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PCD & CBN Inserts

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Insert Designation Symbols for Selecting Inserts. J&M Diamond Tool's uses the ANSI indexable insert numbering system. These seven and eight digit systems are presented here in an interactive format explaining each of the digits.

For Indexable Insert For Milling Numbers Cutter Indexable Inserts For Indexable Insert Numbers This system is an eight digit system

1st Position Letter

2nd Position Letter

3rd Position Tolerance Letter

4th Position* Letter

5th Position Number

Shape R - Round S - Square T - Triangle P - Pentagon D - Diamond 55 C - Diamond 80 O - Octagon H - Hexagon L - Rectangle M- Diamond 86 AParallelogram 85 BParallelogram 82 E-

Clearance N - 0 A - 3 B - 5 C - 7 P - 11 D - 15 E - 20 F - 25 G - 30

Class Cutting Point Thickness A .001 .0002 B .0002 .005 C .0005 .001 D .0005 .005 E .001 .001 G .001 .005 .002 to **M .005 005 .005 **U to .005 .021 **Exact tolerance to be determined by size of insert.

Type A - With hole B - With hole and one countersink C - With hole and two countersink F - Clampon type with chipbreaker G - With hole and chipbreaker H - With

Size Size 1/4" and over use Number of 1/8ths in size

7th Position Number or Number Letter Cutting Point Thickness Radius or Flats

6th Position

8th Position* Letter Other Conditions A - Ground all over light honed B- Ground all over - heavy honed C - Ground top and bottom only - light honed D - Ground top and bottom only - heavy honed EUnground inserthoned FUnground insert - not honed T - chamfercutting edge

Size 1/4" sharp 0 and corner over use 1/64 1 radius Number of 1/16ths 2 1/32 For radius in Rectangular thickness 3/64 and 3 radius Parallelogram use two 1/16 4 digits; radius number of 3/32 6 1/8ths in radius width and 1/8 1/4ths in 8 radius length A Square insert with 45 chamfer

Parallelogram 55 FParallelogram 70 V - Diamond 35

hole, one countersink and chipbreaker J - With hole, two countersink and chipbreaker

4th and 8th Position * Shall be used only when required

Indexable Insert Numbers System Example


1st Position Shape Example is "T" for Triangle. 2nd Position Clearance Example is "N" for 0. 3rd Position Tolerance Example is "M" for .005 on I.C. .005 on thickness.

For Milling Cutter Indexable Inserts This system is a seven digit system

1st Position Letter Shape Mdiamond 86

2nd Position Letter Clearance N - 0 P - 11

3rd Position Tolerance Letter Tolerance

4th Position Number Size

5th Position Number Thickness

6th Position Number or Letter Corner Condition

7th Position Number Radius or Chamfer size Number of 1/64ths in size

H - 0 S - square sides and 11 Hchamfers hexagon E - 20

Cutting Number of Thickness Point 1/8 in I.C. size C .001 .0005 E .001 G .001 N .014, + .020 .001 .005

Number of 1/32 R - Radius in thickness A - 45 Chamfer D - 30 Chamfer - R.H. E - 15 Chamfer - R.H. G - 30 Chamfer - L.H H - 15 Chamfer - L.H. K - 30 Double Chamfer L - 15 Double Chamfer W - 3 Double Chamfer

.001

Indexable Insert Numbers System Example 2nd Position 1st Position Shape 3rd Position Tolerance Clearance The part number example is Example is "M" for Example is "N" "C" for "diamond 86" for "0" "cutting point .0005, thickness .001"

Other Standard Inserts Available with PCD or CBN CCMM CPGM DNGP EPMT SCMT CCMW CPMT DNMM NPR CDCD CPMW DNMP CNG DCMM DPG CNGA DCMT DPGA CNMG DCMW DPGR CNMM DDG DPGT NPT NT NTB PM PNC SDE SNE TBEA TFG TM TNC TPGA VCMW TPGM VNGA TPMA VNGP CCMT CPMA DNMG NPL SCMW SNEA TBEE SNMA TBGD

SDEB SNMG TBGE TNEA TPMC VNMG SEEN SNMM TCMM TNMA TPMM VNMP SEG SFA SFE SFG SM SNC SPC SPE SPMA TCMT TNMC TPMT VPGA TD TEC TPC TPEA TPV TX U3 VPMA VPMT VTGA SPCE TCMW TNMG TPMW VPGR SPEA TDED TPCE

CNMP DDGA DPMT PNG CPGA DDGB DPMW PPC CPGB DNEA DTGA PPG

SPMW TEEN TPEE VCMT

Some CBN Inserts are available in Mini Tips & Double Mini Tips

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