.
Companies producing everything from airframes to coal, from medical implants to oil wells and from turbochargers to motorcycle parts recognize Kennametal for extraordinary contributions to their value chains.
Customers buy over US$2.3 billion annually of Kennametal products and services - delivered by our 14,000 talented employees in over 60 countries - with almost 50% of these revenues coming from outside the United States.
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