Recommended Cutting Data Thread Turning Cutting speed Vc [m/min] ISO Material strength [N/mm2] AK20(P) HSS-TiN AM15C Tensile AL100 AM7C ca. 0,15% C 350 115 - 190 - 140 - 200 - 20 - 50 Unalloyed steel and cast steel ca. 0,45% C 650 100 - 190 - 130 - 180 - 20 - 40 ca. 0,75% C 1000 70 - 160 - 80 - 160 - 15 - 25 600 85 - 145 - 100 - 155 - 20 - 45 Low alloyed steel and cast steel 900 75 - 140 - 90 - 145 - 10 - 25 P 1200 70 - 135 - 80 - 135 - 10 - 25 High alloyed steel, high alloyed annealed 700 70 - 110 - 70 - 115 - - tool steel and cast steel hardened and tempered 1100 50 - 100 - 50 - 100 - - ferritic / martensitic, annealed 700 75 - 140 - - - 25 - 50 Stainless steel and cast steel martensitic, hardened and tempered 1000 60 - 120 - - - 20 - 40 austenitic and austenitic/ferritic 450 - 600 70 - 130 70 - 150 70 - 120 - - M Stainless steel and cast steel chilled 600 - 900 40 - 110 40 - 120 40 - 90 - - pearlitic, ferritic 500 - 700 70 - 130 - - - - Cast iron pearlitic, martensitic 700 - 850 60 - 120 - - - - 800 - 1100 60 - 115 - - - - K Cast iron with nodular graphite ferritic 550 125 - 160 - - - - pearlitic 800 90 - 120 - - - - ferritic 450 80 - 180 - 70 - 150 70 - 95 - Malleable cast iron pearlitic 750 - - - - - not heat treatable 200 100 - 365 - 100 - 240 100 - 250 30 - 60 Aluminum alloys, long chipping heat treatable, heat treated 350 80 - 220 - 80 - 170 80 - 160 25 - 50 ≤ 12% Si, hardened 250 200 - 400 - - 80 - 120 25 - 50 Casted aluminum alloys ≤ 12% Si, heat treatable, heat treated 300 200 - 280 - - 70 - 100 20 - 40 ≤ 12% Si, not heat treatable 450 60 - 180 - - 50 - 120 15 - 30 Lead alloys, Pb > 1% 400 80 - 200 120 - 200 100 - 250 110 - 190 15 - 35 N Copper and copper alloys Brass, bronze 300 80 - 225 - 80 - 200 70 - 170 15 - 35 (brass / bronze) Aluminum bronze 500 - - - - 15 - 30 Copper and electrolyte copper 200 120 - 240 120 - 300 100 - 250 110 - 190 15 - 35 Duroplastics - - - - - Non-ferrous materials Reinforced plastics - - - - - Hard rubber - - - - - Fe-alloyed annealed 700 45 - 60 - - 30 - 50 - Fe-alloyed hardened 950 30 - 50 - - 25 - 40 - High temperature resistant alloys Ni- oder Co- based annealed 800 20 - 30 - - 20 - 30 - S Ni- oder Co- based casting 1100 - - - - - Ni- oder Co- based hardened 1200 15 - 25 - - 15 - 25 - Titanium alloys, high strength Alpha- and beta-alloys, hardened Pure titanium hardened and tempered 500 - 700 700 - 1000 1000 - 1350 140 - 170 50 - 70 - - - - - - - 60 - 100 40 - 60 - - - - i Hardened steel hardened and tempered 1350 - 1700 - - - - - H Hard cast iron casting 1350 - - - - - Hardened cast iron hardened and tempered 1900 45 - 60 - 45 - 60 - - The datas cutting speeds given are approximate values. It is necessary to adjust them to the individual machining operation. ARNO®-Werkzeuge | Drehen | Turning | Точение 457