Non-ferrous metal materials
• Aluminum and aluminum alloys: Such as aluminum alloy castings commonly used in automotive parts like engine blocks, cylinder heads, pistons, and transmission housings. PCD tools can effectively prevent the formation of built-up edges, improve the surface quality and precision of the machining, and have high cutting efficiency and long tool life.
• Copper and copper alloys: In industries such as electrical and electronics, PCD tools can be used to machine various copper and copper alloy parts, such as copper wires, copper alloy connectors, etc. They can achieve high-precision and high-efficiency cutting, ensuring the smoothness of the machined surface and dimensional accuracy.
• Zinc and zinc alloys: In the processing of some hardware products, die-cast parts, etc., PCD tools can efficiently machine zinc and zinc alloy materials, reduce tool wear, and improve processing efficiency and product quality.
Non-metallic materials
• Graphite: Commonly used in the manufacture of electrodes, brushes, brake pads, etc. Graphite is brittle in texture and prone to cracks and debris. PCD tools, with their high hardness and sharpness, can achieve rapid cutting of graphite, reduce the generation of cracks and debris, and ensure the quality of the machined surface.
• Carbon fiber composite materials: Widely used in aerospace, automotive, sports equipment and other fields. Carbon fiber composite materials have the characteristics of high hardness, high strength, and anisotropy, making them difficult to machine. PCD tools can effectively prevent the tearing and shedding of fibers, ensuring machining accuracy and surface quality.
• Glass fiber materials: Widely used in industries such as construction, shipbuilding, and electronics. When machining glass fiber materials, PCD tools can reduce tool wear, improve processing efficiency, and prevent defects such as burrs and delamination on the material surface.
• Engineering ceramics: With high hardness, high wear resistance, and good chemical stability, they are commonly used in the manufacture of electronic components, mechanical parts, tools, etc. PCD tools can achieve high-precision and high-efficiency cutting when machining engineering ceramics, reducing tool wear and defects such as cracks and breakages on the machined surface.
• Man-made boards: Including medium density fiberboard (MDF), reinforced composite flooring, etc. When machining man-made boards with PCD tools, problems such as easy tool wear and rough machined surfaces can be effectively avoided, improving processing efficiency and quality.
• Sapphire: With a Mohs hardness of 9, second only to diamonds, it is commonly used in the manufacture of optical components, window materials, high-end jewelry, etc. PCD tools can achieve the desired accuracy and smoothness in sapphire machining, reducing material breakage and cracks.
However, PCD tools are generally not suitable for machining iron-containing materials because diamond will chemically react with iron elements at high temperatures.
