Where to use ceramic inserts and silicon nitride inserts

All Irons... use silicon nitride in all applications...turning, boring, milling & facing. Use for roughing, semi-roughing, semi-finishing & finishing applications. Generally speaking, silicon nitrides can be used in all iron applications.

All Irons... use the black (CC-20) and/or white (CC-10) ceramic on semi-finishing & finishing applications. They are less costly and harder than silicon nitride (more abrasion resistant & longer lasting).

Steels below Rc58 in hardness... use the black (CC-20) and/or white (CC-10) ceramic in almost every semi-finishing & finishing applications. They can even cut with mild interruptions. If your customer isn't using CC-10 & CC-20 on almost every finishing application, he's losing money.

Steels above Rc58 in hardness... use the black (CC-30) for finishing applications, especially to replace grinding. You can also use silicon nitride for roughing.

Aerospace Metals... Inconel, Hasteloy, Waspeloy, Renee, Etc. For roughing or finishing use CC-5477 Silicon Nitride specifically designed for these materials.

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