Work Material Stainless Steel M Turning Insert Selection Guide / Stainless Steel Recommended Cutting Conditions Grades A (m/min) 200 Grades High Speed/High Efficiency Cutting ︶ AC6020M vc︵ Cutting Speed 150 Steel Wide Cutting Range 100 AC6030M Heavy Interrupted Cutting Small Product Machining AC6040M Stainless AC1030U Steel 50 Finishing Roughing Cast Iron Continuous Cutting General Cutting Interrupted Cutting Exotic Alloy Chipbreakers Hardened Negative Type Positive Type Steel (mm) EG EM (mm) MU 6.0 4.0 Non-Ferrous EM EX MU SU Metal (MU) Depth of Cut (ap) Depth of Cut (ap) 3.0 MU 4.0 GU Small Product LU Machining 2.0 EG EF SU 2.0 EX LB LB GU 1.0 LU 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 Stainless Steel (Red text indicates 1st recommendation.) Cutting Cutting Conditions Min. - Optimum - Max. Work Materials Process Chipbreakers Grades Depth of Cut ap (mm) Feed Rate f (mm/rev) Cutting Speed vc (m/min) SUS405, SUS410L, Finishing EF(SU) AC6020M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 170-230-300 Ferritic SUS430, SUS430F, Medium EG・GU・EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 140-170-250 SUS434, SUS447FJ1 Rough EM AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 140-170-200 Cr-based Finishing EF(SU) AC6020M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 120-180-240 SUS403, SUS410, Martensitic SUS420J2,SUS420F, Medium EG・GU・EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 100-150-200 SUS440F Rough EM AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 80-130-180 SSU304, SUS304L, Finishing EF(SU) AC6020M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 120-180-240 Austenitic SUS316, SUS316L, Medium EG・GU・EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 100-150-200 SUS303, SUS321 Rough EM AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 80-130-180 Cr/Ni- Two-Phase SUS329J1, Finishing EF(SU) AC6020M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 100-145-180 based Austenitic/ SUS329J3L, Medium EG・GU・EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 80-120-160 Ferritic SSU329J4L Rough EM AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 70-100-140 Deposition SUS630, Finishing EF(SU) AC6020M 0.5-1.5-2.0 0.05-0.15-0.25 90-115-140 Hardened SUS631, Medium EG・GU・EX AC6030M 1.0-2.5-4.0 0.10-0.25-0.40 70- 90-130 Structures SUS632J1 Rough EM AC6040M 1.5-3.5-6.0 0.20-0.35-0.60 50- 80-120 A12