
Tensile Cutting Parameters
Strength Hardness Material
| Material | Condition | [N/mm2] | HB | No. (1) | V m/min | f mm/t | f start | ||
| c | z | z | |||||||
| < 0.25 %C | Annealed | 420 | 125 | 1 | 210-300 | 0.005-0.01xD | 0.006xD | ||
| >= 0.25 %C | Annealed | 650 | 190 | 2 | 200-250 | 0.005-0.01xD | 0.006xD |
Non-alloy steel Quenched and < 0.55 %C
| and cast steel, | tempered | 850 | 250 | 3 | 160-240 | 0.004-0.009xD | 0.005xD |
| free cutting steel | Annealed | 750 | 220 | 4 | 160-240 | 0.003-0.008xD | 0.004xD |
>= 0.55 %C Quenched and
1000 300 5 140-200 0.004-0.009xD 0.005xD
tempered
Annealed 600 200 6 160-240 0.003-0.008xD 0.004xD
P
Low alloy and cast steel (less 930 275 7 120-200 0.003-0.008xD 0.004xD
Quenched and
than 5% of alloying elements) 1000 300 8 130-200 0.003-0.008xD 0.004xD
tempered
| 1200 | 350 | 9 | 140-200 | 0.003-0.008xD | 0.004xD | |
| Annealed | 680 | 200 | 10 | 130-200 | 0.003-0.008xD | 0.004xD |
High alloyed steel, cast Quenched and
1100 325 11 70-130 0.002-0.007xD 0.003xD
steel and tool steel tempered
| Ferritic/martensitic | 680 | 200 | 12 | 80-175 | 0.002-0.007xD | 0.003xD | |||
| Stainless steel and cast steel | Martensitic | 820 | 240 | 13 | 60-165 | 0.002-0.007xD | 0.003xD | ||
| M | Stainless steel and cast steel | Austenitic | 600 | 180 | 14 | 60-110 | 0.002-0.007xD | 0.003xD | |
| Ferritic/pearlitic | 180 | 15 | 150-275 | 0.005-0.01xD | 0.006xD |
Grey cast iron (GG)
| Pearlitic | 260 | 16 | 150-265 | 0.005-0.01xD | 0.006xD |
| Ferritic | 160 | 17 | 150-200 | 0.005-0.01xD | 0.006xD |
K Cast iron nodular (GGG)
| Pearlitic | 250 | 18 | 90-150 | 0.004-0.009xD | 0.005xD |
| Ferritic | 130 | 19 | 150-200 | 0.005-0.01xD | 0.006xD |
Malleable cast iron
| Pearlitic | 230 | 20 | 90-150 | 0.004-0.009xD | 0.005xD |
| Annealed | 200 | 31 | 20-45 | 0.002-0.004xD | 0.003xD |
Fe based
| Cured | 280 | 32 | 20-35 | 0.002-0.004xD | 0.003xD | |
| High temp. alloys | Annealed | 250 | 33 | 20-35 | 0.002-0.004xD | 0.003xD |
Ni or Co
Cured 350 34 20-35 0.002-0.004xD 0.003xD
S based
| Cast | 320 | 35 | 60-90 | 0.002-0.004xD | 0.003xD | |
| Pure | Rm = 400 | 36 | 60-90 | 0.002-0.004xD | 0.003xD |
Titanium alloys Alpha+beta
Rm = 1050 37 60-90 0.002-0.004xD 0.003xD
alloys cured
Hardened 55 HRC 38 40-80 0.001-0.003xD 0.002xD
Hardened steel
Hardened 60 HRC 39
H
| Chilled cast iron | Cast | 400 | 40 | 40-80 | 0.001-0.003xD | 0.002xD | |
| Cast iron | Hardened | 55 HRC | 41 | 40-80 | 0.001-0.003xD | 0.002xD |