
Material Stainless Steel M Turning Work Insert Selection Guide / Recommended Cutting Conditions Stainless Steel Grades A (m/min) 200 Grades High Speed/High Efficiency Cutting AC6020M Cutting Speed︵ vc︶ 150 Steel Wide Cutting Range 100 Small Product Machining AC6030M Heavy Interrupted Cutting AC1030U AC6040M Stainless Steel 50 Finishing Roughing Cast Iron Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting Exotic Alloy Chipbreakers Negative Type Positive Type Small Product Non-Ferrous Hardened Steel (mm) EG EM (mm) MU 6.0 4.0 EM EX MU (MU) SU Metal 3.0 MU Depth of Cut (ap) Depth of Cut (ap) 4.0 GU LU 2.0 Machining EG EF SU 2.0 EX LB LB GU LU 1.0 EF (SU) SU 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0 0.2 0.4 Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Refer to the chapter on Small Product Machining (page D7) for the Chipbreaker Selection Guide for ground (G Class) inserts. M Stainless Steel Recommended Cutting Conditions (Red text indicates 1st recommendation.) Cutting Cutting Conditions Min. - Optimum - Max. Work Materials Chipbreakers Grades Process Depth of Cut ap (mm) Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Cutting Speed vc (m/min) SUS405, SUS410L, Finishing EF(SU) AC6020M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 170-230-300 Ferritic SUS430, SUS430F, Medium EG・GU・EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 140-170-250 SUS434, SUS447FJ1 Rough EM AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 140-170-200 Cr-based SUS403, SUS410, Finishing EF(SU) AC6020M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 120-180-240 Martensitic SUS420J2,SUS420F, Medium EG・GU・EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 100-150-200 SUS440F Rough EM AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 80-130-180 SSU304, SUS304L, Finishing EF( SU) AC6020M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 120-180-240 Austenitic SUS316, SUS316L, Medium EG・GU・EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 100-150-200 SUS303, SUS321 Rough EM AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 80-130-180 Two-Phase SUS329J1, Finishing EF(SU) AC6020M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 100-145-180 Cr/Ni- Austenitic/ SUS329J3L, Medium EG・GU・EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 80-120-160 based Ferritic SSU329J4L Rough EM AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 70-100-140 Deposition SUS630, Finishing EF( SU) AC6020M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 90-115-140 Hardened SUS631, Medium EG・GU・EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 70- 90-130 Structures SUS632J1 Rough EM AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 50- 80-120 A12