Material group Brinell hardness HB Tensile strength Rm (N/mm²) Chipping group VHM uncoated VHM TiAlN VHM diamond Recommended cutting data Solid carbide end-mill ≤ 3xD Empfohlene Schnittwerte VHM-Schaftfräser ≤ 3xD Cutting speed Structure of the material groups Vc (m/min) and identification letters C ≤ 0.25 % annealed 125 428 P1 70 - 77 - 84 100 - 110 - 120 - C > 0.25 … ≤ 0.55 % annealed 190 639 P2 70 - 77 - 84 100 - 110 - 120 - C > 0.25 … ≤ 0.55 % hardened and tempered 210 708 P3 56 - 63 - 70 80 - 90 - 100 - Unalloyed steel C > 0.55 % annealed 190 639 P4 70 - 77 - 84 100 - 110 - 120 - C > 0.55 % hardened and tempered 300 1013 P5 56 - 63 - 70 80 - 90 - 100 - Machining steel (short-chipping) tempered 220 745 P6 70 - 77 - 84 100 - 110 - 120 - annealed 175 591 P7 46 - 54 - 63 65 - 78 - 90 - P Low alloyed steel hardened and temperedhardened and tempered 300 1013 P8 35 - 42 - 49 50 - 60 - 70 -3801282P930 - 36 - 4243 - 52 - 60- hardened and tempered 430 1477 P10 30 - 36 - 42 43 - 52 - 60 - annealed 200 675 P11 46 - 54 - 63 65 - 78 - 90 - High alloyed steel andhigh alloyed tool steelhardened 300 1013 P12 35 - 42 - 49 50 - 60 - 70 - hardened 400 1361 P13 30 - 36 - 42 43 - 52 - 60 - ferritic / martensitic, annealed 200 675 P14 32 - 37 - 42 45 - 53 - 60 - Stainless steel martensitic, hardened and tempered 330 1114 P15 25 - 30 - 35 35 - 43 - 50 - austenitic, chilled 200 675 M1 32 - 37 - 42 45 - 53 - 60 - M Stainless steel austenitic, precipitation-hardened (PH) 300 1013 M2 25 - 30 - 35 35 - 43 - 50 - austenitic-ferritic, Duplex 230 778 M3 32 - 37 - 42 45 - 53 - 60 - ferritic 200 675 K1 63 - 77 - 91 90 - 110 - 130 - Malleable cast iron pearlitic 260 867 K2 49 - 54 - 60 70 - 78 - 85 - low tensile strength 180 602 K3 63 - 77 - 91 90 - 110 - 130 - K Cast iron high tensile strength / austenitic 245 825 K4 49 - 54 - 60 70 - 78 - 85 - Cast iron with nodular ferritic 155 518 K5 63 - 77 - 91 90 - 110 - 130 - graphite pearlitic 265 885 K6 49 - 54 - 60 70 - 78 - 85 - GGV (CGI) 200 675 K7 63 - 77 - 91 90 - 110 - 130 - Aluminium alloys not heat treatable 30 - N1 50 - 60 - 70 - 140 - 260 - 380 long chipping heat treatable, heat treated 100 343 N2 50 - 60 - 70 - 141 - 260 - 380 ≤ 12 % Si, not heat treatable 75 260 N3 50 - 60 - 70 - 120 - 210 - 300 Casted aluminium alloys ≤ 12 % Si, aushärtbar, ausgehärtet 90 314 N4 50 - 60 - 70 - 120 - 210 - 300 > 12 % Si, not heat treatable 130 447 N5 50 - 60 - 70 - 120 - 180 - 240 Magnesium alloys 70 250 N6 - - 140 - 260 - 380 Unalloyed, elektrolyte copper 100 343 N7 49 - 95 - 140 70 - 135 - 200 - N Copper and copper alloys(Brass / Bronze)Brass, BronzeCu-alloys, short-chipping 90 314 N8 49 - 95 - 140 70 - 135 - 200 120 - 180 - 240110382N949 - 95 - 14070 - 135 - 200140 - 260 - 380 High-tensile, Ampco 300 1013 N10 49 - 94 - 140 70 - 135 - 200 120 - 180 - 240 Lead alloys (without abrasive filling material) - - N11 20 - 30 - 40 - - Duroplastic (without abrasive filling material) - - N12 20 - 30 - 40 - - 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 11 - 17 - 23 15 - 24 - 33 - Fe-Basis heat treated 280 943 S2 11 - 17 - 23 15 - 24 - 33 - High temperatureresistant alloys annealed 250 839 S3 11 - 17 - 23 15 - 24 - 33 - Ni- or Co-alloyed heat treated 350 1177 S4 11 - 17 - 23 15 - 24 - 33 - S casting 320 1076 S5 11 - 17 - 23 15 - 24 - 33 -Pure titan200675S611 - 19 - 2715 - 24 - 33- Titanium alloys α- and β-alloys, heat treated 375 1262 S7 11 - 19 - 27 15 - 24 - 33 - β-alloys 410 1396 S8 11 - 19 - 27 15 - 24 - 33 - Wolfram alloys 300 1013 S9 - - - Molybdän alloys 300 1013 S10 - - - 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. 452 VHM- / PM-HSS Werkzeuge | Solid carbide- / PM-HSS Tools | Outils carbure monobloc / PM-HSS Alle Angaben in mm / Dimensions in mm SP