® Thread Turning Technical Section Recommended cutting speed (m/min) for thread turning inserts ISO Material Condition Standard HBA BLU BMA P25C MXC BXC K20 P30 <0.25%C Annealed ≥0.25%C Annealed Non-Alloy Steel Quenched and Cast Steel, <0.55%C & Tempered 110-210 120-180 100-180 100-180 70-150 50-130 Free Cutting Steel ≥0.55%C Annealed Quenched P Low Alloy Steel and Cast & Tempered Annealed Steel (less than 5% alloying Quenched 90-140 80-130 70-120 70-120 60-90 50-80 elements) & Tempered Annealed High Alloy Steel, Cast Steel, 70-90 60-80 50-60 55-70 50-60 40-50 and Tool Steel Quenched & Tempered Ferritic / M Stainless Steel Martensitic and Cast Steel Martensitic 110-160 90-130 60-90 60-90 50-80 50-80 Austenitic Ferritic / Cast Iron Nodular (GGG) Pearlitic 120-150 100-130 80-110 60-90 Pearlitic K Grey Cast Iron (GG) Ferritic Pearlitic 140-150 120-130 90-100 65-85 Ferritic Malleable Cast Iron 110-140 100-130 80-100 60-85 Pearlitic Not Aluminum-Wrought Alloy Cureable 250-500 200-400 150-400 200-400 100-400 Cured <=12% Si Not Cureable Aluminum-Cast, Cured 280-500 200-500 150-350 200-500 110-300 Alloyed >12% Si High Temperature N >1% Pb Free Cutting Copper Alloys Brass 190-350 150-250 110-180 150-250 90-150 Electrolytic Copper Duroplastics, Fiber Plastics Non Metallic 200-300 150-210 100-200 110-150 Hard Rubber Annealed Fe based Cured High Temp. Alloys, Annealed 20-80 30-65 25-60 Super Alloys Ni or Co S based Cured Cast Alpha Titanium Alloys +Beta Alloys 30-60 40-50 35-45 35-45 Cured Hardened 45-50 HRc Hardened Steel Hardened 30-60 40-50 35-45 H 51-55 HRc Hardened 56-62 HRc Chilled Cast Iron Cast 20-50 30-40 25-35 Cast Iron Hardened 20-40 20-30 15-25 A04-3