Material group Brinell hardness HB Tensile strength Rm (N/mm²) Chipping group Correction factor VHM TiAlN AF Recommended cutting data Solid carbide end-mill AF Cutting speed Structure of the material groups Vc (m/min) and identification letters C ≤ 0.25 % annealed 125 428 P1 1,2 100 - 170 - 240 C > 0.25 … ≤ 0.55 % annealed 190 639 P2 1,2 100 - 170 - 240 C > 0.25 … ≤ 0.55 % hardened and tempered 210 708 P3 1,2 90 - 155 - 220 Unalloyed steel C > 0.55 % annealed 190 639 P4 1,2 100 - 170 - 240 C > 0.55 % hardened and tempered 300 1013 P5 1,0 60 - 100 - 140 Machining steel (short-chipping) tempered 220 745 P6 1,2 100 - 170 - 240 annealed 175 591 P7 1,2 90 - 145 - 200 P Low alloyed steel hardened and temperedhardened and tempered 300 1013 P8 1,0 90 - 105 - 1203801282P90,860 - 90 - 120 hardened and tempered 430 1477 P10 0,8 60 - 90 - 120 annealed 200 675 P11 1,2 90 - 145 - 200 High alloyed steel andhigh alloyed tool steelhardened 300 1013 P12 1,0 90 - 115 - 140 hardened 400 1361 P13 0,8 60 - 85 - 110 ferritic / martensitic, annealed 200 675 P14 1,0 50 - 85 - 120 Stainless steel martensitic, hardened and tempered 330 1114 P15 0,9 30 - 55 - 80 austenitic, chilled 200 675 M1 1,0 60 - 90 - 120 M Stainless steel austenitic, precipitation-hardened (PH) 300 1013 M2 0,9 30 - 55 - 80 austenitic-ferritic, Duplex 230 778 M3 1,0 50 - 85 -120 ferritic 200 675 K1 1,0 80 - 120 - 160 Malleable cast iron pearlitic 260 867 K2 0,8 70 - 110 -150 low tensile strength 180 602 K3 1,0 80 - 120 - 160 K Cast iron high tensile strength / austenitic 245 825 K4 1,0 70 - 110 - 150 Cast iron with nodular ferritic 155 518 K5 1,0 80 - 120 - 160 graphite pearlitic 265 885 K6 1,0 70 - 110 - 150 GGV (CGI) 200 675 K7 1,0 80 - 120 - 160 Aluminium alloys not heat treatable 30 - N1 - long chipping heat treatable, heat treated 100 343 N2 - ≤ 12 % Si, not heat treatable 75 260 N3 - Casted aluminium alloys ≤ 12 % Si, aushärtbar, ausgehärtet 90 314 N4 - > 12 % Si, not heat treatable 130 447 N5 - Magnesium alloys 70 250 N6 - Unalloyed, elektrolyte copper 100 343 N7 - N Copper and copper alloys(Brass / Bronze)Brass, BronzeCu-alloys, short-chipping 90 314 N8 -110382N9- High-tensile, Ampco 300 1013 N10 - Lead alloys (without abrasive filling material) - - N11 - Duroplastic (without abrasive filling material) - - N12 - Plastic glas fibre reinforced GFRP - - N13 - Non-ferrous materials Plastic carbon fibre reinforced CFRP - - N14 - Plastic aramid fibre reinforced AFRP - - N15 - Graphite (tech.) 80 Shore - N16 - annealed 200 675 S1 - Fe-Basis heat treated 280 943 S2 - High temperatureresistant alloys annealed 250 839 S3 - Ni- or Co-alloyed heat treated 350 1177 S4 - S casting 320 1076 S5 -Pure titan200675S6- Titanium alloys α- and β-alloys, heat treated 375 1262 S7 - β-alloys 410 1396 S8 - Wolfram alloys 300 1013 S9 - Molybdän alloys 300 1013 S10 - hardened 50 HRC - H1 - H Hardened steel hardenedhardened 55 HRC - H2 -60 HRC-H3- Hardened cast iron hardened 55 HRC - H4 - The recommended cutting data are only approximate values. It may be necessary to adjust them to each individual machining application. 64 VHM- / PM-HSS Werkzeuge | Solid carbide- / PM-HSS Tools | Outils carbure monobloc / PM-HSS