INSERT TECHNICAL INFORMATION Cutting Data recommendations for turing Workpiece material Mild steel Alloy treatment and status Hardness (HB) annealed <=0.15% C 125 annealed 0.15%-0.45%C 150-250 tempered >=0.45% 300 annealed 180 annealed 250- 300 tempered 350 annealed 200 tempered 350 P Lower alloy steel Higher alloy steel M annealed ferritic/martensitic 200 quenching austenitic 180 quenching duplex 230-260 quenching austenitic/austenitic 330 pearlitic/ferritic 180 pearlitic/ferritic 260 ferritic 160 pearlitic 250 ferritic 130 pearlitic 230 Stainless steel Grey cast iron K Nodular cast iron Malleable cast iron no hardened 60 hardened 100 Cutting speed Vc(m/min) HC2115 HC2125 HC2025 HP1215 HC3215 HK434 330m/min ( 200-400) 380m/min (220-480) 310m /min ( 190-390) 180m /min ( 140-260) 450m/min (300- 500) 260m/min ( 200-420) 260m/min ( 200-420) Alu. forging alloy Alu . casting alloy no hardened <12%Si 80 hardened <12%Si 90 no hardened >12%Si 130 N brass Copper and copper alloy Non metallic material bronze 90 thermoset 100 fiber reinforced plastic ebonite 111 600m/min (400-1200)