ISCAR TIP TALK - ISCAR Ceramic Inserts for Machining High Temp Alloys

High temperature super alloys are classified as very hard to machine materials. Machining such materials with carbide is only possible when applying significantly low cutting speed which obviously leads to poor productivity. For rough turning high temperature super alloys, ceramic inserts can be the ultimate solution. Using ceramic inserts for such applications enables to increase the cutting speed up to 10 times more than the standard values used with carbide. This naturally leads to significantly higher productivity. When using ceramic inserts for turning high temperature super alloys, it is recommended to adopt the following tips: • It is highly recommended to apply coolant as close as possible to the cutting zone. • For most applications, higher productivity and better tool life will be received when using round shape ceramic inserts. Use these inserts whenever possible. • One of the most common wear when turning high temperature super alloys is the notch wear. To avoid this phenomenon, I recommend utilizing a nonunified depth of cut. Iscar offers a wide range of Ceramic inserts suitable for machining high temperature super alloys. ISCAR's IW7 Silicon carbide whiskers grade and the IS25 & IS35 SiAlON ceramics grades provide excellent choices for many types of applications. Check the ISCAR catalogue, and should you contemplate which product is most suitable for your application, please contact us to learn more about machining intelligently. #ISCAR, #CeramicInserts, #MachiningHighTempAlloys, #HighProductivity, #MachiningIntelligently, #TIP-TALK