® Technical Section Technical Section Cutting Speeds for Grooving Tools Carbide Grades: BXC (P30 - P50, K25 - K40) PVD TiN coated grade for low cutting speed. Works well with a wide range of stainless steels. BMA (P20 - P40, K20 - K30) PVD TiAlN coated sub-micrograin grade for stainless steels and exotic materials at medium to high cutting speeds. ISOStandard Materials Cutting Speed m/min Low & Medium Carbon Steel 20-100 P High Carbon Steel 30- 80 Alloy Steels and Treated Steels 40- 90 M Stainless SteelsCast Steels 30- 8030-90 K Cast Iron 30- 90 N Non-Ferrous and Aluminum 20-200 For grooving small bores see pages A06-22 to 30 A05-4