i Technical information 10.10. Formulas and tables 10.10.a. Basic formulas Symbol Unit Name Formula Vc m/min Cutting speed n 1/min Rotational speed Vf mm/min Rate of feed z z fz mm Feed per tooth z z d1 [mm] - diameter of milling cutters z - number of teeth 10.10.b. Cutting speed factors depending on the working width ae - for solid carbide end mills ae / D 1-0,5 0,4 0,3 0,2 0,1 0,05 0,04 Cutting speedmultiplier Vc1 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 2,5 3 10.10.c. Ball nose end mills real cutting diameter Depth of cut ap [mm] Ø d1 0,01 0,02 0,03 0,04 0,05 0,08 0,1 0,15 0,2 0,3 0,5 0,8 1,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 1 0,199 0,280 0,341 0,392 0,436 0,543 0,600 0,714 0,800 0,917 1,000 - - - - - - 2 0,282 0,398 0,486 0,560 0,624 0,784 0,872 1,054 1,200 1,428 1,732 1,960 2,000 - - - - 3 0,346 0,488 0,597 0,688 0,768 0,967 1,077 1,308 1,497 1,800 2,236 2,653 2,828 2,828 - - - 4 0,399 0,564 0,690 0,796 0,889 1,120 1,249 1,520 1,744 2,107 2,646 3,200 3,464 4,000 - - - 5 0,447 0,631 0,772 0,891 0,995 1,255 1,400 1,706 1,960 2,375 3,000 3,666 4,000 4,899 4,899 - - 6 0,489 0,692 0,846 0,977 1,091 1,376 1,536 1,873 2,154 2,615 3,317 4,079 4,472 5,657 6,000 - - 8 0,565 0,799 0,978 1,129 1,261 1,592 1,778 2,170 2,498 3,040 3,873 4,800 5,292 6,928 7,746 8,000 - 10 0,632 0,894 1,094 1,262 1,411 1,782 1,990 2,431 2,800 3,412 4,359 5,426 6,000 8,000 9,165 9,798 10,000 12 0,693 0,979 1,198 1,383 1,546 1,953 2,182 2,666 3,072 3,747 4,796 5,987 6,633 8,944 10,392 11,314 11,832 14 0,748 1,058 1,295 1,495 1,670 2,111 2,358 2,883 3,323 4,055 5,196 6,499 7,211 9,798 11,489 12,649 13,416 16 0,800 1,131 1,384 1,598 1,786 2,257 2,522 3,084 3,555 4,341 5,568 6,974 7,746 10,583 12,490 13,856 14,832 18 0,848 1,199 1,468 1,695 1,895 2,395 2,676 3,273 3,774 4,609 5,916 7,419 8,246 11,314 13,416 14,967 16,125 20 0,894 1,264 1,548 1,787 1,997 2,525 2,821 3,451 3,980 4,862 6,245 7,838 8,718 12,000 14,283 16,000 17,321 12 ød = 2 √ ap (ød1 − ap) ød 328