Grooving and Cut-Off • WGC Recommended Starting Speeds • Inch and Metric INDEXABLE MILLING Maximum Feed Rate Values Material Feed Group Factor Data above is for P and K material groups. Maximum feed rates should be adjusted by multiplying max feed rate M 0.8 values by following factors for shown material groups. N 1.2 S 0.8 H 0.5 SOLID END MILLING Material WU25PT Group Inch Metric 0–1 360 740 880 110 225 270 2 360 520 880 110 160 260 3 360 410 800 110 125 235 P 4 200 290 540 60 90 160 5 320 530 680 100 160 210 6 280 400 600 85 120 185 1 300 550 800 90 170 245 M 2 300 500 800 90 150 245 3 300 450 700 90 140 210 1 320 480 760 100 145 225 K 2 240 400 560 70 120 170 3 160 280 400 50 85 120 1–2 400 1440 2560 120 440 780 HOLEMAKING 3 — — — — — — N 4 320 960 1600 100 290 490 5 240 440 640 70 135 195 6 320 560 800 100 170 245 1 25 125 200 8 40 60 2 25 100 250 8 30 75 S 3 50 125 250 15 40 75 4 25 175 350 8 50 110 NOTE: FIRST choice starting speeds are in bold type. As the average chip thickness increases, the speed should be decreased. TAPPING TURNING E88 widia.com