Milling of aluminum 2024
The challenge is determining the right coating for an OEM customer looking to mill Al 2024 with a 12 mm cemented carbide with minimum quantity lubrication. Rotation speed is 12000 to 20000 turns per minute, feed speed is 1397 to 2565 mm per minute.
Coating challenge
Problems encountered:
- Sticky material
- Chip evacuation
Coating requirements:
- Self-lubricating properties
- Very low surface roughness
- Sharp cutting edges
Our coating recommendation
Ionbond™ 42
DLC Coating for machining Al alloys and gummy materialsIonbond™ 42 is a Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) coating that is suited for machining aluminium alloys and other sticky mater…
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