Metal Band Saw Blades Bi-metal Cutting Parameter Recommendations Material dimensions Ø [mm] Cooling Materials up to 50 51 - 75 76 - 100 101 - 150 151 - 200 201 - 250 251 - 300 [% oil] 5 - 8 4 - 6 4 - 6 / 3 - 4 3 - 4 2 - 3 2 - 3 2 - 3 ZpZ Structural, deep-drawing Vc 90 90 85 - 87 80 - 82 74 - 76 73 - 75 70 - 72 and machining steels:St37: 1.0037, C10: 1.0031 10 - 15 St42: 1.0040, C15: 1.0401 Vf 83 - 85 67 - 69 60 - 63 37 - 40 32 - 34 24 - 26 20 - 23 Structural and Q × T steels Vc 72 - 75 72 - 75 72 - 75 68 - 70 68 - 70 64 - 66 64 - 66 St52: 1.0057, St60: 1.0060 10 - 15 C35: 1.0501, C45: 1.0503 Vf 70 - 75 56 - 58 50 - 52 32 - 35 28 - 31 23 - 25 18 - 20 Case hardening and Q × T steels Vc 63 - 65 63 - 65 63 - 65 58 - 60 58 - 60 55 - 57 55 - 57 16MNCr5: 1.17311 10 - 15 42CrMo4: 1.7225 Vf 60 - 65 48 - 52 43 - 46 28 - 30 24 - 27 18 - 21 15 - 17 Low alloy hot-working steels Vc 42 - 45 42 - 45 42 - 45 38 - 40 38 - 40 38 - 40 36 - 37 40CrMnMo7: 1.2311, 10 - 15 55NiCrMoV6: 1.2713 Vf 43 - 45 31 - 33 29 - 31 19 - 22 17 - 19 13 - 15 10 - 12 Nitriding steels, higher alloy Vc 41 - 42 41 - 42 37 - 39 37 - 39 35 - 36 35 - 36 34 - 35 hot-working steelsX40CrMoV51: 1.2344, 10 - 15 40CrMnNiMo864: 1.2738 Vf 40 - 42 30 - 32 26 - 28 16 - 18 14 - 16 11 - 12 9 - 10 Unalloyed tool steels Vc 58 - 60 58 - 60 54 - 56 54 - 56 51 - 53 50 - 51 50 - 51 100Cr6: 1.3505, 10 - 15 C125W: 1.1663 Vf 59 - 61 43 - 44 39 - 41 24 - 26 22 - 24 17 - 18 14 - 15 Cold-work steels Vc 34 - 35 34 - 35 33 - 31 31 - 33 29 - 30 29 - 30 28 - 29 X210Cr 12: 1.2080, 10 - 15 X155CrVMo121: 1.2379 Vf 33 - 35 24 - 26 20 - 21 14 - 15 12 - 13 9 - 10 7 - 8 High speed steels Vc 48 - 50 48 - 50 45 - 47 43 - 44 43 - 44 40 - 42 40 - 42 S6-5-2: 1.3343, 10 - 15 S2-10-1-8: 1.3247 Vf 48 - 51 35 - 37 32 - 34 20 - 22 17 - 19 13 - 15 10 - 12 Rust- and acid-resistant steels (light) Vc 45 - 47 45 - 47 42 - 44 42 - 44 40 - 41 40 - 41 38 - 38 X17CrNi16-2: 1.4057,X30Cr13: 1.4028, 10 - 15 X42Cr13: 1.2083 Vf 47 - 49 33 - 35 30 - 32 19 - 21 17 - 18 12 - 14 9 - 10 Rust- and acid-resistant steels (heavy) Vc 38 - 40 38 - 40 36 - 37 35 - 36 33 - 34 33 - 34 31 - 32 X5CrNi18-10: 1.4301,X2CrNiMo17-12-2: 1.4404, 10 - 15 X6CrNiMoTi17-12-2: 1.4571 Vf 39 - 41 29 - 30 22 - 23 16 - 17 14 - 15 11 - 12 7 - 8 Vc 27 26 25 23 22 21 20 Duplex and heat-resistant steelsX15CrNiSi2525: 1.4841 10 - 15 Vf 20 14 11 9 7 6 5 Horizontale machines Vc 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Alumining, AI-alloys: 10 - 15 AI99,9 - AIMg4 - AISi6Cu4 Vf 95 - 100 80 - 85 75 - 80 50 - 55 45 - 50 40 - 45 35 - 40 Copper / Brass Vc 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 KE-Cu: 2.0050CuZn37: 2.0321, 10 - 15 CuZn40Pb2: 2.0402 Vf 85 - 90 65 - 70 60 - 65 45 - 50 40 - 45 30 -35 25 - 30 Vc: Cutting speed [m/min] Vf: Feed [mm/min] For proper breaking in use a new blade with approx. 50 % of the feed rate and 75 % of the cutting speed for a period of about 15 min. Specified parameters are only valid for untempered, annealed materials and are only guide values. If vibrations occur, the cutting speed has to be reduced gradually. www.precitool.de 49/879