
Technical Information for Turning Tiny Tool Technical Information for Turning Tiny Tool H Machining Type Recommended Grade & Their Applications Grade Application Type Sample P 30 - P 50 K 25 - K 40 , General use carbide grade for tiny tool TTIP 30 low cutting speed , Tin coated P 20 - P 30 K 20 - K 30 , General use carbide grade for tiny tool TTIM 45 medium to high cutting speed , TiALN coated K 10 - K 20 , sub - micro grade with Titanium Aluminum Nitride TTIS 30 multi - layer coating . To be run at medium to high cutting speeds , General purpose for all material . Cutting Speed m / min Boring Copying Back Boring Chamfering ISO Standard Material Condition TTIP 30 TTIM 45 TTIS 30 Min . dia. of machining : 03.2 Min. dia. of machining : 04.2 Min. dia. of machining : 03.2 Min. dia . of machining : 04.2 <0.25% C Annealed > 0.25 % C Annealed Non - Alloy steel and cast steel , free Quenched and Tempered < 0.55% C 25 - 50 30 - 80 30 - 60 cutting steel >0.55 % C Annealed O) C P Low alloy steel and cast steel ( less than 5 % alloying elements ) Quenched and Tempered Annealed Quenched and Tempered 20 - 25 50 - 70 24 - 30 > O Annealed O High alloy steel , cast steel , and tool steel 18 - 20 30 - 50 22 - 24 215 216 o Square Grooving Round Grooving Face Grooving Quenched and Tempered Ferritic / martensitic Min. dia. of machining : 03.2 Min. dia. of machining : 03.2 Min. dia. of machining : 06.0 M Stainless steel and cast steel Martensitic Austenitic Ferritic / pearlitic 25 - 30 40 - 60 30 - 42 Cast iron nodular (GGG ) 17 - 23 50 - 70 30 - 42 Pearlitic Ferritic Grey cast iron ( GG ) 17 - 23 50 - 70 30 - 42 CD Pearlitic C Ferritic O " Malleable cast iron 17 - 23 50 - 70 30 - 42 03 Pearlitic 0 _C Not cureable Threading Aluminum - wrought alloy 50 - 70 100 -150 60 - 84 Cured Min. dia . of machining : 03.3 < 12 % Si Not cureable Aluminum - cast alloy Cured 30 - 40 60 - 100 36 - 48 > 12 % Si High temperature >1% Pb Free cutting Copper alloys Brass 22 - 25 60 - 100 24 - 30 Electrolytic copper Duroplatics , fiber plastics Non metalic 35 - 45 Hard rubber Annealed Fe based Cured s High temperature alloys, Super alloys Titanium alloy Ni or Co based Annealed Cured Cast Alpha + beta alloys cured 15 - 20 12 - 18 15 - 20 40 - 50 18 - 24 15 - 20 Hardened 45 - 50 HRC Hardend steel Hardened 51- 55 HRC 15 - 20 20 - 45 18 - 24 H Chilled cast iron Cast iron Hardened 56 - 62 HRC cast Hardened 10 - 14 8 - 12 12 - 16 10 - 14