A Solid Carbide Endmill with HRC55 hardness is a high-performance cutting tool made of carbide, designed to machine materials up to a Rockwell hardness of 55. It is suitable for precision machining in industries like aerospace and automotive, and is effective for tasks such as slotting, profiling, and finishing. These endmills feature enhanced durability, wear resistance, and sharpness, often with a heat-resistant coating like TiSiN for high-speed processing.
Key features and benefits
- Material: Made from high-quality, micrograin solid carbide, providing excellent hardness, toughness, and wear resistance.
- Hardness: Rated for machining materials up to HRC55, making it suitable for working with hardened steels and other tough metals.
- Coating: Frequently coated with materials like TiSiN (Titanium Silicon Nitride) for increased surface hardness, thermal resistance, and tool life at high cutting speeds.
- Design: Can have 2, 4, or more flutes, with designs optimized for different applications like high rigidity, efficient chip evacuation, and finishing.
- Applications: Versatile and used for a wide range of operations, including slotting, profiling, face milling, and roughing/semi-finishing.
- Workpiece materials: Effective on a variety of materials, including stainless steel, carbon steel, alloy steel, and cast iron.
Common operations
- Slotting: Cutting slots into the workpiece.
- Profiling: Machining the outer shape of a part.
- Finishing: Creating a smooth surface finish, especially after initial roughing cuts.
- Roughing: Removing large amounts of material to quickly bring a workpiece to near its final dimensions.
- Plunging and counter boring: Creating holes or pockets in the workpiece.
