Stainless Steel M Turning Insert Selection Guide /

Stainless Steel

Grades

A

(m/min)

200 High Speed/High Efficiency Cutting

AC6020MAC6020MAC6020M

150

Wide Cutting Range

100 AC6030MAC6030M Heavy

Interrupted Cutting Small Product Machining AC6040MAC6040M AC1030UAC1030U 50

Finishing Roughing

Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting

Chipbreakers

Negative Type Positive Type

(mm)EGEM(mm)MU
6.04.0
EMEXMU

(MU) SU 3.0 MU 4.0 GU LU

2.0

EG EF SU

EX LBLB LB

2.0 GU LULU 1.0 EF SU

(SU)

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0 0.2 0.4

Feed Rate f(mm/rev) Feed Rate f(mm/rev) Refer to the chapter on Small Product Machining (page D7) for the Chipbreaker Selection Guide for ground (G Class) inserts. M Recommended Cutting Conditions

CuttinCutting Conditio (Red textMin -Optimum- Max s indicates 1st recommendation.)
Work MaterialsgChipbreakersGrades..
ProcessDepth of Cut ap(mm)Feed Ratef(mm/rev)Cutting Speedvc(m/min)
SUS405, SUS410L,FinishingEF`(`SU`)`AC6020M0.5-1.5-2.00.05-0.15-0.25170-230-300
FerriticSUS430, SUS430F,MediumEG・GU・EXAC6030M1.0-2.5-4.00.10-0.25-0.40140-170-250
Cr-basedSUS434, SUS447FJ1RoughEMAC6040M1.5-3.5-6.00.20-0.35-0.60140-170-200
SUS403, SUS410,FinishingEF`(`SU`)`AC6020M0.5-1.5-2.00.05-0.15-0.25120-180-240
MartensiticSUS420J2,SUS420F,MediumEG・GU・EXAC6030M1.0-2.5-4.00.10-0.25-0.40100-150-200
SUS440FRoughEMAC6040M1.5-3.5-6.00.20-0.35-0.6080-130-180
SSU304, SUS304L,FinishingEF`(`SU`)`AC6020M0.5-1.5-2.00.05-0.15-0.25120-180-240
AusteniticSUS316, SUS316L,MediumEG・GU・EXAC6030M1.0-2.5-4.00.10-0.25-0.40100-150-200
SUS303, SUS321RoughEMAC6040M1.5-3.5-6.00.20-0.35-0.6080-130-180
Cr/Ni-Two-PhaseSUS329J1,FinishingEF`(`SU`)`AC6020M0.5-1.5-2.00.05-0.15-0.25100-145-180
bdAustenitic/SUS329J3L,MediumEG・GU・EXAC6030M1.0-2.5-4.00.10-0.25-0.4080-120-160
aseFerriticSSU329J4LRoughEMAC6040M1.5-3.5-6.00.20-0.35-0.6070-100-140
DepositionSUS630,FinishingEF`(`SU`)`AC6020M0.5-1.5-2.00.05-0.15-0.2590-115-140
HardenedSUS631,MediumEG・GU・EXAC6030M1.0-2.5-4.00.10-0.25-0.4070- 90-130
StructuresSUS632J1RoughEMAC6040M1.5-3.5-6.00.20-0.35-0.6050- 80-120