S-Carb

Series 43B

Material

Aluminum Alloy - 7050-T74

Part Type

Thrust Cone

SGS Product

3/4” Dia, 3 Flute, Ball Nose End Mill

Competitor Product

0.7500” Dia. 3 Flute

Application

Milling: Semi-Rough / Profiling

SGS Tool Information

0.7500” Cutting Dia.
2.2500” Length of Cut
5.0000” Overall Length
Bright/Uncoated Coating

EDP:

34931

Goal

The customer was looking to evaluate an alternative tooling solution to replace their current supplier while reducing cycle time and increasing tool life.

Strategy

The customer requested a tooling solution that could reduce overall costs by decreasing cycle time and increasing tool life. SGS recommended testing an S-Carb end mill to evaluate its performance against the existing process.

Result

Using the same cutting parameters with only an increase in feed rate, the SGS S-Carb reduced machining cycle time by 25% while doubling tool life. Machining cost was reduced by 25% and cost per part decreased by 27%, resulting in total savings of $12,318.

Total Cost Savings

$12,318

Machining Cycle Time

25%

Machining Cost

25%

Cost Per Part

27%

Tools	Cutting Dia (DC)	RPM	SFM	IPM	IPR	Radial Depth (AE)	Axial Depth (AP)	Coolant
SGS S-Carb (3-Flute)	0.7500″	11500	2260	174.92	0.0152	0.1500″	0.1500″	Flood
Competitor (3-Flute)	0.7500″	11500	2260	144.90	0.0126	0.1500″	0.1500″	Flood

Machining Cycle Time

25%

Machining Cost

25%

Cost Per Part