
Technical Section MACHINING CONDITIONS COATED UNCOATED HARDNESS ISO MATERIAL K420C K325C K205C K200 HB CUTTING SPEED M/MIN NON-ALLOY STEEL 130 120-200 110-180 FREE MACHINING STEEL LOW CARBON ALLOY STEEL 200 110-180 100-170 P HIGH CARBON ALLOY STEEL 240 100-170 90-160 100-150 TOOL STEEL 270 70-120 60-110 60-100 CAST STEEL HEAT TREATED STEEL 400 50-90 50-90 50-90 300 STAINLESS STEEL : 200 70-140 70-130 ( 303,304,316 ) M 400 STAINLESS STEEL : 240 80-120 80-130 (420, 440 ) 17-4 PH, 15-5 PH, 13-8MO PH 400 50-110 50-100 GREY CAST IRON 190 70-150 80-150 80-120 K NODULAR CAST IRON 180 100-140 90-130 90-130 MALLEABLE CAST IRON 240 90-150 90-140 80-130 WROUGHT ALUMINUM: 80 100-400 100-400 100-300 ( 2024, 6061, 7075…) CAST ALUMINUM : 90 150-400 150-400 100-250 COPPER ALLOYS: BRASS, BRONZE, 100 80-180 80-180 60-150 N COPPER SILICON NON METALIC: Rubber, Polypropylene, Thermoplastics ( PVC ), 200-500 200-500 200-500 Thermosetting Plastics ( FIBERGLASS ), Polyamides, TITANIUM : PURE TITANIUM: 99.0Ti 100-150 100-150 70-130 ALPHA ALLOYS:Ti 5Al2.5Sn 40-60 40-60 30-50 BETA ALLOYS : Ti 13V11Cr3Al 30-50 30-50 25-40 25-40 ALPHA-BETA ALLOYS : Ti 6Al4V 30-50 30-50 S COBALT BASE ALLOYS : 350 20-40 20-40 20-30 STELLITE NIKEL BASE ALLOYS: INCONEL, HASTELLOY, 300 20-40 20-35 20-40 WASPALLOY, KOVAR HIGH TEMPERATURE ALLOYS: 270 30-60 30-50 IRON BASED : INCOLOY HARDENED STEEL 56 HRc 30-50 25-45 25-50 H HARDENED CAST IRON 50 HRc 25-35 25-40 30-40 57