Chipbreaker and Grade Selection Guide for Turning Material Non-Ferrous Metal Work Non-Ferrous Metal Grades SUMIDIA DA1000 M6 2,000 Insert Grades Cutting Speed Vc (m/min) 1,500 SUMIDIA A 1,000 DA1000 Carbide 500 H1 Steel 0 Finishing Roughing Stainless Steel Continuous Partially Interrupted Interrupted Cast Iron Main Chipbreakers Negative Type Positive Type Positive Type (PCD) Exotic Alloy AX Type AG Type GD Type 4.0 4.0 2.0 AW Type Hardened LD Type Steel Depth of Cut ap (mm) Depth of Cut ap (mm) Depth of Cut ap (mm) 3.0 3.0 1.5 AY Type GD Type AX Type AG Type 2.0 2.0 AW Type 1.0 Non-Ferrous Metal 1.0 1.0 0.5 AY Type LD Type 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 For Small Lathes Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Non-Ferrous Metal Recommended Cutting Conditions Cutting Conditions Min. - Optimum - Max. Cutting Process Application Grade Depth of Cut ap (mm) Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Cutting Speed vc (m/min) Continuous Cutting SUMIDIA DA1000 0.1-0.5-3.0 0.05-0.10-0.20 up to 2,000 General Cutting Interrupted Cutting Carbide H1 0.3-1.0-5.0 0.1-0.20-0.5 up to 1,000 A22