T-slot milling cutter/6 flutes
The TEV515 series six-flute T-slot cutters, with their high hardness, high wear resistance, high precision, and high-speed cutting capabilities, are indispensable tools in modern precision machining, significantly improving machining efficiency and meeting the needs of complex groove machining. Specialized tools for machining T-slots or other specific geometric groove shapes, the T-slot cutter's geometry is specifically designed for T-slots, allowing for the machining of the sidewalls and bottom of the T-slot in a single pass without additional steps. Ensuring machining accuracy, they are widely used in aerospace, automotive, and furniture manufacturing industries. In practical operation, selecting the appropriate tool type and parameters based on specific machining requirements is crucial to ensuring machining quality.
| Part number | TEV515 |
|---|---|
| Material | Ultrafine tungsten carbide alloy |
| Product Name | Six-flute tungsten steel T-slot cutter |
| OEM / ODM | Made to your samples or drawings |
| Specifications | Ø12.0 × 80L × Ø12.0 × 6X |
| Packaging (mm) | 20.5 × 20.5 × 80L |
| Blade Diameter D | Ø12.0mm |
| Blade Length H | 5.0mm |
| Shank diameter d | Ø12.0mm |
| Overall Length L | 70.0mm |
| Coating | None / TiXSiN |
| MOQ | 2 pcs |
| Lead time | 1 week |
| Origin | Shenzhen, China |
Design details engineered for accuracy, tool life and process stability.
The six flutes are symmetrically distributed, resulting in uniformly dispersed cutting force, improved vibration suppression by 40%, groove accuracy controlled within ±0.02mm, and surface finish below Ra0.4μm.
Utilizing carbide with a grain size ≤0.8μm and a substrate hardness of HRC63, it combines high hardness and toughness, offering 35% better chipping resistance than ordinary T-slot cutters.
The tool surface undergoes mirror polishing, resulting in a friction coefficient as low as 0.25, effectively suppressing built-up edge formation, making it particularly suitable for machining high-gloss T-slots in aluminum alloys.
The neck diameter is 12% larger than ordinary T-slot cutters, significantly improving tool rigidity and preventing runout during high-feed machining, ensuring consistency in groove depth and width.
The optimized side clearance angle design reduces tool friction against the groove wall, lowering the risk of machining chatter marks, making it especially suitable for precision T-slot finishing.
Uses a DIN6535 standard straight shank, compatible with various clamping devices such as ER collets and hydraulic chucks, allowing for quick mounting on CNC machining centers and high-speed milling machines, improving tool change efficiency by 20%.
When machining soft materials, the six-flute end mill maintains stable cutting performance over extended periods. Maintaining a sharp cutting edge during machining minimizes cutting resistance and improves machining efficiency.
Send your workpiece material and cutter dimensions. We supply standard end mills and special milling cutters made to your samples or drawings.