Tool Information of Carbide Inserts, Toolholders and other musings

Found some info on the topic of inserts / carbides that may be of interest and decided to collect it all here:

Light hearted intro:

And

Carbide Turning Inserts - Tutorial (by engineeringsupplies.co.uk) - YouTube


Intro to the subject by Kennametal:
https://www.kennametal.com/ca/en/re...lecting-carbide-inserts-for-metalworking.html


Similar by LMS:
https://littlemachineshop.com/info/insert_charts.php

Here the ANSI approach to numbering:
https://littlemachineshop.com/info/turning_tool_chart.php


The ANSI indexable Boring bar identification system:
https://littlemachineshop.com/info/boring_bar_chart.php


The ISO equivalent:
https://www.cutwel.co.uk/blog/learn-the-boring-bar-iso-code-system.html

Indexable tools holders:

ISO:
https://www.secotools.com/article/120340?language=en

ANSI:
https://www.carbidedepot.com/formulas-th-d.htm

Full technical information on many “western” and Japanese Carbide Grades:
https://www.machiningdoctor.com/charts/carbide-grades-chart/

And here by manufacturer (Mitsubishi):
https://www.machiningdoctor.com/grades/mitsubishi/#google_vignette

Including types of material it is suited to cutting.
Even has a listing of non-active grades.

Here is information on a specific Mitsubishi grade (VP15TF):
https://www.machiningdoctor.com/grades/gradeinfo/?grade=VP15TF#google_vignette

Very useful table listing different grades from various manufacturers per type of material:
https://www.carbidedepot.com/formulas-grade-chart.htm

Selecting the correct indexable insert:
https://cuttingtools.ceratizit.com/...chnical-info/selection-indexable-inserts.html

Condensed chart from Mitsubishi:
https://www.mitsubishicarbide.net/c...ical_information/grade/milling/f_cvd_pvd.html

Slightly different take on the topic by Seco, including grade and geometry combinations and a useful downloadable poster on wear patterns:
https://www.secotools.com/article/123778

Similar from Seco:

GRADES for APPLICATIONS and MATERIALS

Kyocera milling grades for steel: https://www.kyoceraprecisiontools.com/indexable/milling/grades/steel/

Sandvik Coromant:
https://www.sandvik.coromant.com/en-us/tools/inserts-grades

McMater-Carr
https://www.mcmaster.com/products/carbide-inserts/

Lifeng Precision Tools (Deskar and Tiffany brands) widely available on Aliexpress and Alibaba:
https://www.lftool.com/en/

ZCC.CT
https://www.zccct.com/ and
https://www.zccusa.com/

https://www.taegutec.com/pages/en/products-2/cutting-tools/ Korean

https://www.iscar.com/eCatalog/Search.aspx?

Mitsubishi Materials Web Catalogue|TOP

TOP|Search from Order Number, Type of Machining, Work Material, and Cutting condition and Use Selected Tooling Sheet

www.mitsubishicarbide.net

There are literally hundreds of insert manufacturers, from world class to downright garbage.

Some useful info on extending the life of your hobby inserts:

Regrinding Carbide Inserts

Making your own Carbide insert holder:

Hope this is useful and informative and not too confusing.

 

[Susquatch]

Great stuff Manfred! Quite complimentary to what I gathered here:

Links to carbide insert reference documents

Hi all, many members have generously provided links to their favorite insert websites carbide insert catalogs, insert information and reference documents. I've been trying to create a list of those links from all the threads I have run across. It's a very painful search process and I'm not doing...

canadianhobbymetalworkers.com

I'll post a link to your documents there too.