
USER GUIDE TAPS Tap Selection Guide and Cutting Speed Recommendations Hole Type (4) Tap Color Code (1) Tool Material (1) Surface Treatment/Coating (2) Flute Hand and Angle Lead According to DIN 2197 (3) 1 2 3 4 5 Hole Type (4) Material Tensile Strength Hard-ness No. Material Condition [N/mm2] HB Chip Coolant 1 < 0.25 %C Annealed 420 125 Ext. Long T Non-alloy steel and 2 >= 0.25 %C Annealed 650 190 Medium T cast steel, free 3 < 0.55 %C Quench and tempered 850 250 Long T cutting steel 4 >= 0.55 %C Annealed 750 220 Long T and cast steel 7 930 275 Long X (less than 5% 8 all elements) Quench and tempered 1000 300 Long X 9 1200 350 Long A 10 High alloyed steel, cast steel and Annealed 680 200 Long X 11 tool steel Quench and tempered 1100 325 Long X 12 Ferritic/Martensitis 680 200 Medium A Stainless steel 13 Martensitic 820 240 Long A 14 Stainless steel Austenitic 600 180 Long A 15 Ferritic/pearlitic 180 Ext. Short X Cast iron nodular (GGG) 16 Pearlitic 260 Ext. Short X 17 Ferritic 160 Short X Grey cast iron (GG) 18 Pearlitic 250 Ext. Short X 19 Ferritic 130 Short X Malleable cast iron 20 Pearlitic 230 Short X 21 Not cureable 60 Medium T Aluminum-wrought alloy 22 Cured 100 Medium T 23 <=12% Si Not cureable 75 Short T 24 Aluminum-cast, alloyed Cured 90 Short T 25 >12% Si High temp. 130 Short T 26 >1% Pb Free cutting 110 Med/Short T 27 Copper alloys Brass 90 Long T 28 Electrolitic copper 100 Long T 29 Non-metalic Duroplastics, fiber plastics Short Z 31 Fe based Annealed 200 Long A High temp. alloys 32 Cured 280 Long A 33 Ni or Co Annealed 250 Long A based 34 Super alloys Cured 350 Long A 35 Cast 250 Long A 36 400 Med/Short A Titanium and Ti alloys 37 Alpha+beta alloys cured 1050 Med/Short A (1) See page 705 Coolant (2) See page 717 A - Cutting oil (3) See page 718 T - Oil emulsion (4) See page 719 X - Oil or emulsion Z - Dry or emulsion 706 706 ISCAR ISCAR