Basis Information for Cutting Tool Materials
2-1 Technical Terms
Cutting Tool Material: Terminology for cutting tool materials,such as Cemented Carbide, Coated Carbide,Cermet, Coated Cermet,Ceramics, CBN and PCD.
Carbide Material: Cement Carbide with WC(Tungsten Carbide) as the main component.
2-2 Physical Properties
Apprearance: Depends on materials(e.g. Grey,Black,Gold,ect.)
Smell:None
Hardness:Carbide/Cermet 5~30GPaHV, Ceramic 10-40 GPaHV
CBN 20~50GPaHV,PCD 80~120 GPaHV
Sp.Gr.:Carbide 9~16, Cermet 5~9, Ceramic 2~7,CBN/PCD 3~5
2-3 Composition
Carbide, Nitride,Carbon-nitride and Oxide with W,Ti, Al, Si, Ta,B, ect. and additionally,metal such as Co, Ni, Cr,Mo are included in some cutting material.

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