CARBIDE RECOMMENDED CUTTING CONDITIONS y Shoulder milling Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel (≤280HB) Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel (>280HB) Hardened Steel (40-55HRC) SQUARE Austenitic Stainless Steel Work Mild Steel Alloy Tool Steel Titanium Alloy Material Pre-hardened Steel DC Revolution Table feed Depth of cut Revolution Table feed Depth of cut Revolution Table feed Depth of cut Revolution Table feed Depth of cut ae ae ae ae (inch) (min-1) (IPM) (min-1) (IPM) (min-1) (IPM) (min-1) (IPM) BALL (inch) (inch) (inch) (inch) 1/16 18100 39.9 .012 14000 30.9 .012 12000 26.5 .012 10000 22.0 .0010 3/32 12000 26.5 .019 9400 20.7 .019 8000 17.6 .019 6700 14.8 .0020 1/8 9000 29.8 .025 7000 23.1 .025 6000 19.8 .025 5000 16.5 .0030 RADIUS 3/16 6000 26.5 .037 4700 20.7 .037 4000 17.6 .037 3300 14.6 .0040 1/4 4500 22.7 .050 3500 17.6 .050 3000 15.1 .050 2500 12.6 .0050 5/16 3600 19.8 .062 2800 15.4 .062 2400 13.2 .062 2000 11.0 .0060 3/8 3000 19.8 .075 2300 15.2 .075 2000 13.2 .075 1700 11.3 .0080 TAPER 1/2 2300 15.2 .100 1800 11.9 .100 1500 9.9 .100 1300 8.6 .0100