
| Tensile | Cutting Seed | Cutting | Di | ame | ter | ||||||||||||
| Strength | Hardness | Materia | l p (m/min) | Feed m | m | /too | th | ||||||||||
| ISO Material | Condition | [N/mm2] | HB | No. | IC908 | 2 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 25 | 30 | ||
| < 0.25 %C | Annealed | 420 | 125 | 1 | 100-250 | 0. | 03 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 0.08 | 0 | .09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0. | 15 0.18 | 0.21 |
| Non-alloy ≥ 0.25 %C | Annealed | 650 | 190 | 2 | 80-210 | 0. | 03 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 0.08 | 0 | .09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0. | 15 0.18 | 0.21 |
| steel and cast steel, < 0.55 %C | Quenched and tempered | 850 | 250 | 3 | 65-170 | ||||||||||||
| free cutting ≥ 0.55 %C | Annealed | 750 | 220 | 4 | 110-180 | 0. | 02 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.06 0.07 | 0 | .08 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 0. | 12 0.15 | 0.18 |
| steel | Quenched and tempered | 1000 | 300 | 5 | 95-160 | 0. | 02 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.06 0.07 | 0 | .08 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 0. | 12 0.15 | 0.18 |
| Low allo and cast | Annealed | 600 | 200 | 6 | 90-160 | 0. | 02 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 0.05 | 0 | .05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0. | 08 0.1 | 0.11 |
| P y steel (less than 5% of | Quenched and | 930 | 275 | 7 | 65-200 | 0. | 02 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 0.05 | 0 | .05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0. | 08 0.1 | 0.11 |
| alloying elements) | tempered | 1000 1200 | 300 350 | 8 9 | 70-210 95-160 | 0. 0 | 02 0.02 02002 | 0.03 003 | 0.03 003 | 0.04 0.05 004005 | 0 | .05 05 | 0.06 006 | 0.07 007 | 0. 0 | 8 0.1 0801 | 0.11 011 |
| High alloyed steel cast | Annealed | 680 | 200 | 10 | 130-170 | . 0. | . 02 0.02 | . 0.03 | . 0.03 | . . 0.04 0.05 | 0 | . .05 | . 0.06 | . 0.07 | . 0. | . 08 0.1 | . 0.11 |
| , steel and tool steel | Quenched and tempered | 1100 | 325 | 11 | 75-100 | 0. | 02 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 0.05 | 0 | .05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0. | 08 0.1 | 0.11 |
| Stainless steel | Ferritic/ martensitic | 680 | 200 | 12 | 110-170 | 0. | 02 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 0.05 | 0 | .05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0. | 08 0.1 | 0.11 |
| and cast steel | Martensitic | 820 | 240 | 13 | 70-155 | 0. | 02 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 0.05 | 0 | .05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0. | 08 0.1 | 0.11 |
| M Stainless steel | Austenitic, duplex | 600 | 180 | 14 | 85-100 | 0. | 02 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 0.05 | 0 | .05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0. | 08 0.1 | 0.11 |
| Ferritic/ pearlitic | 160 | 17 | 120-160 | 0. | 03 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 0.08 | 0 | .09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0. | 15 0.18 | 0.21 | ||
| Grey cast iron (GG) | Pearlitic / martensitic | 250 | 18 | 75-160 | 0. | 03 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 0.08 | 0 | .09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0. | 15 0.18 | 0.21 | |
| K Cast iron nodular (GGG) | Ferritic | 180 | 15 | 70-150 | 0. | 03 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 0.08 | 0 | .09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0. | 15 0.18 | 0.21 | |
| Pearlitic | 260 | 16 | 110-140 | 0. | 03 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 0.08 | 0 | .09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0. | 15 0.18 | 0.21 | ||
| Ferritic | 130 | 19 | 120-160 | 0. | 03 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 0.08 | 0 | .09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0. | 15 0.18 | 0.21 | ||
| Malleable cast iron | Pearlitic | 230 | 20 | 110-140 | 0. | 03 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 0.08 | 0 | .09 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0. | 15 0.18 | 0.21 | |
| Aluminum- wrought alloy | Not hardenable | 60 | 21 | 160-300 | 0. | 03 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 0.08 | 0 | .09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0. | 15 0.18 | 0.21 | |
| Hardenable | 100 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| = | Not hardenable | 75 | 23 | 150-350 | 0. | 03 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 0.08 | 0 | .09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0. | 15 0.18 | 0.21 | |
| Aluminum- | |||||||||||||||||
| cast alloyed | Hardenable | 90 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| N , >12% Si | High temperature | 130 | 25 | 100-250 | 0. | 02 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 0.05 | 0 | .05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0. | 08 0.10 | 0.12 | |
| >1% Pb | Free cutting | 110 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| Copper | Brass | 90 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| alloys | Electrolytic | ||||||||||||||||
| 100 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| copper | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-metallic | Duroplastics, fiberplastics | 29 | 100-400 | 0. | 05 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.1 0.11 | 0 | .12 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0. | 18 0.22 | 0.25 | ||
| Hard rubber | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fe based | Annealed | 200 | 31 | ||||||||||||||
| High | Hardened | 280 | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| temperature | Annealed | 250 | 33 | 20-80 | 0. | 02 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 0.03 | 0 | .03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0. | 04 0.05 | 0.05 | |
| alloys Ni or Co based | Hardened | 350 | 34 | ||||||||||||||
| S | Cast | 320 | 35 | ||||||||||||||
| 400 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alpha+beta | |||||||||||||||||
| Titanium Ti alloys | allos | 1050 | 37 | 20-80 | 0 | 02002 | 002 | 003 | 003003 | 0 | 03 | 004 | 004 | 0 | 4005 | 005 | |
| y, hardened | . | . | . | . | . . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||||
| Hardened | 55 HRC | 38 | 55-65 | ||||||||||||||
| H Hardened steel | Hardened | 60 HRC | 39 | 45-55 | |||||||||||||
| Chilled cast iron | Cast | 400 | 40 | 90-105 | |||||||||||||
| Cast iron | Hardened | 55 HRC | 41 | 55-65 |
* For cutters with long cutting flute, reduce feed rate by 40%.