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SDF-O Series Solid Carbide 3-Flute U-Groove Milling Cutter, Uncoated for Aluminum and Copper

Material

1. High-Quality Fine-Grain Micro-Particle Solid Carbide Material: Manufactured from high-quality fine-grain micro-particle solid carbide material, ensuring high hardness and toughness. This material selection not only guarantees the durability of the tool but also enhances its stability under high-speed cutting conditions.

Design

1. Unique 3-Flute Large Chip Clearance Design: The 3-flute design with large chip clearance ensures high metal removal rates and smooth chip evacuation, specifically designed for machining soft materials such as aluminum and copper. The large chip clearance design helps reduce the risk of chip clogging, improving machining efficiency.
2. U-Groove Design: The U-groove design is a key feature of this milling cutter. It provides several advantages:
   • Enhanced Chip Evacuation: The U-shaped groove facilitates the smooth and efficient evacuation of chips, reducing the risk of chip re-cutting and clogging, which is particularly important when machining soft materials like aluminum and copper.
   • Reduced Cutting Forces: The U-groove design helps distribute cutting forces more evenly, reducing the overall cutting load and minimizing tool deflection. This results in smoother cuts and better surface finish.
   • Improved Tool Life: By reducing the risk of chip clogging and minimizing cutting forces, the U-groove design extends the tool’s life and maintains consistent performance over extended periods.

Functions

1. High Metal Removal Rates: The 3-flute U-groove design enables the tool to achieve high metal removal rates during machining, particularly suitable for rapid processing of aluminum, copper, and other soft materials.
2. Smooth Chip Evacuation: The U-groove design ensures smooth chip evacuation, reducing the risk of chip clogging and improving both machining efficiency and tool life.
3. Low Cutting Forces and Vibration: The 3-flute design and U-groove geometry effectively reduce cutting forces and vibrations during the machining process, ensuring a smooth and precise surface finish and dimensional accuracy.
4. High Hardness and Toughness: High-quality fine-grain micro-particle solid carbide material ensures the tool has high hardness and toughness, capable of machining materials with hardness up to HRC 45°, suitable for various machining environments.
5. Geometric Accuracy and Surface Quality: Precision ground on advanced German WALTER five-axis grinders, ensuring geometric accuracy and surface quality, guaranteeing consistent performance and tight tolerances.

Application Features

1. Efficient Finishing: The 3-flute U-groove design allows the tool to achieve high metal removal rates during finishing operations while maintaining excellent surface finish.
2. Complex Surface Machining: The U-groove design is particularly suitable for machining complex surfaces and contours, ensuring consistent cutting forces and stable machining performance.
3. Thin-Wall and Complex Components: The smooth chip evacuation and reduced vibration make the tool suitable for machining thin-wall and complex components, ensuring dimensional accuracy and surface finish.
4. Aluminum and Copper Alloy Machining: Specifically designed for machining soft materials such as aluminum and copper, widely used in industries such as electronics, automotive, and mold manufacturing.