Widia, a Kennametal brand, has developed a new milling grade, WS40PM, for use with titanium and other superalloys.
WS40PM has been designed to meet the needs of the aerospace, defense, and medical industries. In tests with a variety of different applications, an aircraft manufacturer experienced a 90% reduction in machining time per piece and increased tool life by 50% during Ti-6Al-4V face milling operations, while for a turbocharger producer in China, tool life increased 80% while machining an austenitic stainless steel component using WS40PM, with improved part surface quality, reduced cutting forces and better chip flow.
‘WS40PM’s advanced cobalt-rich substrate provides robust fatigue resistance and edge integrity, while the multiphase AlTiN-TiN PVD coating reduces wear,’ says Mike Sperhake, EMEA-region product specialist for WIDIA. ‘Using an initial cutting speed of 175 ft/min (53 m/min) we’re seeing 25-35% productivity gains and consistent improvement in tool life, even when milling very tough materials like Ti-5553 and super duplex steels.’
This story is reprinted from material from Widia, with editorial changes made by Materials Today. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of Elsevier.
