WIDIA ™ Victory ™ • High-Performance Inserts
Grade Numbering System
A system of grades, geometries, and application guidelines to provide optimal solutions for your metalcutting
needs. It’s easy to determine which WIDIA ™ chip-control cutting tool will work best in your specifi c
workpiece materials and applications!
P 15 C T
Brand Primary
Workpiece
Material Application
Range* Insert Material Application
05 = fi ne fi nishing
10 15 20 =
25 =
30 =
35 =
40 =
=
=
P Steel 45
M Stainless Steel 50
K Cast Iron N Non-Ferrous S High-Temp Alloys H Hardened Materials U Universal Machining H = Uncoated Carbide T = Turning
= fi nishing C = Carbide + CVD M = Milling
= P = Carbide + PVD H = Holemaking
T = Cermet D = Solid Drills
}
}
}
medium to
roughing
roughing
heaviest
roughing
Y = Ceramics E = Solid End Mills
D = Diamond G = Taps
B = PcBN R = Reamer
S = HSS V = Thread Mills
E = HSS-E M = HSS-E-PM
* Samples shown are based
on turning and will differ
within applications
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