Fast Tool Selection for your

Workpiece Material

Selecting the optimum tool for your application
sp3 offers DIAbide diamond tools in different Material Application Codes, to maximize performance for specific materials and machining operations. For a complete listing refer to the MAC Overview.
To determine the tool best suited to your application, refer to the table and column that matches your workpiece material. Select your desired machining operation and click on the square corresponding to the material. This will take you directly to the tools available. For example, for Graphite and Drilling, the selection is MAC 5. In some cases there are alternate choices. For example, Filled Plastics and Drilling gives you the choice of MAC 5 or MAC 7.
(No means the material and/or operation is not suitable for diamond tools.)
 

ABRASIVE NON-METALLIC MATERIALS

    Graphite   Hard Carbon   Green
Carbide		   Green
Ceramic		   Ceramic
Matrix
Composite		   Unfilled
Plastics		   Filled
Plastics		   Thermoset
Plastics
Drilling   MAC 5   MAC 7   MAC 5   MAC 5   MAC 8   MAC 5   MAC 5
MAC 7		   MAC 7
Endmilling
Roughing		   MAC 5   MAC 7   MAC 5   MAC 5   MAC 8   No   MAC 5
MAC 7		   MAC 7
Endmilling
Finishing		   MAC 3
MAC 5		   MAC 5   MAC 3   MAC 3   No   No   MAC 5   MAC 5
Insert
Milling		   MAC 17   MAC 18   MAC 17   MAC 17   MAC 18
MAC 40		   MAC 17
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 17
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 18
MAC 40
Turning
Roughing		   MAC 17   MAC 18   MAC 17   MAC 17   MAC 18
MAC 40		   MAC 17
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 17
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 18
MAC 40
Turning
Finishing		   MAC 17   MAC 18   MAC 17   MAC 17   MAC 17
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 40
    Diamond tools are not recommended for cutting concrete materials. Back to top

ABRASIVE NON-METALLIC MATERIALS (continued)
    Carbon Fiber
Composites		   Glass Fiber
Composites		   Metal Clad
Glass Fiber
Composites		   Aramid
Fiber
Composites		   Kevlar
Composites
Drilling   MAC 8   MAC 8   MAC 5   MAC 8   MAC 8
Endmilling,
Roughing		   MAC 8   MAC 8   MAC 5   MAC 8   MAC 8
Endmilling,
Finishing		   MAC 8   MAC 8   No   No MAC 8
Insert
Milling		   MAC 18
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 20
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 18
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 18
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40
Turning,
Roughing		   MAC 18
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 20
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 18
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 18
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40
Turning,
Finishing		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40
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NON-FERROUS METALS *
    Free Machining
Aluminums		   Low Silicon
Aluminums
(<12%)		   High Silicon
Aluminums
(>12%)		   Metal Matrix
Composites		   Copper   Brass   Bronze
Drilling   MAC 7   MAC 7   MAC 8   MAC 8   MAC 5
MAC 7		   MAC 5
MAC 7		   MAC 5
MAC 7
Endmilling,
Roughing		   MAC 7   MAC 8   MAC 8   MAC 8   MAC 7   MAC 7   MAC 7
Endmilling,
Finishing		   No   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 8   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40
Insert
Milling		   MAC 10
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 18
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 20
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 20
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40
Turning,
Roughing		   MAC 10
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 18
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 20
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 20
MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40
Turning,
Finishing		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40		   MAC 30
MAC 40
    *Diamond tools are not suitable for machining nickel, iron/steel, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten and titanium. Back to top

   

FERROUS METALS
    Cast iron and steel
Insert
Milling		   MAC 5O
Turning,
Roughing		   MAC 5O
Turning,
Finishing		   MAC 5O
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