
Insert Selection Guide
| Light | General | Heavy |
| Material | Machining | Purpose | Machining |
| Group | Geometry | Grade | Geometry | Grade | Geometry | Grade |
| P1–P2 | XDPT-MM | WP25PM | XDPT-MM | WS40PM | XDPT-MH | WP40PM |
| P3–P4 | XDPT-MM | WP25PM | XDPT-MM | WS40PM | XDPT-MH | WP40PM |
| P5–P6 | XDPT-MM | WP25PM | XDPT-MM | WS40PM | XDPT-MH | WP40PM |
| M1–M2 | XDPT-MM | WS40PM | XDPT-MM | WS40PM | XDPT-MH | WP40PM |
| M3 | XDPT-MM | WS40PM | XDPT-MM | WS40PM | XDPT-MH | WP40PM |
| S1–S2 | XDPT-MM | WP25PM | XDPT-MM | WS40PM | XDPT-MH | WP40PM |
| S3 | XDPT-MM | WS40PM | XDPT-MM | WS40PM | XDPT-MH | WP40PM |
| S4 | XDPT-MM | WS40PM | XDPT-MM | WS40PM | XDPT-MH | WP40PM |
Recommended Starting Speeds [m/min]*
| Material Group | | WP25PM | | | WP40PM | | | WS40PM | |
| 1 | 395 | 340 | 325 | 355 | 310 | 295 | – | – | – |
| 2 | 330 | 290 | 240 | 300 | 260 | 215 | – | – | – |
| P 3 | 305 | 260 | 210 | 275 | 235 | 190 | – | – | – |
| 4 | 270 | 220 | 180 | 245 | 205 | 160 | – | – | – |
| 5 | 220 | 205 | 180 | 205 | 185 | 160 | 205 | 175 | 145 |
| 6 | 200 | 150 | 120 | 180 | 140 | 110 | 180 | 130 | 95 |
| 1 | 245 | 215 | 200 | 235 | 205 | 185 | 250 | 205 | 170 |
| M 2 | 220 | 190 | 155 | 210 | 180 | 150 | 215 | 175 | 145 |
| 3 | 170 | 145 | 115 | 155 | 140 | 110 | 175 | 130 | 100 |
| 1 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 50 | 40 | 35 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| S 2 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 50 | 40 | 35 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| 3 | 60 | 50 | 30 | 60 | 50 | 35 | 60 | 50 | 30 |
| 4 | 85 | 60 | 40 | 80 | 60 | 40 | 70 | 60 | 35 |
NOTE: FIRST choice starting speeds are in bold type. As the average chip thickness increases, the speed should be decreased. *Material groups P, M, K, and H show recommended starting speeds for dry machining. For wet machining, reduce speed by 20%. *Material groups N and S show recommended starting speeds for wet machining. Not recommended for dry machining.
Recommended Starting Feeds [mm]
| 1,30 Axia | l Depth | of Cu | t (AP1) | | | | | | | | | Lig Mach | ht ining | General Purpose | Heavy Machining |
| Insert | | | | | | Recomm in Relati | ended S on to % | tarting Fe of Radial | ed per T Engagem | ooth (Fz) ent (ae) | | | | | Insert |
| Geometry | | 5% | | | 10% | | | 20% | | | 30% | | | 40–100% | Geometry |
| .E..MM | 0,49 | 1,59 | 2,52 | 0,35 | 1,13 | 1,78 | 0,26 | 0,84 | 1,31 | 0,23 | 0,73 | 1,14 | 0,21 | 0,67 1,04 | .E..MM |
| .S..MH | 0,70 | 1,80 | 2,76 | 0,51 | 1,28 | 1,94 | 0,38 | 0,95 | 1,44 | 0,33 | 0,83 | 1,25 | 0,30 | 0,76 1,14 | .S..MH |
At 1,70 Axial Depth of Cut (AP1)
| Insert | | | | | Recomm in Relat | ended ion to % | Starting Feed per T of Radial Engagem | ooth (Fz) ent (ae) | | | | | Insert |
| Geometry | | 5% | | 10% | | | 20% | | 30% | | | 40–100% | Geometry |
| .E..MM | 0,43 | 1,39 2,20 | 0,31 | 0,99 | 1,56 | 0,23 | 0,74 1,15 | 0,20 | 0,64 | 1,00 | 0,19 | 0,59 0,92 | .E..MM |
| .S..MH | 0,62 | 1,57 2,41 | 0,45 | 1,12 | 1,70 | 0,33 | 0,84 1,26 | 0,29 | 0,73 | 1,10 | 0,27 | 0,67 1,00 | .S..MH |
At 2,50 Axial Depth of Cut (AP1)
| Insert Geometry | | 5% | | | 10% | Recomm in Relati | ended S on to % | tarting F of Radial 20% | eed per T Engage | ooth (Fz) ment (ae) | 30% | | | 40–100% | | Insert Geometry |
| .E..MM | 0,36 | 1,15 | 1,81 | 0,26 | 0,83 | 1,29 | 0,19 | 0,62 | 0,96 | 0,17 | 0,54 | 0,83 | 0,15 | 0,49 | 0,76 | .E..MM |
| .S..MH | 0,51 | 1,30 | 1,99 | 0,37 | 0,93 | 1,41 | 0,28 | 0,70 | 1,05 | 0,24 | 0,61 | 0,91 | 0,22 | 0,55 | 0,83 | .S..MH |
NOTE: Use “Light Machining” values as starting feed rate.
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