Nominal cutting speed and feed values for toolholders

P Material
HB
 Condition Cutting speed m/min. Specific
cutting force
      TIN16
0.1-0.4-0.8		 TIN22
0.1-0.4-0.8		 TIN32
0.2-0.5-1.2		 PM25
0.3-0.6-1.2

Kc0,4
Unalloyed steel 125
150
200		 C=0,15%
C=0,35%
C=0,60%

480 345 250
400 275 190
350 240 165

 440 230 110
300 210 150
260 185 130		 330 230 110
300 210 150
260 185 130		 170 130 85
160 115 80
130 100 70		 1900
2100
2250
Low alloyed steel 180
275
300
350

Annealed
Hardened
Hardened
Hardened

 380 265 195
260 180 130
240 165 120
210 145 105		 320 220 170
215 150 115
200 135 105
170 120 90		 200 140 100
140 100 70
125 90 60
110 75 55		 100 75 50
70 50 35
65 45 360
55 40 25		 2100
2600
2700
2850
High alloyed steel 200
325		 Annealed
Hardened		 350 230 170
170 110		 280 185 135
120 80 60		 175 115 80
85 55 40		 90 65 50
45 30 20		 2600
3900
Stainless steel 200 Martensitic/Ferritic 295 240 190 275 210 165 225 180 145 125 105 85 2300
Steel castings 180
200
225		 Unalloyed
Low alloyed
High alloyed		 260 185 145
230 160 120
190 130 95		 230 160 120
190 125 85
170 115 80		 135 105 75
120 90 60
95 70 55		 70 55 40
60 50 35
45 35 25		 2000
2500
2700

M Material HB Condition Cutting speed m/min. Specific
cutting force
     

TIN22
0.1-0.4-0.8

 TIN32
0.1-0.4-0.8		 KM15
0.2-0.5-1.2		 PM25
0.3-0.6-1.2
Kc0,4
Stainless steel annealed 180 Austenitic Ni>8% Cr 12-25%
Austenitic/Ferritic
Austenitic/Ferritic, Low S		 220 165 140
200 165 120
150 120 		190 160 130
190 165 100
140 110 		100 70 205 170 2450
Heat resistant alloys 200
280
250
350
320

Annealed (iron base)
Aged (iron base)
Annealed (Ni or Co base)
Aged (Ni or Co base)
Cast (Ni or Co base)

     63 32 15
46 23 9
27 14
17
15
 
 3000
3050
3500
4150
4150
Titanium alloys 400
950
1050		 Ti
Cast a, almost a and a+ß
Aged cast a+ß 		    164 137 118
68 54 46
59 48 42 		  1530
1675
1690

K Material HB Condition Cutting speed m/min. Specific
cutting force
     

TIN17
0.2-0.5-1.0

 TIN32
0.1-0.3-0.5		 KM15
0.2-0.5-1.0

Kc0,4
Hardened steel 350
250		 Hardened steel
Manganese steel 12%		 175 145 100
120 85 50		 38 27
60 45 30		 27 16 10
65 40 16		 4500
3600
Malleable cast iron 130
230

Ferritic
Pearlitic

225 150 90
155 95 55		 185 140 120
130 100 85		 105 75 45
80 60 30		 1100
1100
Cast iron 180
260		 Low tensile strength
High tensile strength		 165 110 70
120 90 55		 245 170 135
175 120 95		 135 95 60
95 65 40		 1100
1500
Nodular SG iron 160
250		 Ferritic
Pearlitic 		  195 145 120
145 105 85		 115 80 45
80 50 30		 1100
1800
Chilled cast iron 400     30 16 17 11 3000
Aluminium alloys 60
100		 Non heat treatable
Heat treatable		   2400 1900 1550
810 600 460		 1750 1280 800
510 370 250		 500
800
Aluminium alloys (cast) 75
90		 Non heat treatable
Heat treatable		   830 550 365
395 330 230		 460 285 175
300 180 110		 750
900
Bronze-Brass alloys 110
90
100		 Lead alloys, Pb>1%
Brass, red brass
Bronze and lead-free copper, Inc.electrolytic copper		   600 430 310
395 330 275
285 215 165		 610 430 295
310 250 195
225 160 115		 700
750
1750
Other materials 400
950
1050		 Hard plastics
Fibre
Hard rubber		   670 460
330 230
510 250		 380 240
190 120
225 160