Modular Tool Selection Guide G: Optimal S: Good H: Unsuitable Blank: Not recommended Application Work Material Application Type Shank Diameter (mm) P MK N S H Cutting Edge Angle Diameter Description Series Insert Cat. Rake Angle Face Milling General Steel/Carbon Steel/Alloy Steel Tempered Steel/Die Steel Cast Iron/Ductile Cast Iron Non-Ferrous Metal Ti Alloy/Heat Resistant Alloy Hardened Steel 45 to 55 HRC Ref. Page and (mm) No. and Shoulder Milling Profile Finishing Stainless Steel Aluminum Alloy Max. Depth of Cut Diagram Chamfering (mm) Slot Milling Ramping Cutting Edge Angle Radial General Purpose Finishing High Feed Copying Boring Axial WFX-M Modular SOMT080304PZER-G RE 6mm ø20 ø18 to to WFX08000M 12° -6゚ S G S G G G G G G S H150 90° ø40 ø32 8.0 Milling →H150 8.0 Shoulder ø16 ø15 WEX-M Modular (3000 Type) 14゚ 10゚ 10mm to to AXMT170504PEER-G to to 90° ø40 ø32 WEX2000M 25゚ 18゚ 10.2 S G G G G G G G G G G H151 14mm ø25 ø23 16゚ 8゚ to to WEX3000M to to 90° RE 17.54 ø40 ø32 →H151 24゚ 15゚ ø25 ø23 WFXH-M (12000 Type) 1.5mm to to SOMT120308PDER 6゚ -6゚ 15° ø32 ø32 WFXH08000M 12.7 G G G G G G G S H152 Cutting 2.5mm ø28 ø40 to WFXH12000M 6゚ -6゚ 15° ø32 12.7 →H152 Feed ø16 ø15 MSX-M Modular (8000 Type) 1.0mm to to MSX06000M WDMT0804ZDTR 20° ø25 ø25 High 1.5mm ø25 ø23 IC -3゚ H 20° to to MSX08000M 8゚ to G S S G G G G S H153 ø35 ø32 -6゚ 2.0mm ø32 ø28 RE Milling Cutters 20° to to MSX12000M ø40 ø32 →H153 ø20 ø18 RSX-M Modular (10000 Type) 4mm to to RSX08000M RDET10T3M0EN-G 10° -8゚ ø32 ø32 Expansion Face Milling ø25 ø23 -5゚ 5mm RSX10000M to to IC 10° to G S G G G G H154 Shoulder ø32 ø32 RSXF10000M -8゚ Milling High Feed Radius Milling 6mm ø32 ø28 RSX12000M IC to to 10° -5゚ ø40 ø32 RSXF12000M Radius →H154 Multi- ø20 ø18 WRCX-M Modular (10000 Type) Purpose 4mm to to WRCX08000M QPMT10T335PPEN R/ ø25 ø25 Profiling RE 5mm ø25 ø23 IC Groove/ to to WRCX10000M -3゚ 0° G S G G G G G G G S S H155 T-Slot ø32 ø32 Chamfering ø28 IC 90 Aluminum/ 6mm ø40 to WRCX12000M Light Alloys ø32 →H155 High-Speed ø15 WFXC-M (8000 Type) Cast Iron Chamfering to SOMT080308PZER-G ø16 ø16 WFXC08000M RE 0° 0° 45° 8.0 G G G G G G G S H156 ø25 ø23 to to WFXC12000M 0° 0° ø32 ø32 →H156 8.0 (*) Shank diameters in the above table are the sizes of corresponding arbors. Refer to H149 for details. H8