
| Tensile | Hardness | Material | Cutting | Feed(mm/ | rev) vs. Dr | ill Diamete | r | |||
| O Material | Condition | Strength | HB | No(1) | Speed Vc | Ø35 | Ø518 | Ø8112 | Ø12116 | Ø16120 |
| IS | [N/mm2] | . | m/min | - | .- | .- | .- | .- | ||
| < 0.25 %C | Annealed | 420 | 125 | 1 | 80-120 | 0.10-0.18 | 0.15-0.25 | 0.2-0.30 | 0.20-0.35 | 0.25-0.40 |
| >= 0.25 %C | Annealed | 650 | 190 | 2 | 80-110 | 0.10-0.18 | 0.15-0.25 | 0.2-0.30 | 0.20-0.35 | 0.25-0.40 |
| Non-alloy steel and < 0.55 %C | Quenched and | 850 | 250 | 3 | 70-100 | |||||
| cast steel, | tempered | |||||||||
| free cutting >= 0.55 %C | Annealed | 750 | 220 | 4 | 0.10-0.20 | 0.15-0.28 | 0.2-0.35 | 0.20-0.38 | 0.25-0.42 | |
| steel | Quenched and tempered | 1000 | 300 | 5 | ||||||
| P Low alloy and cast | Annealed Quenched | 600 930 | 200 275 | 6 7 | 70-90 | 0.10-0.18 | 0.15-0.25 | 0.2-0.30 | 0.20-0.35 | 0.25-0.40 |
| steel (less than 5% of alloin elements) | and | 1000 | 300 | 8 | 60-80 | 0.10-0.18 | 0.15-0.25 | 0.2-0.30 | 0.20-0.35 | 0.25-0.40 |
| yg | tempered | 1200 | 350 | 9 | 50-70 | 0.10-0.20 | 0.15-0.28 | 0.2-0.35 | 0.20-0.38 | 0.25-0.42 |
| Annealed | 680 | 200 | 10 | 60-80 | 0.10-0.20 | 0.15-0.28 | 0.18-0.35 | 0.20-0.38 | 0.25-0.42 | |
| High alloyed steel, cast steel and tool steel | Quenched and tempered | 1100 | 325 | 11 | 50-70 | 0.10-0.15 | 0.12-0.20 | 0.14-0.25 | 0.16-0.30 | 0.18-0.32 |
| Stainless steel | Ferritic/ martensitic | 680 | 200 | 12 | 25-75 | 0.04-0.10 | 0.05-0.15 | 0.05-0.18 | 0.08-0.20 | 0.10-0.20 |
| and cast steel | Martensitic | 820 | 240 | 13 | 25-75 | 0.04-0.10 | 0.05-0.15 | 0.05-0.18 | 0.08-0.20 | 0.10-0.20 |
| M Stainless steel | Austenitic | 600 | 180 | 14 | 25-75 | 0.04-0.10 | 0.05-0.15 | 0.05-0.18 | 0.08-0.20 | 0.10-0.20 |
| Grey cast iron (GG) | Ferritic/ pearlitic | 180 | 15 | 85-105 | 0.15-0.25 | 0.20-0.35 | 0.25-0.45 | 0.30-0.50 | 0.35-0.55 | |
| Pearlitic | 260 | 16 | 75-90 | 0.15-0.25 | 0.20-0.35 | 0.25-0.45 | 0.30-0.50 | 0.35-0.55 | ||
| K Nodular cast iron (GGG) | Ferritic Pearlitic | 160 250 | 17 18 | |||||||
| Malleable cast iron | Ferritic Pearlitic | 130 230 | 19 20 | 65-80 | 0.12-0.20 | 0.15-0.25 | 0.20-0.35 | 0.25-0.40 | 0.30-0.45 | |
| Aluminum- wrought alloy | Not cureable Cured | 60 100 | 21 22 | 70-300 70-200 | 0.10-0.25 | 0.15-0.35 | 0.25-0.45 | 0.30-0.50 | 0.35-0.55 | |
| Alminm- | Not cureable | 75 | 23 | 70-300 | 0.07-0.18 | 0.12-0.25 | 0.20-0.35 | 0.25-0.45 | 0.30-0.50 | |
| uu cast | Cured | 90 | 24 | |||||||
| , alloyed >12% Si | High temperature | 130 | 25 | |||||||
| N >1% Pb | Free cutting | 110 | 26 | |||||||
| Copper | Brass | 90 | 27 | |||||||
| alloys | Electrolitic copper | 100 | 28 | |||||||
| Non-metallic | Duroplastics, fiberplastics | 29 | ||||||||
| Hard rubber | 30 | |||||||||
| Fe based | Annealed | 200 | 31 | |||||||
| Cured | 280 | 32 | ||||||||
| High temp. ll | Annealed | 250 | 33 | |||||||
| aoys Ni or Co | Cred | 350 | 34 | |||||||
| S based | u Cast | 320 | 35 | |||||||
| RM 400 | 36 | |||||||||
| Titanium Ti alloys | Alpha+beta alloys cured | RM 1050 | 37 | 15-35 | 0.02-0.07 | 0.04-0.10 | 0.06-0.12 | 0.08-0.15 | 0.08-0.18 | |
| Hdd | HRC | 38 | 4070 | 006010 | 008012 | 010014 | 012016 | 014018 | ||
| Hdd tl | arene | 55 | - | .-. | .-. | .-. | .-. | .-. | ||
| H arene see | Hardened | 60 HRC | 39 | |||||||
| Chilled cast iron | Cast | 400 | 40 | |||||||
| Cast iron | Hardened | 55 HRC | 41 |
As a starting value, the middle of the recommended machining range should be used, then (according to wear results), conditions can be changed in order to optimize performance.
(1) For workpiece materials list, see pages 495-524