1/2" Spoon Cutter, center cutting, single end, 45° helix, 2 flutes, ZrN Coated.
A spoon cutter is a center-cutting single-end mill with a gashed, spoon-shaped end, so it can plunge straight into the material and then feed sideways without a pilot hole. This one is ground from solid carbide and cuts 1/2" diameter on a 1/2" shank, with 1-1/4" of flute and 3" overall.
The high helix and open flute form lift chips clear of the cut, which is what keeps aluminum, brass and other gummy non-ferrous materials from packing the flutes and welding to the edge.
The ZrN (zirconium nitride) coating is a low-friction, non-ferrous coating: it resists built-up edge on aluminum and similar alloys while keeping the edge close to sharp.
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