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ISCAR Turning Grades Chart
Grade ISO Grade Description Coating Layers Coating Color* Uncoated

K05-K20 A hard substrate with multilayer CVD coating. ISOTURN INSERTS
IC428 Recommended for machining gray and nodular cast
iron at moderate to high cutting speeds. Al2O3
Tic
H15-H25 Base
P05-P15
A very hard substrate with MTCVD coating with a
K05-K15 special SUMOTEC surface treatment. Suitable for TiN
IC5005
machining gray and nodular cast iron at high cutting Al2O3
speeds under stable conditions. TiCN
H15-H25 Base

A hard substrate with MTCVD coating with a special
K10-K20 SUMOTEC surface treatment. Recommended for TiN
IC5010 machining gray and nodular cast iron at moderate to
high cutting speeds, provides very good resistance to Al2O3
chipping. TiCN
Base

M05-M25 A hard substrate with cobalt enriched outer layer and
MTCVD coating and a special SUMOTEC surface TiN
IC6015 treatment. Suitable for finishing and medium turning of
stainless steel at high cutting speeds. Features long tool Al2O3
CVD COATED M15-M35 A very tough substrate with MTCVD coating with a Base
S10-S20
TiCN
life and high wear resistance.

for machining stainless steel at moderate cutting
IC6025 special SUMOTEC surface treatment. Recommended TiN
speeds and medium to high feeds. Features very high Al2O3
S20-S30 toughness with excellent results in heavy machining TiCN
operations, unstable conditions, and interrupted cut.
Base
P10-P25 A hard substrate with a cobalt enriched layer, MTCVD
M10-M20 coating with a special SUMOTEC surface treatment.
K10-K25 Recommended for high speed machining of steels, alloy TiN
IC8150 steels and martensitic stainless steel with moderate
feeds under stable conditions. Features excellent Al2O3
thermal stability, resistance to wear and plastic TiCN
deformation durability. Base
P15-P35 A tough substrate with a cobalt enriched layer and
M15-M25 MTCVD coating with a special SUMOTEC surface
treatment. Recommended for general use machining of TiN
IC8250
steels, alloy steels and martensitic stainless steel in a Al2O3
wide range of conditions. Features high toughness and TiCN
good wear resistance.
Base
P2O-P45 A very tough substrate with cobalt enriched layer and
M20-M30 MTCVD coating and a special SUMOTEC surface
treatment. Suitable for machining steels and alloy steels TiN
IC8350 at low to medium cutting speeds and medium to high
feeds. Features very high toughness with excellent Al2O3
results in heavy machining, unstable conditions, and TiCN
interrupted cuts. Base
* For coated grades

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