May 11 2005
Kyocera Corporation has announced a new development in the field of cutting tools. CA5505 and CA5535 will complete the CA55 series of CVD coated indexable inserts designed for steel machining. They will be available in late June 2005.
Kyocera developed CA5515 and CA5525, CVD-coated cutting tools for steel machining in January 2005. These products were developed to meet the user demand for increased reliability in steel machining that is becoming increasingly complex and advanced each year, and to help reduce overall costs. A special CVD coating with a very fine columnar structure is applied to the ultra-hard alloy base material, resulting in dramatically improved efficiency compared to that of conventional products.
Two new products have been added to the CA55 series: CA5505 for high-speed cutting of steel materials, and CA5535 for interrupted machining. They will be available in June. Both grades promote increased efficiency. CA5505 achieves a cutting speed of over 300 m/min, while CA5535 features an alloy steel edge*2 that doubles the tool life of conventional cutting tools in interrupted cutting.
Kyocera's complete CA55 series lineup fulfills user demand for inserts that cover a wide range of applications with longer tool life and consistent machining of steels.
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