Tooth shapes
The tooth shapes of the WIKUS range differ by the rake angle of the tooth edge and by the shape of the gullet.
Raker tooth (S) Rake angle: 0°, for:
- short-chipping materials
- steels with high carbon content
- preferably tool steel and cast iron
- materials with small cross-sections
- thin-walled profiles
Sip tooth (L) Rake angle: 0°, for:
- flexible materials (aluminium and wood)
Hook tooth (K) Rake angle: positive, for:
- long-chipping, tough materials
- non-ferrous metals and steels with a carbon content of < 0,8%
- structural steels, steels for cold extrusion, tempered steels rust- and acid-resistant steels, exotic alloys
- large cross-sections
Tooth shape (HV)
Rake angle: positive, for:
- brittle and annealed materials
- large cross-sections
Tooth shape (VA) Rake angle: positive, for:
- tough and long-chipping materials
- large cross-sections
Profile tooth (P)Rake angle: positive, for:
- hollow and angle profiles
- beams
- bundle and layer cuts
- applications that are susceptible to vibrations
Trapezoid toofh (T) Rake angle: positive, for:
- high cutting rates with high material demands
Tooth shape (TSN) Trapezoid tooth (as above), rake angle: negative, for:
- induction hardened and chrome coated shafts
- hardened steels up to 62 HRC, hard manganese steels, hard-chrome plated work pieces
- diameters up to 200 mm
