WMP45G Grade Indexable Insert

WMP45G Grade Indexable Insert

Walter has expanded its Tiger·tec Gold line of indexable inserts with the addition of the WMP45G grade made specifically to handle the challenges of turbine blade machining. The new WMP45G grade, available as round indexable inserts for the F2334R copy milling cutter, is for facemilling and copy milling of martensitic and austenitic stainless steels.

December 4, 2018

Walter has expanded its Tiger·tec Gold line of indexable inserts with the addition of the WMP45G grade made specifically to handle the challenges of turbine blade machining. The new WMP45G grade, available as round indexable inserts for the F2334R copy milling cutter, is for facemilling and copy milling of martensitic and austenitic stainless steels.

The Tiger·tec Gold line's combination of a heat-resistant yet tough substrate with a TiAIN coating layer sets the benchmark in ultralow-pressure CVD coating technology. The technology enables Tiger·tec Gold to boost tool life, increase productivity and provide greater process reliability. The new grade is available in three different geometries – D57, D67 and F67 – to suit the stability of various machines, clamping arrangements and workpiece geometries.

The performance of the WMP45G is as unique as the grade itself: This new grade boosts the number of turbine blades usually milled in multitasking machines by 20 to 50 percent. In addition, it also boasts the well-known benefits of the Tiger·tec Gold grades, including good wear detection. Walter recommends using the WMP45G when cutting parameters are critical and long tool life is needed. As a result, this new turbine blade grade is especially beneficial for users who work with high volumes and require high machine output.

Glossary terms in this article

  • indexable insert
    Replaceable tool that clamps into a tool body, drill, mill or other cutter body designed to accommodate inserts. Most inserts are made of cemented carbide. Often they are coated wi…
  • stainless steels
    Stainless steels possess high strength, heat resistance, excellent workability and erosion resistance. Four general classes have been developed to cover a range of mechanical and p…
  • milling cutter
    Loosely, any milling tool. Horizontal cutters take the form of plain milling cutters, plain spiral-tooth cutters, helical cutters, side-milling cutters, staggered-tooth side-millin…
  • facemilling
    Form of milling that produces a flat surface generally at right angles to the rotating axis of a cutter having teeth or inserts both on its periphery and on its end face.