APKT 100308 PDTR Grade FM125 #FMCarbide

APKT 100308, grade FM125 — positive 85° parallelogram milling insert.

85° parallelogram indexable insert, ISO designation APKT 100308. FM125 is a PVD grade — multi-purpose milling and drilling grade — PVD coating with thermal resistance and a tough substrate.

Specifications

• Insert designation (ISO): APKT 100308
• Insert shape: 85° parallelogram (A)
• Clearance angle: 11° (P)
• Tolerance class: K
• Insert type: T — with hole, countersunk one side, chipbreaker one side
• Grade: FM125
• Coating: PVD
• ISO application range: P20–P35 · M10–M30 · K20–K40 · S15–S25
• Cutting speed, non-alloy steel: 460–1250 SFM (140–380 m/min)
• Cutting speed, low-alloy steel: 390–980 SFM (120–300 m/min)
• Cutting speed, high-alloy steel: 230–490 SFM (70–150 m/min)
• Cutting speed, ferritic & martensitic stainless: 390–660 SFM (120–200 m/min)
• Cutting speed, austenitic stainless: 430–820 SFM (130–250 m/min)
• Cutting speed, gray cast iron: 390–820 SFM (120–250 m/min)
• Cutting speed, nodular cast iron: 430–720 SFM (130–220 m/min)
• Cutting speed, titanium & super-alloys: 80–150 SFM (25–45 m/min)
• Cutting speed, hardened material: 130–260 SFM (40–80 m/min)

Cutters that take this insert

All three APKT 1003 references — 100304, 100308, 100316 — share the same AP 1003 pocket: the last two digits are the corner radius, not a seat dimension. Any of the three indexes into every cutter listed here.

• 0.625" square shoulder mill head 90° — M8 thread, 2 flutes
• 0.75" square shoulder mill head 90° — M10 thread, 3 flutes
• 1" square shoulder mill head 90° — M12 thread, 3 flutes
• 1.25" square shoulder end mill 90° — 1" shank, 5 flutes
• 1.5" square shoulder end mill 90° — 1.25" shank, 6 flutes
• 1.25" long reach square shoulder end mill 90° — 1" shank, 5 flutes
• 1.5" long reach square shoulder end mill 90° — 1.25" shank, 6 flutes

Cutter bodies by Canela. FM Carbide is an Authorized Canela Corp. Distributor.

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