1. PCD Grade and Application
Grade |
Granularity(μm) |
Characteristics |
Application |
Microstructure |
CDW850 |
Submicron |
Ultra-fine grain structure, strong edge sharpness and edge durability |
High precision machining, mirror surface machining, suite for aluminum alloy that required high on the chipping performance, mainly used for machining Ti alloy and other composites |
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CDW002 |
2μm |
High cobalt content, Good electrical machine performance, excellent toughness, Good roughness machining, more convinent for complec tool processing |
Mainly used for engrave milling cutter and thread cutting tool, and also cutting tools for wear-resistant parts, used in woodworking saws, particleboard and the tools for machining silicon aluminum alloy |
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CDW005 |
5μm |
Excellent electric spark and machinability, good toughness, wear resistance and edge quality |
It suits for good surface quality processing, mainly used for machining PMMA, Silicion alloy and metal cell phone shell outlin and used in the wood cutting tools, saws industry |
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CDW010 |
10μm |
Universal PCD Grade, good toughness and high abrasive resisitance |
Suit for single tool for rough machining, especially for wood molding, medium and low silicon aluminum alloy parts (such as piston) |
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CDW025 |
25μm |
High wear resistance and edge quality |
Suit for high Silicion Aluminum alloy, MMC, Tungsten carbide and ceramic, graphite,wear resistant parts, mainly used in wood Wood finishing insert and saws |
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CDW302 |
2~30μm |
Mixed 2μm and 25μm,good wear resistance and edge quality and edges strength |
It mainly used for machining MMC, high Silicion Aluminum calloy, high strength cast iron and other application. |
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2. PCD Grade and Machining Characteristics


3.Choosing the suitable PCD Grade for your Application

4. Halnn recommend cutting condition
Component Materials |
Recommend PCD Grade |
Vc(m/min) |
Fr(mm/r) |
ap(mm) |
Aluminum Alloy (4~8% Si) |
CDW010 |
CDW302 |
CDW005 |
CDW850 |
100-5000 |
0.03-0.5 |
0.1~3.0 |
Aluminum Alloy (9~13% Si) |
CDW010 |
CDW302 |
|
CDW850 |
100-3000 |
0.03-0.5 |
0.1~3.0 |
Aluminum Alloy (>13% Si) |
CDW010 |
CDW302 |
CDW025 |
CDW850 |
100-2500 |
0.03~0.4 |
0.1~2.5 |
Copper alloy( Copper,Brass) |
CDW010 |
CDW302 |
CDW025 |
CDW850 |
100-1000 |
0.03~0.3 |
0.1~3.0 |
Titanium Alloy |
CDW850 |
CDW005 |
|
|
100-200 |
0.05~0.2 |
0.1~2.0 |
Tungsten Carbide(Co>16%) |
CDW302 |
CDW025 |
CDW010 |
|
15-40 |
0.1~0.25 |
0.1~1.0 |
Tungsten Carbide(Co<16%) |
CDW302 |
CDW025 |
CDW010 |
|
10-30 |
0.03~0.1 |
0.05~0.3 |
Wood |
CDW010 |
CDW302 |
CDW005 |
CDW002 |
100-4000 |
0.1~0.4 |
0.1~3.0 |
Graphite |
CDW302 |
CDW025 |
CDW010 |
|
100-600 |
0.1~0.5 |
0.05~2.0 |
Metal Matrix Composites |
CDW302 |
CDW025 |
CDW010 |
|
300-600 |
0.1~0.4 |
0.2~1.5 |
Composites(Carbon Fiber) |
CDW302 |
CDW025 |
CDW010 |
|
200-2000 |
0.05~0.3 |
0.1~3.0 |