Carbide milling cutters are generally mainly used in CNC machining centers and CNC engraving machines. It can also be installed on an ordinary milling machine to process some relatively hard and uncomplicated heat-treated materials.
However, milling cutters are not exactly the same. Depending on the type, the purpose of milling cutters will be different. When we choose a milling cutter, we also need to have a general understanding of the type of milling cutter and the purpose of the milling cutter.
1. Carbide cylindrical milling cutter:
For machining planes on horizontal milling machines. The cutter teeth are distributed on the circumference of the milling cutter, and are divided into straight teeth and helical teeth according to the tooth shape. According to the number of teeth, there are two kinds of coarse teeth and fine teeth. The helical-tooth coarse-tooth milling cutter has few teeth, high tooth strength, and large chip space, which is suitable for rough machining; fine-toothed milling cutter is suitable for finishing.
2. Carbide face milling cutter:
It is used for machining planes on vertical milling machines, face milling machines or gantry milling machines. There are cutter teeth on the end face and circumference, as well as coarse teeth and fine teeth. Its structure has three types: integral type, insert type and indexable type.
3. Carbide End Mills:
It is used for processing grooves and stepped surfaces, etc. The cutter teeth are on the circumference and end face, and cannot be fed in the axial direction during operation. Axial feed is possible when the end mill has end teeth that pass through the center.
4. Carbide three-sided milling cutter:
It is used to process various grooves and stepped surfaces, and there are cutter teeth on both sides and on the circumference.
5. Carbide angle milling cutter:
For milling grooves at an angle, there are two types of single-angle and double-angle milling cutters.
6. Carbide saw blade milling cutter:
For machining deep grooves and cutting workpieces, there are more teeth on the circumference. In order to reduce the friction during milling, there are 15′~1° secondary declination angles on both sides of the cutter teeth. In addition, there are keyway milling cutters, dovetail milling cutters, T-slot milling cutters and various forming milling cutters.
