The HELIALU Family Expands with Super Positive Polished Rake Inserts for Machining Aluminum and Non-Ferrous Materials

Highlights


Metal cutting technology has progressed over the past few years. The results shows precise, safe and stable machinery capable of perfroming highly complicated operations with increased feed rates.

The results provide ISCAR’s customers with the ability to choose tougher and harder grades.

Machining aluminum with a hard-wear resistance sub-micron carbide grade IC08 maintains the insert’s cutting edge sharpness for longer periods of time. This contributes greatly to stable machining and longer tool life, which enables milling aluminum at very fast feed rates, and milling aluminum-lithium alloys.



The BUE phenomenon has a negative effect when machining aluminum.

Low feed rates - creates negative land on the cutting edge

High feed rates - reduces BUE

Product Features

HSM90S APCR 1405…R-P
• V-shaped insert with 2 helical cutting edges
• Peripherally ground inserts
• High ramp down capabilities
• Front wiper for improved surface finish
• Suitable for High Speed Machining (HSM)
• Polished rake face
• Radii range 0.8-5.0mm




HM90 AXCR 1505...R-P
• Precision ground clamping zone (includes bottom slots)
• Improved axial forces support for ramping applications
• Helical ground cutting edge
• Polished rake face
• Radii range 0.2-4.0mm




HM90 APCR 1605…R-P
• Peripherally ground inserts
• Ground clamping zone
• Insert location has full contact with pocket
• Sharp ground cutting edge
• Polished chipformer rake
• Radii range 0.2-6.4mm




HM90 APCR 2206…R-P
• Peripherally ground inserts
• High accuracy - improves clamping rigidity
and edge location repeatability
• Polished rake face
• Radii range 0.5-5.0mm






Recommended Cutting Speed for Grade IC08
Recommended cutting speed range for various materials is shown in the attached table.
Feed recommendations of each insert geometry appear in the catalog data tables. Benefits
• High tool life
• High surface finish
• Reduction of BUE
• Low cutting forces result in less power consumption
• Less vibrations
• High dimensional accuracy on the workpiece



HSM90S APCR 1405
Super Positive Inserts with a Polished Rake for Machining Aluminum at High Rotation Speed
• When machining at very high cutting speed and replacing the insert, it is also recommended to replace the screw
(1) Tool's pocket should be modified by rounding its corners to R=2.5 mm
(2) Measured on the cutter



HM90 AXCR 1505
Super Positive Inserts with a Polished Rake for Machining Aluminum
• Note: It is recommended to use the insert and screw set when machining at very high cutting speed.


HM90 APCR 1605..R-P
Super Positive Inserts with a Polished Rake for Machining Aluminum
• It is recommended to use the insert and screw set when machining at very high cutting speeds.
(1) Use with HM90 ....16BR tools only.
(2) Measured on the cutter



HM90 APCR 2206..R-P
Super Positive Inserts with a Polished Rake for Machining Aluminum


Safety Recommendations
• Insert pocket should be thoroughly cleaned prior to clamping the insert.
• Screw clamping torque as recommended in ISCAR’s catalog data.
• Replace the screw after each insert change.
• Running the tools beyond maximum recommended R.P.M. values may cause insert breakage, machine damage and bodily injury.
• As the HELIALU inserts have sharp cutting edges, always wear protective gloves to avoid injury when handling.




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