Top Notch™ Grooving
If your applications require you to work with many different workpiece materials and feed rates, you must take steps to control vibrations and chipping. After all, too much chatter leaves you with inconsistent and rough results. To help you improve machining processes, Kennametal has developed Top Notch grooving tools and tool holders. Kennametal Top Notch tools include boring bars, CBN inserts, heads, and cartridges.
- P Steel (1703)
- P0Low-Carbon Steels, Long Chipping C < .25%; <125 HB; <530 N/mm^2 UTS(1703)
- P1Low-Carbon Steels, Short Chipping C < .25%; <125 HB; <530 N/mm^2 UTS(1703)
- P2Medium and High Carbon Steels C < .25%; <220 HB; <25 HRC; >530 N/mm^2 UTS(1703)
- P3Alloy Steels & Tool Steels C > .25%; <330 HB; <35 HRC; 600-850 N/mm^2 UTS(1703)
- P4Alloy Steels & Tool Steels C > .25%; 350-420 HB; 35-43 HRC; 850-1400 N/mm^2 UTS(1703)
- P5Ferritic, Martensitic, and PH Stainless Steels <330 HB; <35 HRC; 600-900 N/mm^2 UTS(1703)
- P6High Strength Ferritic, Martensitic, and PH Stainless Steels 350-450 HB; 35-43 HRC; 900-2400 N/mm^2 UTS(1703)
- M Stainless Steel (1837)
- M1Austenitic Stainless Steel 130-200 HB; <600 N/mm^2 UTS(1837)
- M2High Strength Austenitic Stainless and Cast Stainless Steels 150-230 HB; <25 HRC; >600 N/mm^2 UTS(1837)
- M3Duplex Stainless Steel 135-275 HB; <30 HRC; 500-1200 N/mm^2 UTS(1837)
- K Cast Iron (1279)
- K1Gray Cast Iron 120-290 HB; <32 HRC; 125-500 N/mm^2 UTS(1279)
- K2Low and Medium Strength CGI and Ductile Irons 130-260 HB; <28 HRC; <600 N/mm^2 UTS(1279)
- K3High Strength Ductile and Austempered Ductile Iron 180-350 HB; <43 HRC; >600 N/mm^2 UTS(1279)
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- N3High-Silicon Aluminum Alloys Si >12.2%(87)
- N4Copper, Brass, Zinc-based on machinability index range of 70-100 (1518)
- N5Nylon, Plastics, Rubbers, Phenolics, Resins, Fiberglass (1363)
- N6Carbon, Graphite Composites, CFRP (1355)
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- S2Cobalt-Based, Heat-Resistant Alloys 250-450 HB; 25-48 HRC; 1000-1450 N/mm^2 UTS(1851)
- S3Nickel-Based, Heat Resistant Alloys 160-450 HB; <48 HRC; 600-1700 N/mm^2 UTS(1851)
- S4Titanium and Titanium Alloys 300-400 HB; 33-43 HRC; 900-1600 N/mm^2 UTS(1851)
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- H1Hardened Materials 44-48 HRC(614)
- H2Hardened Materials 48-55 HRC(141)
- H3Hardened Materials 56-60 HRC(128)
- H4Hardened Materials >60 HRC(128)
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