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Quality Carbide Products for the 21st Century

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915 South Cherry Street Tomball, Texas U.S.A. 77375

(281) 351-7165 • (800) 331-7585 FAX: (281) 255-9333 www.anconline.com

_______________________________________________________________________________ American National Carbide is a leading manufacturer of a broad range of carbide products for the metalworking industry, including an extensive line of threading and grooving products. Our offering includes ANC Notch™ and on-edge threading and grooving inserts, as well as API ring grooving inserts. ANC also manufactures thread chasing and ring grooving shims and chipbreakers. A solid selection of coated and uncoated grades is available.

CVD COATED Grade ISO

Class Industry

Class Description Coating

AANN22002200 Roughing to

Semi-Finishing

P15-P30 M15-M30 C6

AN2020 is based on a hard, cobalt-enriched substrate and has a multi-layered gold coating to provide excellent thermal, wear, and mechanical shock resistance. Perfect general purpose grade for medium speeds and feeds in interrupted to semi-finishing cuts on carbon and alloy steels.

AANN44004455 Roughing,

Interrupted Cuts

P30-P45 M25-M40 C5

AN4045 is an extremely tough grade with a four layer coating of TiN, TiC, TiCN, and TiN. This is an excellent grade for machining at low cutting speeds and very high feed rates in severe interrupted cuts. Designed for heavy roughing of steels and stainless steels.

UNCOATED Grade ISO

Class Industry

Class Description

AANN66 Roughing to Semi-Finishing

P25-P35 C5 C6

AN6 is an uncoated alloyed grade for general purpose machining of steels. Good balance of wear resistance and toughness. Designed for medium cutting speeds and feed rates with medium interrupted cuts.

AANN2233 Semi-Finishing to Finishing

K05-K20 N01-N10 S05-S15

C3 AN23 is an uncoated, hard, unalloyed sub-micron grain grade. Exhibits excellent edge wear resistance combined with very high strength for machining heat resistant alloys, titanium, aluminum, and non-metals at high speeds and low feeds.

AANN6666 Semi-Finishing to Finishing

P10-P25 C6 AN66 is an uncoated alloyed grade with high abrasion resistance. Designed for medium to high cutting speeds with light to medium feed rates on a wide variety of carbon and alloy steels.

As a vertically integrated company, ANC controls each of its manufacturing processes from powder to finished product. Using advanced quality assurance methods and continuous improvement throughout the facility guarantees that each product meets a customer's exact specifications. Short production lead times, quality-focused manufacturing processes, and flexibility in new product design and tooling production make ANC a preferred choice for strategic partnerships. Call our Customer Service and Support line today to see how ANC can improve your bottom line.

Threading and Grooving Insert Identification System _____________________________________________________________________

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STANDARD THREADING SYMBOL IC (in.)

3 3/8

4 1/2

5 5/8

6 3/4 5 – SIZE

SYMBOL CONFIGURATION

NG Grooving insert

NT Acme threading insert

NV 60° V threading insert 7 – CUTTING

CONFIGURATION

AND GROOVING INSERTS

SYMBOL SHAPE

T triangle 1 – SHAPE

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ANC-NOTCH™ THREADING AND GROOVING INSERTS

SYMBOL TOLERANCE

M Ground on all outside surfaces

3 – TOLERANCE

T N M C 4 3 NT 12Pposition 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

8 – PITCH / HAND THREADING GROOVING

Inserts less than full width

L Left hand R Right hand Full width inserts

Number of threads per inch, followed by “P”

Blank

2 – RELIEF ANGLE

SYMBOL ANGLE

N 0°

P 15°

4 – INSERT TYPE SYMBOL TYPE

A Through hole

C Through hole, two countersinks

6 – THICKNESS SYMBOL THICKNESS (in.)

2 1/8

3 3/16

4 1/4

6 3/8

SYMBOL IC (in.)

3 3/8

4 1/2 4 – SIZE

Groove width and radius in .001” increments

Ex: 1/32” = 031

5 – WIDTH / RADIUS

Indicates an ANC-Notch™ insert

1 – ANC-NOTCH™

Threads per inch (used on “A” or “B” type buttress inserts)

7 – THREADS PER INCH

N J K 3 010 R 16 A position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

8 – EDGE PREPARATION SYMBOL HONE (in.)

A .001 - .003 B .003 - .005 C .005 - .007

2 – INSERT STYLE SYMBOL STYLE

A Acme D Threading API F Face Grooving G Grooving J UN J thread (controlled not R Full radius U Under-cutting (or relieving) T Threading (American Standard)

3 – INSERT STYLE SYMBOL STYLE

B Buttress F Fine pitch S Stub Acme P Positive rake K Fine pitch, positive

6 – HAND SYMBOL HAND

L Left R Right