New carbide grade CTC5240 makes up to 20% higher cutting speeds and enormous cost savings possible

Once again carbide specialist CERATIZIT acts as a supplier of solutions in an innovative segment, namely titanium machining. Today CERATIZIT - with the new carbide grade CTC5240 - already accepts the challenges of the future.
The background for this is the demand for weight reduction in the construction of modern aircraft in both civil and military aviation. The industry sector responds to this requisite with new materials such as carbon fibre. In this context titanium is also gaining ever more importance in aircraft construction. Structural components which are held together by carbon fibres are ever more frequently produced in titanium – they form the base structure of a modern aircraft. Due to this tendency, structural components made of aluminium are being reduced in importance.

Accordingly, the number of component suppliers for the big aircraft constructors who have to face the difficult to machine titanium is increasing. In this context the new CERATIZIT grade CTC5240 helps, as it is heat resistant, tough, wear resistant and provides improved chip formation when machining titanium. In addition the new carbide grade CTC5240 makes up to 20% higher cutting speeds and enormous cost savings possible.