USER GUIDE TURNING INSERTS Machining Data and Speed Recommendations for Turning Tensile Strength ISO Material Condition [N/mm2] Hardness HB Material Group No. <0.25% C annealed 420 125 1 ≥0.25% C annealed 650 190 2 non-alloy steel and cast <0.55% C quenched and tempered 850 250 3 steel, free cutting steel annealed 750 220 4 ≥0.55% C quenched and tempered 1000 300 5 annealed 600 200 6 P low alloy and cast steel 930 275 7 (less than 5% of alloying elements) quenched and tempered 1000 300 8 1200 350 9 annealed 680 200 10 high alloyed steel, cast steel and tool steel quenched and tempered 1100 325 11 ferritic / martensitic 680 200 12 stainless steel and cast steel martensitic 820 240 13 Tensile Strength ISO Material Condition [N/mm2] Hardness HB Material No. M stainless steel and cast steel austenitic, duplex 600 180 14 Tensile Strength ISO Material Condition [N/mm2] Hardness HB Material No. ferritic / pearlitic 180 15 gray cast iron (GG) pearlitic / martensitic 260 16 ferritic 160 17 K nodular cast iron (GGG) pearlitic 250 18 ferritic 130 19 malleable cast iron pearlitic 230 20 Tensile Strength ISO Material Condition [N/mm2] Hardness HB Material No. not hardenable 60 21 aluminum-wrought alloys hardenable 100 22 not hardenable 75 23 ≤12% Si aluminum-cast alloys hardenable 90 24 >12% Si high temperature 130 25 N >1% Pb free cutting 110 26 copper alloys brass 90 27 electrolytic copper 100 28 duroplastics, fiber plastics 29 non metallic hard rubber 30 Tensile Strength ISO Material Condition [N/mm2] Hardness HB Material No. annealed 200 31 Fe based hardened 280 32 high temperature alloys annealed 250 33 Ni or Co S hardened 350 34 based cast 320 35 pure Rm 400 36 titanium alloys alpha+beta alloys, hardened Rm 1050 37 Tensile Strength ISO Material Condition [N/mm2] Hardness HB Material hardened 55 HRC 38 hardened steel hardened 60 HRC 39 H chilled cast iron cast 400 40 cast iron hardened 55 HRC 41 274 ISCAR