ADICO PCD
Workpiece Materials | Application Industries
(Automotive, Hydraulic, Aircraft, Aerospace, Construction)
Non-ferrous alloys, Plastics, Woods, MMC, Composites |
| Fine grain PCD ("F-grade") | Aluminium alloys & Copper alloys |
| FS ‥‥‥‥‥‥ | Si-Al alloys (for higher Si-content)
Plastics, Fiberglass |
| FX ‥‥‥‥‥‥ | Si-Al alloys
Plastics, Fiberglass |
| FU ‥‥‥‥‥‥ | More wear-resistant material
(ex. best surface finish for fuselage) |
| Medium grain PCD ("M-grade") | Woodworking & Metalworking |
| MS ‥‥‥‥‥‥ | Metal working (reaming, milling, machining)
(ex. automotive parts)
Good where specific problems exist in Woodworking
(ex. abrasive plastics, abrasive wood-based boards) |
| MX ‥‥‥‥‥‥ | Woodworking
Particle board, MDF, Cement board
Ceramic coated wooden-floor |
| MU ‥‥‥‥‥‥ | Difficult-to-machine material(carbon-fibre composite, CFRP,
ceramic parts, plastic lens, Al2O3-coated laminated floor) |
| Coarse grain PCD ("C-grade") | More impact required & interrupted cutting |
| CS ‥‥‥‥‥‥ | For special purpose with higher diamond content
(ex. MMC-milling, ceramics, WC-machining) |
| CX ‥‥‥‥‥‥ | High Si-Al alloys (20% Si)
Metal matrix composites (MMC)
Plastic composites (glassfiber)
Soft gray cast iron (ex. crank-shaft bore machine) |
| CU ‥‥‥‥‥‥ | For even more useful for machining difficult-to-machine material
(ex. carbon-fibre composite body, PCB, CFRP,
SiC reinforced Al-alloys, Kevlar) |
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