Turning tough material

According to Don Graham, manager of turning products for SecoCarboloy, medical parts tolerances are tightening by a factor of five to ten. In addition, shops are increasingly demanding large components such as replacement joints for elbows, hips, knees, and shoulders typically made of cobaltchrome alloy or titaniumbased materials. The need for miniature components like fittings made from difficulttomachine stainless steel for carrying fluids during surgical procedures is also on the rise.

For turning applications, SecoCarboloy recommends medical shops consider cutting tool grades that incorporate hard substrates with sharp, freecutting edges and wearresistant coatings. For example, the company's CP200, CP250, and CP500 grades, which feature hard micrograincarbide substrates with wearresistant PVD coatings, handle roughing and semiroughing operations and produce fine surface finishes for the medical industry's tough materials.

SecoCarboloy
Warren, Mich.
carboloy.com
Circle 52