In response to common challenges associated with turning stainless steel work pieces, GC2220 has been designed to offer higher resistance to plastic deformation and provide greater edge line security.
GC2220 is a CVD-coated gradient sintered carbide that is designed specifically for semi-finishing to rough turning under stable conditions where higher wear resistance is required. Inveio coating from Sandvik Coromant is deployed to provide unidirectional crystal orientation in the alumina coating layer, delivering higher levels of wear resistance and tool life. This advanced and proprietary technology is supported by a columnar MT-TiCN inner coating that is hard and resistant against abrasive wear.
The firm says that customers set to benefit from this new grade are essentially any manufacturers tasked with external and/or internal turning operations in austenitic and duplex stainless steel components such as pump housings, axles, shafts, seals, valves and flanges. It adds that further materials where the attributes of GC2220 will prove advantageous include martensitic stainless steels and low carbon steels.
GC2220 is available for CoroTurn 107 inserts, which are designed for the internal and external turning of small or slender components, CoroTurn TR for external profiling and T-Max P for general turning applications.
