The following table shows the materials that are supported by CAM Assist.
The table uses the following columns:
Material - name of the material.
Abbreviation - abbreviation of the material, as used in the ‘Allowed Materials’ column of CAM Assist’s Tool Use tab.
ISO Group Value - the category of material following the ISO standard.
Alternative names - alternatives names for the ‘Material’ that can be used in Mastercam’s Tool Manager application and are supported by CAM Assist.
To sort the table, click the sort icon that appears when you hover over a column’s header.
Material | Abbreviation | ISO Group Value | Alternative names (You can use these for the material aspect of a Cut Parameters) |
|---|---|---|---|
Aluminum | Al | N - Aluminum, Copper and Non-metallic | Aluminium, Alu, Ally, Aly, Al |
High Carbon Steel | SH | P - General Steel | HighCarbonSteel, HighCarbon Steel, High_Carbon Steel, High_Carbon_Steel, HighCarbon_Steel, HCS |
Low Carbon Steel | SL | P - General Steel | LowCarbonSteel, LowCarbon Steel, Low_Carbon Steel, Low_Carbon_Steel, LowCarbon_Steel, LCS, Mild Steel, MildSteel, Mild_Steel, MS |
Stainless Steel | SS | M - Stainless and Cast Steel | StainlessSteel, Stainless_Steel, Stainless Steel, SS |
Titanium | Ti | S - High Temperature Super Allows | Super alloy, SuperAlloy, Super_Alloy, Super Alloys, SuperAlloys, Super_Alloys, Ti |