AC11/AW21

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High-speed performance is achievable with the thermally and chemically stable alumina ceramic blend

Effective machining at speeds up to 700 m/min

Features:

Best grade for high-speed finishing

AC11 grade - best wear resistance

AW21 grade - outstanding fracture resistance

Tooling application

  • Gray cast iron
  • Finish Turning

Cutting conditions

GradeMaterialOperation typeMachiningCutting speed (m/min)cylinder linersFeed
(mm/rev)
DOC
(mm)
Coolant
AC11
Gray cast iron
Turning
Finish turning of Gray cast iron370 – 700
180 – 550
0.10 – 0.40
-2.0
DRY
AW21Roughing to semi-interrupted finishing of gray cast
Roughing to finishing of cylinder liners
370 – 650

Grade

Material

Operation type

Machining

Cutting speed (m/min)

Clinder liners

Feed (mm/t – mm/rev)

DOC(mm)

Coolant

AC11

Gray cast iron

Turning

Finish turning of Gray cast iron

370 – 700

180 – 550

0.10 – 0.40

-2.0

DRY

AW21

Roughing to semi-interrupted finishing of gray cast

370 – 650

Roughing to finishing of cylinder liners

Gray Cast Iron Finishing Application

Special Inserts For Poly V Pulley Machining

Case study

Disk brake

MaterialFC250
Cutting speed640 m/min
Feed0.3 mm/rev
DOC0.5 mm
CoolantDRY
AC11130 pcs / corner
Competitor’s Ceramic60 pcs / corner

AC11 doubled the tool life of the competitor’s black ceramic.

Cylinder liner

Material Chilled iron
Cutting speed 610 m/min
Feed 0.3 mm/rev
DOC 3 mm
Coolant DRY
AW21 70 pcs / corner
Competitor’s ceramic 30 pcs / corner

AW21 doubled the tool life and achieved superior surface finishes on the part compared to the competitor’s insert.