Hardness Cutting Fig. 1 Carbon steels Fig. 2 Alloy steels

Workpiece Heat feed

ISOspeedf0.050.05
materialtreatmentVc (m/min)(mm/rev)
HBHRCB
Free-cutting carbon
steel0.040.04
160 - 190 (5) - (11)130
C10C ~ C15Cold drawn
S10C ~ S15C
S30C ~ S50CCold drawn200 - 230 (12) - 201000.030.03
C30 ~ C50
S35C ~ S50CHardened and 250 - 300 25 - 3280
C30 ~ C50temperedRefer to 0.020.02
Fig. 1C
Carbon steels
110 ~ 120130
S10C ~ S35CAnnealed
C10 ~ C300.010.01
S10C ~ S50CAnnealed120 ~ 185~ (9) 120
C10 ~ C50
S50C ~Annealed170 ~ 200 (5) ~ (13)100
C50 ~20 30 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 20 30 2 3 4 5 6 8 10
S20C ~ S30C Hardened and 210 ~ 250 (16) ~ 2490Drill diameter: DC (mm) Drill diameter: DC (mm)
C20 ~ C30 temperedD
S30C ~ S55C Hardened and 260 ~ 310 26 ~ 3370
C30 ~ C55 temperedFig. 3 Tool steels and other Refer to
Fig. 4 Cast irons, aluminium Fig. 2
S50C ~ Hardened and 320 ~ 375 34 ~ 4050alloys special steels
C50 ~ tempered
S50C ~ Hardened and 380 ~ 440 41 ~ 47400.04
C55 ~ tempered
Annealed150 ~ 230 ~ (20)900.1 Refer to
0.03 Fig. 2
240 ~ 310 23 ~ 3370E Refer to
0.08 Fig. 2
Alloy steels Annealed315 ~ 370 34 ~ 40500.02
orRefer to
Hardened and 380 ~ 440 40 ~ 47400.06 Fig. 3
tempered0.01
450 ~ 500 48 ~ 5130
Hardened and0.04
140 ~ 180~ (8) 100
Cast steels temperedF Refer to
20 30 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 Fig. 2
Annealed190 ~ 240 (11) ~ 2290Drill diameter: DC (mm)
0.02
Annealed150 ~ 200~ (13) 700.01
Refer to
Tool steelsFig. 3
Annealed210 ~ 300 (16) ~ 3250
20 30 2 3 4 5 6 8 10
Stainless steelsDrill diameter: DC (mm)
Ferritic Annealed150 ~ 200~ (13) 70
SUS405, 430G
X6Cr17
Fig. 5 Ductile and malleable cast irons
Austenitic0.1 Refer to
Annealed160 ~ 220~ (18) 50Fig. 3
SUS304, 305
X5CrNi18-9
Annealed160 ~ 220~ (18) 700.08
Martensitic
Hardened and
SUS403, 410300 ~ 350 32 ~ 3850
X12Cr13 temperedH
0.06
110 ~ 18090
Grey cast iron190 ~ 22080Refer to

Fig. 4 0.04 220 ~ 260 70 0.02 120 ~ 170 80

0.01 I 180 ~ 240 65

Ductile cast iron 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 20 30

240 ~ 28055Drill diameter: DC (mm)
260 ~ 32040Refer to
Fig. 5
110 ~ 18090Coolant supply pressure and volume
Malleable cast irons190 ~ 2208010J
220 ~ 260709180
8160
Cast aluminium alloys5000load
Aluminium die castAnnealed180Refer to7140
40 ~ 100Fig. 4
alloys6120
Pressure
Refer to5100
120 ~ 160< 150Fig. 4
Copper alloysAnnealed4K 80
160 ~ 205< 150Refer to
Fig. 5360
2Supply volume 40
Bearing steels150 ~ 21070
120
20Refer to
High-resistant alloysFig. 3
20 30 40 50 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
High speed steels210 ~ 285 (16) ~ 3050L Drill diameter: DC (mm)
Guidelines for attainable accuracies
Note: Over size values given in the table
Workpiece materialSurface roughness (μm)Roundness (μm)Cylindricity (μm)Oversizing (μm)
are based on the drill diameter.
Carbon and alloy steels6 ~ 255 ~ 1010 ~ 15- 5 ~ 30
Cast irons3 ~ 153 ~ 55 ~ 10- 5 ~ 15
Aluminium alloys, Copper alloys0.3 ~ 63 ~ 55 ~ 10- 10 ~ 5M

Cutting fl uid A water-insoluble fl uid is recommended when machining with gun drills. When using water soluble fl uid, use the fl uid for heavy duty cutting in higher concentration.

A water-insoluble fl uid must be taken care for Fire prevention