
| P M | Steel Stainless Steel |
| K | Cast Iron |
| N | Non-Ferrous |
| S | High-Temp Alloys |
| H | Hardened Materials |
S High-Temp Alloys
feed rate (mm/rev) H Hardened Materials
-RH -UR Roughing
-ML -MR Medium Machining
feed rate (in/rev)
-FF Finishing
Negative Insert Geometry Positive Insert Geometry
| Negativ | e Insert Ge | ometry | Positiv | e Insert Geo | metry | |||
| cutting condition | -FF | -ML | -MR | -UR | -RH | -FP | -MU | -MP |
| heavily interrupted cut | WP15CT | WP25CT | WP35CT/ WP25CT | WP35CT | WP35CT | WP25CT/ WS25PT | WP35CT | WM35CT |
| lightly interrupted cut | WP15CT | WP25CT | WP25CT | WP35CT | WP35CT | WP25CT | WP25CT | WP25CT |
| varying depth of cut, casting, or forging skin | WP15CT | WP15CT | WP15CT | WP25CT | WP25CT | WP15CT | WP15CT | WP15CT |
| smooth cut, pre-turned surface | WP15CT | WP15CT | WP15CT | WP25CT | WP25CT | WP15CT | WP15CT | WP15CT |
Low-Carbon (<0.3% C) and Free-Machining Steel speed — m/min Starting Conditions
material
| Low-Carbon( | 3% C) and Free-M | achining S | teel | speed — | m/min | Starting Conditions | |||||
| material group | grade | 135 | 180 | 225 | 275 | 320 | 360 | 410 | 455 | 495 | m/min |
| WP15CT | 395 | ||||||||||
| P0/P1 | WP25CT | 275 | |||||||||
| WP35CT | 210 | ||||||||||
| WS10PT | 280 |
been added to each of the six workpiece material groups.
material group number of material
material ISO code subgroups
steel P 1–6
| material | material group ISO code | number of material subgroups |
| steel | P | 1–6 |
| stainless steel | M | 1–3 |
| cast iron | K | 1–3 |
| non-ferrous materials | N | 1–8 |
| high-temp alloys | S | 1–4 |
| hardened materials | H | 1 |