Aluminium Solid Carbide Endmill - 4mm - 2f

Key Features:

• Premium Solid Carbide Construction: The solid carbide material offers high hardness, superior wear resistance, and excellent thermal stability, making it ideal for high-speed machining, especially when working with aluminum and other soft metals.
• 2-Flute Design: The 2-flute configuration provides efficient chip clearance, allowing for higher feed rates and better material removal, resulting in faster machining and improved productivity. This design minimizes the risk of chip clogging, which is particularly important when machining softer materials.
• Sharp Cutting Edges: Designed with sharp cutting edges, this end mill ensures clean, precise cuts and reduces burr formation, delivering smooth finishes with minimal post-machining cleanup.
• Aluminum-Specific Geometry: The tool is engineered with specific geometry optimized for aluminum machining, ensuring smooth cutting action and minimal heat buildup, which helps extend tool life and improve surface finish.
• Coating Options: Available with advanced coatings like TiN (Titanium Nitride), TiAlN (Titanium Aluminum Nitride), or AlTiN (Aluminum Titanium Nitride), which further enhance the tool's wear resistance and heat resistance, ensuring longer tool life and better performance in high-speed operations.
• Made In India: Manufactured with precision in India, this end mill offers exceptional quality and value for money, ensuring that you get a high-performance tool at an affordable price.

Applications:

The 4mm Aluminium Solid Carbide End Mill - 2F is designed for a wide range of milling operations, particularly when machining aluminum and other non-ferrous materials:

• Slotting and Grooving: Ideal for making precise slots, keyways, and grooves in aluminum or aluminum alloys, ensuring accurate dimensions and smooth edges.
• Pocketing and Contouring: Perfect for pocket milling and contouring in aluminum workpieces, delivering high material removal rates while maintaining surface finish quality.
• Roughing and Finishing: Excellent for both roughing operations where high material removal rates are required, and finishing cuts to achieve smooth, fine surface finishes with tight tolerances.
• High-Speed Machining: The tool is optimized for high-speed machining of aluminum, reducing cutting forces and allowing for faster feed rates, making it perfect for applications that require fast cycle times and high productivity.
• Aluminum Alloys: Particularly well-suited for machining aluminum alloys (such as 6061, 7075, and A356), the tool delivers smooth cuts and extended tool life, even in tougher alloys.
• Non-Ferrous Metals: Can also be used for milling other non-ferrous metals such as brass, copper, and plastics, making it a versatile tool in your machining operations.

Advantages:

1. Improved Cutting Efficiency:

   • The 2-flute design allows for better chip evacuation, reducing the likelihood of tool clogs and improving overall cutting efficiency. This makes the tool ideal for high-feed operations with aluminum and other non-ferrous metals.
   • It ensures faster material removal and quicker machining cycles, increasing overall productivity.

2. Extended Tool Life:

   • The solid carbide construction and advanced coatings like TiAlN provide increased tool durability and heat resistance, allowing the tool to maintain its cutting edge longer and withstand high-speed cutting without excessive wear.
   • This results in lower tooling costs and reduced downtime due to fewer tool changes.

3. Smooth Finishes and Precision:

   • The sharp cutting edges ensure that the tool produces smooth, clean cuts, reducing the need for additional finishing operations and delivering superior surface finishes, even at high feed rates.
   • With its optimized geometry, the end mill is designed to minimize burr formation, leading to better-quality parts with tighter tolerances.

4. Optimized for Aluminum and Non-Ferrous Metals:

   • This end mill’s specific geometry for aluminum machining ensures that you can achieve excellent surface finishes and high-quality results when working with softer metals. It reduces the tendency for material to stick to the tool and minimizes heat buildup, which can cause tool failure and part defects.
   • The tool’s sharp edges and low cutting forces are particularly beneficial when working with soft and thin-walled aluminum parts.

5. Cost-Effective:

   • As part of the MK (Make In India) range, this 4mm Solid Carbide End Mill offers high performance at a competitive price, providing excellent value for money while maintaining a high standard of quality and precision.

Technical Specifications:

• Tool Type: Solid Carbide End Mill
• Diameter: 4mm (Custom sizes available)
• Flute Count: 2 Flutes for faster chip removal and higher feed rates
• Cutting Length: Available in standard or custom cutting lengths to suit various applications
• Coating Options: TiN, TiAlN, AlTiN (Other coatings available on request)
• Material: Solid Carbide for superior hardness, wear resistance, and thermal stability
• Applications: Ideal for aluminum, aluminum alloys, brass, copper, and plastics
• Made In India: Manufactured with high precision and global standards

Recommended Cutting Parameters:

For optimal performance and tool life, the following cutting parameters are recommended:

• Cutting Speed (SFM):
  • Aluminum: 600-1200 SFM (depending on alloy and tool coating)
  • Brass and Copper: 500-1000 SFM
  • Plastics: 1000-3000 SFM
• Feed Rate: 0.005 – 0.02 inch/tooth, depending on material and tool diameter.
• Depth of Cut: For roughing, use depths up to 1x tool diameter; for finishing, use shallower depths (0.1x to 0.2x tool diameter) for a finer finish.
• Coolant: Use cutting fluid or coolant to reduce heat buildup and improve chip evacuation, especially for high-speed machining. Flood coolant or air cooling is recommended for aluminum.

Toolholding Compatibility:

The 4mm Aluminium Solid Carbide End Mill - 2F is compatible with a variety of toolholding systems:

• ER Collet Holders: Provides excellent concentricity and minimal runout for precise machining.
• End Mill Holders: Ideal for rigidity and stability in heavier cutting operations.
• Shrink Fit Toolholders: Perfect for high-precision applications, reducing vibration and increasing tool stability at high speeds.

Conclusion:

The 4mm Aluminium Solid Carbide End Mill - 2F is the ideal cutting tool for high-speed, high-precision milling of aluminum and other non-ferrous metals. With its solid carbide construction, 2-flute design, and advanced coatings, it delivers excellent cutting performance, extended tool life, and superior surface finishes. Designed for both roughing and finishing operations, this end mill provides outstanding value for money, making it an essential tool for businesses looking to optimize machining processes and improve productivity in industries like aerospace, automotive, electronics, and general manufacturing.