Material group Brinell hardness HB Tensile strength Rm (N/mm²) Chipping group Correction factor VHM S100 VHM TiCN AFV Recommended cutting data Solid carbide end-mill AFV Cutting speed Structure of the material groups Vc (m/min) and identification letters C ≤ 0.25 % annealed 125 428 P1 1,2 110 - 185 - 260 100 - 170 - 240 C > 0.25 … ≤ 0.55 % annealed 190 639 P2 1,2 110 - 185 - 260 100 - 170 - 240 C > 0.25 … ≤ 0.55 % hardened and tempered 210 708 P3 1,2 100 - 180 - 260 90 - 155 - 220 Unalloyed steel C > 0.55 % annealed 190 639 P4 1,2 110 - 185 - 260 100 - 170 - 240 C > 0.55 % hardened and tempered 300 1013 P5 1,0 65 - 108 -150 60 - 100 - 140 Machining steel (short-chipping) tempered 220 745 P6 1,2 110 - 185 - 260 100 - 170 - 240 annealed 175 591 P7 1,2 100 - 160 - 220 90 - 145 - 200 P Low alloyed steel hardened and temperedhardened and tempered 300 1013 P8 1,0 100 - 160 - 220 90 - 145 - 2003801282P90,865 - 98 - 13060 - 90 - 120 hardened and tempered 430 1477 P10 0,8 65 - 98 -130 60 - 90 - 120 annealed 200 675 P11 1,2 100 - 160 - 220 90 - 145 - 200 High alloyed steel andhigh alloyed tool steelhardened 300 1013 P12 1,0 90 - 120 - 150 80 - 110 - 140 hardened 400 1361 P13 0,8 65 - 93 - 120 60 - 85 - 110 ferritic / martensitic, annealed 200 675 P14 1,0 55 - 93 - 130 50 - 85 - 120 Stainless steel martensitic, hardened and tempered 330 1114 P15 0,9 35 - 63 - 90 30 - 55 - 80 austenitic, chilled 200 675 M1 1,0 65 - 98 - 130 60 - 90 - 120 M Stainless steel austenitic, precipitation-hardened (PH) 300 1013 M2 0,9 35 - 63 - 90 30 - 55 - 80 austenitic-ferritic, Duplex 230 778 M3 1,0 55 - 93 - 130 50 - 85 - 120 ferritic 200 675 K1 1,0 90 - 135 - 180 80 - 120 - 160 Malleable cast iron pearlitic 260 867 K2 0,8 80 - 125 - 170 70 - 110 - 150 low tensile strength 180 602 K3 1,0 90 - 135 - 180 80 - 120 - 160 K Cast iron high tensile strength / austenitic 245 825 K4 1,0 80 - 135 - 190 70 - 110 - 150 Cast iron with nodular ferritic 155 518 K5 1,0 90 - 145 - 200 80 - 120 - 160 graphite pearlitic 265 885 K6 1,0 80 - 125 - 170 70 - 110 - 150 GGV (CGI) 200 675 K7 1,0 90 - 145 - 200 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 0,7 30 - 60 - 90 30 - 60 - 90 Fe-Basis heat treated 280 943 S2 0,7 30 - 60 - 90 30 - 60 - 90 High temperatureresistant alloys annealed 250 839 S3 0,9 30 - 50 - 70 30 - 50 - 70 Ni- or Co-alloyed heat treated 350 1177 S4 0,7 30 - 55 - 80 30 - 55 - 80 S casting 320 1076 S5 0,7 30 - 50 - 70 30 - 55 - 80Pure titan200675S61,050 - 85 - 12050 - 85 - 120 Titanium alloys α- and β-alloys, heat treated 375 1262 S7 1,0 40 - 75 - 110 40 - 75 - 110 β-alloys 410 1396 S8 1,0 40 - 75 - 110 40 - 75 - 110 Wolfram alloys 300 1013 S9 1,1 - - Molybdän alloys 300 1013 S10 1,0 - - 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. Alle Angaben in mm / Dimensions in mm / Toutes les dimensions en mm VHM- / PM-HSS Werkzeuge | Solid carbide- / PM-HSS Tools | Outils carbure monobloc / PM-HSS 269