DRILLING (SOLID CARBIDE) DLE RECOMMENDED CUTTING CONDITIONS (inch) Mild Steel ( < 180HB) Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel (180 ─ 280HB) (280 ─ 350HB) Work Material AISI 1010 etc. AISI 1045, 4140 etc. AISI 4340 etc. DC Cutting Feed fr Cutting Feed fr Cutting Feed fr Speed vc (Min. ─ Max.) Speed vc (Min. ─ Max.) Speed vc (Min. ─ Max.) (mm) (inch) (SFM) (IPR) (SFM) (IPR) (SFM) (IPR) 3 .1181 245 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 210 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 195 .0020 (.0012─.0028) 4 .1575 245 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 210 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 195 .0020 (.0012─.0028) 5 .1969 260 .0028 (.0020─.0035) 230 .0028 (.0020─.0035) 210 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 6 .2362 260 .0028 (.0020─.0035) 230 .0028 (.0020─.0035) 210 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 7 .2756 260 .0031 (.0020─.0039) 230 .0031 (.0020─.0039) 210 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 8 .3150 260 .0031 (.0020─.0039) 230 .0031 (.0020─.0039) 210 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 10 .3937 280 .0035 (.0020─.0043) 245 .0035 (.0020─.0043) 230 .0028 (.0016─.0035) 12 .4724 280 .0035 (.0020─.0043) 245 .0035 (.0020─.0043) 230 .0028 (.0016─.0035) 16 .6299 295 .0047 (.0039─.0055) 260 .0047 (.0039─.0055) 245 .0031 (.0024─.0039) Austenitic Stainless Steel ( < 200HB) Gray Cast Iron (< 350MPa) Ductile Cast Iron ( < 450MPa) Work Material AISI 304, 316 etc. AISI No45B etc. AISI 60-40-18 etc. DC Cutting Feed fr Cutting Feed fr Cutting Feed fr Speed vc (Min. ─ Max.) Speed vc (Min. ─ Max.) Speed vc (Min. ─ Max.) (mm) (inch) (SFM) (IPR) (SFM) (IPR) (SFM) (IPR) 3 .1181 50 .0016 (.0008─.0024) 245 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 180 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 4 .1575 50 .0016 (.0008─.0024) 245 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 180 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 5 .1969 65 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 260 .0028 (.0020─.0035) 195 .0028 (.0020─.0035) 6 .2362 65 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 260 .0028 (.0020─.0035) 195 .0028 (.0020─.0035) 7 .2756 65 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 260 .0031 (.0020─.0039) 195 .0028 (.0020─.0035) 8 .3150 65 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 260 .0031 (.0020─.0039) 195 .0028 (.0020─.0035) 10 .3937 65 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 280 .0035 (.0020─.0043) 195 .0031 (.0020─.0039) 12 .4724 65 .0024 (.0016─.0031) 280 .0035 (.0020─.0043) 195 .0031 (.0020─.0039) 16 .6299 65 .0031 (.0024─.0039) 295 .0047 (.0039─.0055) 195 .0043 (.0035─.0051) Note 1) When chamfering a circumference of a guide hole, make sure that the tool diameter(DC) is D