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3 Thread Milling ..................................................................................... 154

3.1 ISCAR Product Families for Thread Milling ................................................................ 155
3.2 SOLIDTHREAD – Solid Carbide Endmills ................................................................. 156

3.2.1 MTEC ....................................................................................................................... 159
3.2.2 MTECB ..................................................................................................................... 160
3.2.3 MTECZ ..................................................................................................................... 161
3.2.4 MTECQ ..................................................................................................................... 162 THREADING – HANDBOOK

3.2.5 MTECS ..................................................................................................................... 163
3.2.6 MTECSH ................................................................................................................... 164
3.2.7 MTECI ....................................................................................................................... 165
3.3 MULTI-MASTER ...................................................................................................... 166

3.3.1 MT-…-MM ................................................................................................................. 167
3.3.2 MM TRD ................................................................................................................... 169
3.4 T-SLOT ..................................................................................................................... 171
3.4.1 SD TRD .................................................................................................................... 172

3.5 MILLTHREAD – Indexable Solution........................................................................... 174
3.5.1 MTE and MTF – Endmill and Shell Mill for Indexable Inserts ....................................... 175
3.5.2 MTFLE– Shell Mill for Indexable Inserts ...................................................................... 180
3.5.3 MTSRH – Endmill and Shell Mill for Helical Indexable Inserts .....................................................182

3.5.4 Indexable Inserts for Thread Milling ........................................................................... 184
3.6 Indexable Thread Milling Tools vs. Solid Tools ............................................................ 187
3.7 Straight vs. Helical Cutting Shape ............................................................................. 188
3.8 Thread Milling Methods ............................................................................................. 189

3.9 Entering the Workpiece ............................................................................................. 190
3.10 Climb Milling vs. Conventional Milling ........................................................................ 193
3.11 Selecting Endmill Outer Diameter for Best Effect ....................................................... 194
3.12 Depth per Pass and Number of Radial Passes .......................................................... 196

3.13 How to Choose Correct Solution? ............................................................................. 199
3.14 Cutting Conditions .................................................................................................... 223
3.15 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................ 230
3.16 Special Request Form Thread Milling ........................................................................ 232

4 Cutting Material Grades and Engineering Materials ...................... 234

4.1 Tool Material Grades for Indexable Inserts and Solid Tools ......................................... 234
4.2 Material Groups ........................................................................................................ 236

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