Advantages of Carbide Cutting Tools
There are soo many types of cutting tool materials in the market today, ranging from Carbon Steels, to High Speed Steels (HSS), Cast Cobalt Alloys, Carbides etc. What are Carbide Tools and Why are they the best option today for all machining solutions?
Carbide Cutting Tools, used as metal cutting tools in a wide range of materials like CNC Lathes, Turret lathes, Vertical Turret lathes, Engine lathes and Chuckers are also known as carbide tipped cutting tools. Brazed onto steel bodies, these tools consist of carbide tips. Carbide Cutting Tools are efficient, cost effective, high performance and long lasting.
Euro Gulf has put together a list of top advantages of using Carbide Cutting Tools:
Carbide Tools have higher levels of resistance to wear and have a long working life. They are also effective when used in longer production runs. These tools are robust in construction and are primarily used for rough and finish turning operations.
- Hardness Retained even at high speeds & temperatures: Cutting Tools with Carbide Tips are extremely efficient and cost effective when compared to other tools like high speed tools because, they retain the hardness of the cutting edge even at high machining temperatures which are generated by high cutting speeds.
- Long Life & Superior Finish Quality: Carbide Cutting Tools have an unparalleled longer working life because they have higher resistance to wear and tear and enables you to achieve a superior surface finish quality.
- Cost Effective: Carbide Cutting Tools are cost effective when compared to solid carbide tools because, they are more durable. Solid carbide tools always have the tendency to crack if there are hard spots in the work piece being machined. But, on the other hand, a carbide tipped tool, can prevent fractures because of its tough tool steel body. Although, carbide tipped tools use higher quality and more expensive carbide, it is only the cutting edge which is carbide, and not the entire body. This means that the overall cost is substantially less than solid carbide tools.
Euro Gulf offers carbide cutting tools from the house of Mitsubishi Materials Carbide which is the industry leader today. Contact us to know more about how carbide tools can assist you in your production requirements.
