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ades
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CPM-
M4)
Thi
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hehighestmat
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altoughnesst
ores
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ibr
ati
onl
oadi
ng.I
t
wil
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ebel
ow280BHN.

SuperCobal
t(CPM-
T15)
Thistoolst
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adeex hi
bit
smidr
angewearr esi
stanceandtoughness .I
tismorewearr esist
ant,but
sli
ght
lyloweri
ntoughness(mor
ebri
ttl
e)t
hans t
andardM4HSS.Thi sgr adewil
lprovi
deincreasedwear
resi
st
anc ei
nanyferr
ousornon-f
err
ousappl
icati
on,especi
all
ymateri
alswithi
nthe280-359BHNr ange.

Pr
emi
um Cobal
t
Thisi
sthemos twearresist
antt
oolsteelAMECof fer
s .Itpossessesreducedmateri
alt
oughnessmaki
ng
i
tmor esuscept
ibl
etofract
urefr
om shoc kandv i
brat
ion.Itisrecommendf orhardmater
ial
s
(350-
500BHN)aswel l asabrasi
vemat eri
als
.Highmac hinet
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xtur
erigi
dit
yarerequi
redi
nor
der
t
oc onsi
derpremium c
obaltasar el
i
ablec utt
ingmaterial.

C5Car
bide
Thiscar
bidegr
adeisforgeneralusei
nst
eelappl
i
cat
ions
.Itof
fer
sexcept
ional
l
yhi
ghwearr
esi
stance.
Highmachinet
oolr
igi
dit
yisrequir
ed.

C1Car
bide
Thisc arbideisanot
heropti
onthatisavail
abl
epr i
mar i
lyf
orsteelappl
icat
ions.Thiscarbi
deoff
erswear
charac t
erist
icssi
mil
artoC-5carbi
de.I naddi
tiontoitswearcharact
erist
icsC-1carbi
deisconsi
derabl
y
moredur ablewhenc ompar
edt oothercarbi
degr ades.Thishighertoughnesswillal
l
ow thi
sgradeto
f
unc t
ioni nappli
cati
onsnotsui
tabl
eforothercarbi
de.

C2Car
bide
Thi
scarbi
degradeisforuseinnon-
fer
rousappl
icat
ions(
hightemperatur
eal
l
oys,st
ainl
esss t
eel
s,
al
uminums,c
as ti
rons)
.Itof
fer
sexcept
ional
l
yhighwearresist
ance.Highmachi
net
ool r
igi
dit
yisr
equi
red.

C3Car
bide
Thi
sc arbi
degr adeisf
oruseingraycas
tironappli
cat
ions.I
nser
tsmadefr
om C3c ar
bidearest
oc ked
wit
hAMEC' sCIgeometryandTi
AINcoati
ng.Itof
fer
sex c
epti
onal
l
yhighwearr
esi
stance.Hi
ghmac hine
t
oolri
gidit
yisrequi
red.