ISCAR’s innovative and proven grades for a variety of applications include:

PVD coated IC882 for hard machining conditions
CVD coated IC5820 for milling with pinpointed high-pressure coolant supply

• Chocolate-color carbide grades for cutting titanium, high-temperature alloys, and stainless steel
• Post coating treatment ensures increased resistance to chipping, notch wear, and built-up edge formation, for longer tool life

IC5500 with multi-layer CVD coating and post-coating treatment

• Prolongs tool life in hole making operations
• Applications for some milling applications, e.g. round inserts in cutters for machining 3D surfaces such as blades in turbomachinery

PVD coated carbide IC806

• Designed especially for turning high-temperature superalloys
• Special applications in the aerospace industry

PVD coated carbide IC1010 and IC1030 for inserts from the TANG-GRIP and DO-GRIP families, for machining stainless steel and steel:

• IC1010 is a hard submicron grade for parting and grooving with high cutting speeds
• IC1030 is a tough grade for interrupted cut and unstable machining conditions

SUMOTEC grades for rough and heavy duty turning operations feature a special post-coating treatment for better tool life and reliability:

• Improved toughness and chipping resistance
• Reduced friction and built-up edge
• Golden-colored flank facilitates wear detection

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ISCAR offers a variety of non-carbide grades such as ceramics, diamond and cubic boron nitride (CBN) including SiAlON grades IS25 and IS35 for cutting high-temperature alloys and CBN grade IB20H for hard part turning.

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