
1 Reduce cutting speed by 10% 2 Increase internal coolant pressure 3 Apply a pecking cycle 4 Interrupted cut will have a direct influence on hole accuracy, quality and drill life. (Sometimes even tool breakage can occur).
| ISO Material | Condition | Tensile Strength Rm [N/mm2] | Hardness HB | Mtl. No. | Cutting Speed vc m/min | Feed mm/rev |
| 0.1 - 0.25 %C | Annealed | 420 | 125 | 1 | 100150 | 0.10-0.25 |
| 0.25 - 0.25 %C | Annealed | 650 | 190 | 2 | - | 0.10-0.25 |
| Non-alloy steel and cast steel, 0.25 - 0.25 %C | Quenched and tempered | 850 | 250 | 3 | 0.15-0.30 | |
| free cutting steel 0.55 - 0.80 %C | Annealed | 750 | 220 | 4 | 80150 | 0.15-0.30 |
| P 0.55 - 0.80 %C | Quenched and tempered | 1000 | 300 | 5 | - | 0.15-0.30 |
| Annealed | 600 | 200 | 6 | 0.15-0.30 | ||
| Low alloy and cast steel (less | 930 | 275 | 7 | 0.15-0.30 | ||
| than 5% of alloying elements) | Quenched and temered | 1000 | 300 | 8 | 70-120 | 0.15-0.30 |
| p | 1200 | 350 | 9 | 0.15-0.30 | ||
| Annealed | 680 | 200 | 10 | 80-150 | 0.10-0.25 | |
| High alloyed steel, cast steel and tool steel | Quenched and tempered | 1100 | 325 | 11 | 70-120 | 0.10-0.25 |
| Ferritic / pearlitic | 180 | 15 | 0.18-0.35 | |||
| Grey cast iron (GG) | Pearlitic / martensitic | 260 | 16 | 180-300 | 0.18-0.35 | |
| K Nl i GGG | Ferritic | 160 | 17 | 0.15-0.30 | ||
| oduar cast ron () | Pearlitic | 250 | 18 | 150250 | 0.15-0.30 | |
| Ferritic | 130 | 19 | - | 0.15-0.35 | ||
| Malleable cast iron | Pearlitic | 230 | 20 | 0.15-0.35 |