Toolox® is a steel concept for production of low vibration tools. Toolox® dimensional stablity allows good machinability and makes it possible to machine perfectly balanced cutting tools with highest tolerances.
Toolox® is delivered in quenched and tempered condition and has guaranteed and tested hardness and impact toughness. Ultrasonic inspection is made for each individual bar delivered. Toolox® 44 has a typical hardness of 45 HRC and it features high impact toughness and very low residual stresses.
With use of Toolox® there is no need for heat treatment which enables machining in one setup. Thanks to this you can:
- Avoid waste of time
- Avoid cracking which may occur during heat treatment
- Avoid stress relieving
- Avoid adjustments due to heat treatment
A studie carried out at KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, shows that cutting tools made from Toolox® is more resistant against vibrations. Cutting tools in Toolox® 44 allows deeper cuts with the same level of vibrations in the cutting operation and longer insert lifetime compared to traditional tool steels in the same cut level. This makes it possible to achieve higher material removal rate or better surface finish in the machined piece.
The same study shows that Tooloc 44 tooling gives better surface quality to machined parts because of less vibration. The lower cutting noise is an indicator on less vibration that skilled machine operators will recognize
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