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KYOCERA to Introduce New CVD-Coated Insert Grades At IMTS 2004 for Cutting Ductile Cast Iron

Mountain Home, NC – August 9, 2004 – Kyocera’s CERATIP Cutting Tool Division will introduce two new CVD-coated grades for cutting ductile cast iron, CA4120 and CA4115, at the 2004 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS 2004), Sept. 8-15 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

Ductile cast iron is a high-strength metal that comes in many complex shapes and is difficult to cut. Kyocera’s CA4120 and CA4115 grades feature a newly developed CVD coating with a very fine columnar structure specifically designed to address the challenges of cutting ductile cast iron. The new coating makes CA4120 and CA4115 cutting tool inserts more crack-resistant, wear-resistant, and chip-resistant. As a result, these new products offer tool life double that of conventional tools, enabling the stable processing of ductile cast iron where both continuous cutting and interrupted cutting processes are involved.

CA4120, which offers outstanding chip-resistance, is suitable for interrupted cutting of gray cast iron or the high-strength ductile cast-iron; CA4115, which offers superior wear-resistance, is designed for continuous cutting of high-strength ductile cast iron.

Five chipbreaker geometries are available for a wide variety of cutting applications.

Features of Kyocera’s CA4120 / CA4115 coating layers

TiN layer
Increases surface smoothness and anti-adhesive properties.

Al203 layer
Improves high-temperature stability and crater- and wear-resistance.

TiCN layer
Very fine columnar structure with high aspect ratio increases chip- and wear-resistance.

Base
Provides ultra-hard structural foundation.

 

For additional information on these products, please contact:

            Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation
            CERATIP Cutting Tool Division
            100 Industrial Park Road
            Mountain Home, NC 28758
            Phone: 828-698-4137

            E-mail:   amanda.richards@kyocera.com
            Web:       www.kyocera.com/ceratip

About Kyocera

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation is headquartered in Vancouver, WA with four manufacturing plants and 12 sales offices throughout the United States. The company manufactures advanced ceramic components and CERATIP cutting tools, and markets LCDs, thermal printheads, ultra-high-vacuum metallized assemblies and industrial lenses. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kyocera International, Inc. of San Diego, the North American holding company for Kyocera Corporation.

Kyoto, Japan-based Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:  KYO), the group’s global parent, employs approximately 50,000 people in 25 nations and recorded consolidated sales of $10.9 billion during the year ending March 31, 2004.