• Step 2 • Select the grade (continued)

Negative Insert Geometry

cutting condition-FF-UF-MR-UM-RH-UR
heavily interrupted cutWS10PTWM15CTWM35CTWM35CTWM35CT

WM35CT/

lightly interrupted cut WS10PT WM15CT WM25CT WM25CT WM35CT

WM25CT varying depth of cut, WM15CT/

WM15CT WM15CT WM15CT WM35CT WM25CT

casting, or forging skin WS10PT

smooth cut, pre-turned surface WM15CT WM15CT WM15CT WM15CT – WM15CT

Positive Insert Geometry

cutting condition-FP-MU-MP
heavily interrupted cutWM25CTWM35CT/ WS25PTWM25CT
lightly interrupted cutWM25CTWM25CT/ WS10PTWM25CT

varying depth of cut,

WM25CT/ WM15CT WM25CT WM25CT/ WM15CT

casting, or forging skin

smooth cut, pre-turned surface WM15CT WM25CT WM15CT

  • Step 3 • Select the cutting speed

Austenitic Stainless Steel speed — m/min Starting Conditions

material

group grade 90 135 180 225 270 315 200 360 405 450 m/min

WM15CT 180 WM25CT 150

M1 WM35CT 120

WS10PT 215 WS25PT 180

Austenitic Stainless Steel speed — m/min Starting Conditions

material

group grade 90 135 180 225 270 315 200 360 405 450 m/min

WM15CT 165 WM25CT 140

M2 WM35CT 105

WS10PT 200 WS25PT 165

Austenitic Stainless Steel: Duplex

(Ferritic and Austenitic Mixture) speed — m/min Starting Conditions

material

group grade 90 135 180 225 270 315 200 360 405 450 m/min

WM15CT 150 WM25CT 120

M3 WM35CT 90

WS10PT 185 WS25PT 150