DLC-coated carbide

Kyocera’s inserts for aluminium are available with DLC coating, increasing tool life and process safety. Kyocera’s range of inserts, PDL010/PDL025, features an extremely hard coating. The coating is named DLC, an abbreviation for ‘Diamond-Like Carbon’.

The hard DLC coating is excellent for machining many types of aluminium. It increases tool life and ensures a more controlled wear process, while being resistant to edge build-up. That results in an excellent surface finish and high process safety.

Benefits

• Reliable and efficient machining of aluminium
• Long tool life
• High surface quality
• Wide range

Features

• High hardness with Kyocera’s “Proprietary Hydrogen-free DLC Coating”, ensuring long tool life
• Prevents built-up edge
• Excellent surface finish and stable machining
• Optimal chip evacuation due to the coating

Applications

• Turning
• Milling
• Grooving

Kyocera’s series of products with DLC coating are available for turning, milling and cut-off operations. 

PDL025 features an extremely hard coating named DLC, an abbreviation for ‘Diamond-Like Carbon’.

PDL025: The hard DLC coating increases tool life.

AP chipbreaker with PDL010/025:

• Provides excellent surface finish when finishing aluminum
• Improved chip control during aluminum finishing applications
• Combination of sharp cutting edge and DLC coating prevents burrs
• Chipbreaker for positive type inserts

Applicable chipbreaker range (CC09 type)