With its whisker-reinforced CW100 ceramic insert grade for high-speed grooving operations, Seco further enhances its range of products that optimise wear resistance and toughness in the machining of challenging materials, including Inconel 718, Waspaloy and other heat-resistant super alloys (HRSA).
CW100 is an aluminium oxide-based insert with silicon carbide whiskers (Al2O3-SiCw). When dispersed into a matrix of fine-grained aluminium oxide, these whiskers act as reinforcement, adding tensile strength and improving the fracture toughness of the brittle matrix.
According to the cutting tool manufacturer, the insert grade comes in the form of solid inserts. It is available on four insert geometries with widths of 3.175 mm, 6.35 mm and 7.925 mm.
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