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H&V EXPK1-M02-0323 SLOTMAKER Solid Carbide Roughing End Mill 5FL 4xD AFPX

Hofmann & Vratny EXPK1 SLOTMAKER roughing end mill.

Key features

  • Optimized roughing teeth for soft cut and small chips
  • Ascending reinforced tool core for maximum stability
  • Variable helical pitch and unequal tooth pitch for smooth running
  • Extreme material removal at the highest performance
  • Also ideally designed for trochoidal milling
  • For process reliable, helical immersion
  • Solid carbide
  • AFPX coating
  • 5FL cutting geometry
  • Shank form: HA
  • Manufacturer length designation: 4xD (see variant dimensions and catalog for exact cutting length and reach)
  • Cutting diameter tolerance: e8

Recommended workpiece materials

PSteels

  • Unalloyed steels — tensile strength < 500 N/mm² — Primary application
  • Unalloyed steels — tensile strength < 1,100 N/mm² — Primary application
  • Low-alloy steels — tensile strength < 950 N/mm² — Primary application
  • Low-alloy steels — tensile strength < 1,300 N/mm² — Primary application
  • High-alloy steels — tensile strength < 1,100 N/mm² — Primary application
  • High-alloy steels — tensile strength < 1,400 N/mm² — Primary application

MStainless steels

  • Ferritic / martensitic stainless steels — tensile strength < 850 N/mm² — Secondary application
  • Austenitic stainless steels — tensile strength < 650 N/mm² — Secondary application
  • Austenitic stainless steels — tensile strength < 750 N/mm² — Secondary application

KCast iron

  • Grey cast iron — tensile strength < 1,000 N/mm² — Primary application
  • Nodular cast iron — tensile strength < 850 N/mm² — Primary application
  • Malleable cast iron — tensile strength < 800 N/mm² — Primary application

Material groups and primary/secondary applications follow the H&V catalog. Select cutting conditions for the specific material and operation; not every operation is supported for every material. Refer to the catalog pages in the gallery for dimensions and cutting data.