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CITCO Borpax® PCBN Grade B25 –
Recommended for high precision continuous hard turning
Excellent for continuous cutting of a wide range of hardened
steels and powdered metallurgy components from 45-65 HRC.
Provides excellent tool life at cutting speeds up to 250 m/min.
(800 ft./min.). The extremely uniform microstructure and
consistency of the cBN material distributed throughout the
ceramic binder facilitates high quality cutting edges. Precisionground edges (T-lands and hones) are capable of machining to
sub-micron finishes. B25 is an extremely wear resistant material
that offers a significant increase in tool life while retaining the
integrity and hardness of the cutting edge.
CITCO Diamond & cBN Products
CITCO Borpax® PCBN Grade B26 –
Recommended for high precision continuous
and mild interrupted hard turning
Suitable for cutting light to moderate interrupted hardened
steels up to 65 HRC. Has shown improved performance at
cutting speeds up to 200 m/min. (650 ft./min.). This is a low
content, sub-micron grain cBN material with a titanium nitride
(TiN) binder. B26 is a stronger, tougher material with improved
chip resistance. This provides the highest quality cutting edges
for the most demanding precision hard machining applications.
High hot hardness and wear resistance deliver longer tool life
while maintaining tight work piece dimensional tolerances.
CITCO Borpax® PCBN Grade B31 –
Recommended for excellent toughness behavior
in heavily interrupted operations
Optimum grade for toughness, demanding applications on
hardened steels, tool steels, hard cast irons, gray cast irons,
and powdered metallurgical components. High abrasion
resistance for machining outlet valve seat alloys and alloyed
work piece materials with high carbide content. Reliable and
consistent performance on interrupted hard turning, milling and
the most demanding applications. The material comprises over
90% cBN of 2-4 microns in size with a Cobalt-Nickel based
binder. The combination of strength and toughness provides fine,
smooth cutting edges which may be used up-sharp or honed.
Positive geometry tools have minimal loss in edge strength.
Sometimes desirable for fine precision finishing or where it is
critical to minimize tool pressure.
Workpiece fine finishing PCBN inserts
CITCO Diamond & cBN Products
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