Guhring Carbide End Mills

Key Features:

• Premium Solid Carbide Construction:
  Guhring carbide end mills are made from high-quality solid carbide, which offers superior hardness, strength, and wear resistance. The carbide material ensures exceptional tool life, even in demanding applications.

• Precision Grinding:
  The cutting edges are ground with precision, offering optimal cutting geometry for superior surface finish and chip removal. The precise flute design contributes to reduced vibration, ensuring smooth and stable milling, even at high feed rates.

• Wide Range of Geometries and Coatings:
  Guhring offers carbide end mills in a variety of geometries, flute counts, and coatings to suit different materials and applications. Available with 2-flute, 3-flute, 4-flute, and even multi-flute designs, these tools are optimized for roughing, finishing, and profiling operations.

  • Coating Options: Guhring’s end mills are available with advanced coatings such as TiN (Titanium Nitride), TiAlN (Titanium Aluminum Nitride), AlTiN (Aluminum Titanium Nitride), and Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) coatings, which enhance the tool's heat resistance, wear resistance, and cutting performance.

• Versatility in Material Applications:
  Guhring carbide end mills are suitable for a wide range of materials, including steel, stainless steel, titanium alloys, aluminum, brass, copper, plastics, and exotic materials such as Inconel and tungsten carbide.

• High-Speed Machining Performance:
  The end mills are designed to perform at high cutting speeds, increasing productivity and reducing cycle times, especially in high-speed milling and high-efficiency machining applications.

• Optimized Flute Geometry for Chip Removal:
  The end mills feature flute geometries that ensure efficient chip evacuation. This reduces the risk of chip packing and heat buildup, helping to maintain tool life and surface quality.

Applications:

Guhring carbide end mills are ideal for a broad range of milling operations in a variety of industries:

• Rough Milling and Stock Removal:
  Designed for aggressive material removal, Guhring carbide end mills excel in high-feed and high-material removal applications, especially for tough materials such as stainless steel, tool steels, and cast iron.

• Finishing and Profiling:
  The sharp cutting edges of the end mills allow for fine finishes and high-precision cuts. Whether used in milling profiles, contours, or fine finishing, these end mills deliver superior surface finishes and tight tolerances.

• High-Precision Machining:
  Perfect for aerospace, automotive, medical, and mold-making industries, where high precision and repeatability are essential. These end mills ensure consistent, high-quality results in precision machining tasks.

• Aluminum and Non-Ferrous Materials:
  Guhring carbide end mills are optimized for aluminum machining, delivering excellent performance and surface finishes when cutting aluminum alloys (e.g., 6061, 7075) and other non-ferrous metals like brass, copper, and plastics.

• Difficult-to-Machine Materials:
  These end mills are highly effective in hard-to-machine alloys such as Inconel, titanium, and hardened steels (up to HRC 55), where conventional cutting tools may struggle to deliver efficient results.

Advantages:

1. Superior Durability and Tool Life:
   Thanks to their solid carbide construction and high-quality coatings, Guhring carbide end mills offer superior wear resistance, heat resistance, and tool life, reducing the need for frequent tool replacements and minimizing downtime.

2. Excellent Surface Finish:
   The precision-ground cutting edges and optimized flute geometry provide excellent surface finishes, even during high-speed machining. This makes Guhring carbide end mills perfect for operations that require high-quality surface finishes with tight tolerances.

3. High Cutting Efficiency:
   Guhring end mills are designed for high-speed machining, reducing cycle times while maintaining cutting performance. The tools are perfect for applications that require both aggressive material removal and fine finishes.

4. Versatility and Flexibility:
   With a wide range of flute counts, coatings, and geometries, Guhring carbide end mills are versatile enough to handle everything from rough milling and heavy stock removal to finishing and high-precision milling, making them suitable for a variety of materials and machining tasks.

5. Cost-Effective Productivity:
   The combination of long tool life, high cutting efficiency, and reduced cycle times makes Guhring carbide end mills a cost-effective solution for high-volume production runs and demanding machining applications.

6. Innovative Coating Technologies:
   Coatings like TiAlN, AlTiN, and DLC offer enhanced heat resistance, oxidation resistance, and abrasion resistance, making these tools suitable for high-speed cutting in tough materials such as stainless steel, titanium, and hard metals.

Technical Specifications:

• Tool Material: High-quality Solid Carbide
• Flute Count: Available in 2-flute, 3-flute, 4-flute, and multi-flute configurations
• Coating Options: TiN, TiAlN, AlTiN, DLC (Diamond-like Carbon)
• Diameter Range: Available from 1mm to 25mm (Custom sizes and geometries available)
• Cutting Length: Standard cutting lengths or custom lengths available
• Shank Type: Cylindrical, Weldon, and other custom shanks
• Applications: Steel, stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, brass, copper, plastics, and hard alloys
• Made In Germany: Manufactured to the highest quality standards for precision and durability.

Recommended Cutting Parameters:

For optimal performance, adjust cutting parameters according to the material and application:

• Cutting Speed (SFM):
  • Aluminum: 800-1200 SFM
  • Stainless Steel: 150-400 SFM
  • Tool Steel: 100-250 SFM
  • Titanium Alloys: 80-180 SFM
  • Hard Metals: 50-100 SFM
• Feed Rate: Typically 0.002 – 0.02 inch/tooth, depending on the material, tool diameter, and cutting depth
• Depth of Cut: For roughing, use depths up to 1x tool diameter; for finishing, use shallower cuts for smoother finishes
• Coolant: Use coolants or cutting fluids to maintain tool temperature and enhance chip removal.

Toolholding Compatibility:

• ER Collet Holders: Provide high-precision alignment and minimal tool runout for increased accuracy
• End Mill Holders: Suitable for heavy-duty milling applications, providing excellent rigidity
• Shrink Fit Toolholders: Minimize vibration and ensure high concentricity, particularly at high speeds.

Conclusion:

Guhring Carbide End Mills are high-performance cutting tools designed for precision and durability in a wide range of milling applications. Whether you need to machine aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, or hard metals, these end mills provide excellent cutting efficiency, tool life, and surface finish. With advanced coatings and a variety of geometries to choose from, Guhring carbide end mills are the ideal solution for roughing, finishing, and high-precision milling in demanding industries such as aerospace, automotive, and mold making.