Comparison tool-life record
650CASE 15 / Machinery
Face milling of an HT250 housing
Application comparison using IKEN IKN70 for face milling on a housing.
Workpiece and conditions
- Workpiece
- Housing
- Material
- HT250
- Hardness
- HB220
- Machine type
- Vertical machining center
- Cooling
- Dry machining
- Operation
- Face milling
01 / TOOLING
Tooling
- IKEN tool
- SNGN090404-F IKN70
- Previous tool
- SNGN090404 (Chinese domestic)
Application objective
Improve surface finish and machining stability, extend tool life and optimize machining cost per part.
02 / CUTTING CONDITIONS
Cutting conditions
- Cutting speed Vc
- 502 m/min
- Feed per revolution f
- 0.3 mm/rev
- Depth of cut ap
- 0.2–0.3 mm
- Reported surface roughness
- Ra1.6
03 / APPLICATION RECORD
Recorded results
IKEN tool-life record
700The IKEN tool recorded a higher tool-life value than the comparison tool in this application.
Record notes
This case describes an application under the listed workpiece, tool and machining conditions. It does not guarantee tool life, cost or quality in other applications.
The source tool-life chart does not state a unit. The recorded values are shown without converting them into parts, time or output per edge.
Surface finish and vibration improvement are objectives. The source does not provide corresponding quantitative measurements.
Cost optimization is an application objective. The records do not include complete insert-price, machine-time and cost-per-part calculations, so no specific cost reduction is claimed.
Results apply to the workpiece and conditions recorded here. Tool life, surface quality and cycle time require validation for the actual material, machine, setup and parameters.