Carbide grade · Kennametal · ISO P/M

Kennametal KCSM30

KCSM30 is a Kennametal carbide insert grade (KENGold™ PVD), applied in the ISO P and M areas. In this cross-reference it appears on 5 insert designations with 4 comparable grades from ISCAR, Sandvik, Tungaloy, Walter. Equivalents share the insert geometry, not the process — verify on a sample part before switching.

Grade summary — Kennametal KCSM30
Brand
Kennametal
Coating / substrate
KENGold™ PVD
ISO application area
P — steel · M — stainless steel
Application range (catalog)
M05–M20 · M05–M25 · M10–M25 · P10–P25
Used in
5 insert designations in this reference
Equivalent grades — cross-referenced by shared geometry
BrandGradeCoatingShared designations
ISCAR IC8150 SUMO TEC® PVD SCMT09T308, VBMT160404, VBMT160408, WNMG060408, WNMG080408
Sandvik GC4315 Inveio® CVD SCMT09T308, VBMT160404, VBMT160408, WNMG060408, WNMG080408
Tungaloy T9125 AH TiAlN PVD SCMT09T308, VBMT160404, VBMT160408, WNMG060408, WNMG080408
Walter WPP10S Tiger·tec® Silver SCMT09T308, VBMT160404, VBMT160408, WNMG060408, WNMG080408
Insert designations using KCSM30
DesignationGeometryCatalog codeApplication
SCMT09T308 90° Square · 7° clearance (positive) · 0.8mm Rε SCMT 32.52 KCSM30 M10–M25
VBMT160404 35° Rhombic · 5° clearance · 16mm IC · 0.4mm Rε · tight corner finishing VBMT 331 KCSM30 M05–M20
VBMT160408 35° Rhombic · 5° clearance · 16mm IC · 0.8mm Rε VBMT 332 KCSM30 M05–M25
WNMG060408 80° Trigon · 0° clearance · 6mm IC · 0.8mm Rε · small diameter turning WNMG 322 KCSM30 P10–P25
WNMG080408 80° Trigon · 0° clearance · 8mm IC · 0.8mm Rε WNMG 432 KCSM30 P10–P25
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