Tools End Mills

The end mill can be single ended or double ended. If the end mill tool is single ended, one end will be smooth and this is the end placed in the tooling holder on the milling cutter. If the end mill is double ended it has two working ends meaning that when one end is no longer useful it can be turned around in the milling cutter and the other end is then used. The end mill comes in a range of sizes suitable for different jobs. You will see end mills referred to as, 'end mill 3, end mill 4 and end mill 5'.End mills are constructed of carbide steels or tungsten carbide as they are often called. Tungsten carbide is used in the manufacture of tools for a wide range of industries including construction, mining, oil and gas and the end mill 5 is just one of the tools which owes its existence to tungsten carbide. Tungsten is a Swedish word which literally means hard stone and this is a good way of thinking of tungsten carbide which is strong, tough and hard.

An end mill cutting tool like the end mill 5 has to be strong enough to cut through metal and Tungsten carbide is the product which makes the end mill cutting tool so tough. Tungsten carbide is made by mixing the grains of carbide and tungsten together. The process is often referred to as cementing and is achieved through liquid phase sintering which involves mixing the grains of tungsten and carbide together in a binder matrix of metal cobalt. The properties of tungsten carbide can be altered through this process by varying the size of the grains or adding other materials. Carbide Cutting Tools SC, Inc understands that the hardness of tungsten carbide makes it especially suitable for end mill tools and it uses the product in the manufacture of its end mill tools including the end mill 5. Carbide Cutting Tools also employs CNC grinding technology in the manufacture of cutting tools including the end mill 5. CNC or Computerized Numerical Control is an accurate and efficient way of grinding tungsten carbide and is widely used in the aerospace and automotive sectors.

The use of the technology in tool rooms is still emerging which means Carbide Cutting Tools is at the forefront of the manufacture of cutting tools.If you have a need for accurate and efficient cutting tools like the end mill 5 and you value working with a company who prides itself on manufacturing high quality yet affordable cutting tools you need look no further than Carbide Cutting Tools. To view their product brochure or find out more about their guarantee you their customers simply visit www.carbidecuttingtools.com or phone them on 1.864.244.1485. You can also email Carbide Cutting Tools at sales@CarbideCuttingTools.com.