TurningMillingDrillingTechnicalInformationIndex Machining group General turning Recommended cutting data A Turning insert, positive Starting values for cutting speed vc [m/min] HC (CVD) HC (PVD) Brinell Material group Composition / structure / heat treatment hardness YBD152C YBG101 YBG105 HB Feed rate [mm] Feed rate [mm] Feed rate [mm] 0,1 0,2 0,4 0,1 0,2 0,4 0,1 0,2 0,4 approx. 0,15 % C annealed 125 1 approx. 0,45 % C annealed 190 2 Unalloyed steel approx. 0,45 % C tempered 250 3 approx. 0,75 % C annealed 270 4 approx. 0,75 % C tempered 300 5 P annealed 180 6 B Low-alloyed steel tempered 275 7tempered3008 tempered 350 9 High-alloyed steel and high-alloyed annealed 200 10 tool steel hardened and tempered 325 11 ferritic/martensitic annealed 200 12 305 245 205 M Stainless steel martensitic tempered 240 13 150 125 100 austenitic quench hardened 180 14 200 165 145 austenitic-ferritic 230 15 160 130 115 perlitic/ferritic 180 16 520 360 200 Grey cast iron perlitic (martensitic) 260 17 280 210 135 K Cast iron with spheroidal graphite ferritic 160 18 280 220 135 perlitic 250 19 210 160 100 C Malleable cast iron ferritic 130 20 280 245 180 perlitic 230 21 210 160 100 cannot be hardened 60 22 1800 880 - Aluminium wrought alloys hardenable hardened 100 23 540 380 - ≤ 12 % Si, cannot be hardened 75 24 500 270 - N Cast aluminium alloys ≤ 12 % Si, hardenable hardened 90 25 320 170 - > 12 % Si, cannot be hardened 130 26 290 150 - machining steel, PB> 1% 110 27 660 320 - Copper and copper alloys(bronze/brass)CuZn, CuSnZn 90 28 330 300 - CuSn, Pb-free copper, electrolytic copper 100 29 220 175 - annealed 200 30 50 35 - 60 45 - Fe-based alloys hardened 280 31 45 30 - 55 40 - D Heat-resistant alloysS Ni or Co bass annealedhardened 250 3235033 45 30 - 55 40 -40--5035- cast 320 34 40 - - 50 35 - pure titanium Rm 400 35 85 60 - 95 60 - Titanium alloys α and β alloys hardened Rm 1050 36 65 40 - 75 40 - hardened and tempered 55 HRC 37 Hardened steel H hardened and tempered 60 HRC 38 Hard cast iron cast 400 39 Hardened cast iron hardened and tempered 55 HRC 40 Thermoplasts 41 Thermosetting plastics 42 X Non-metallic materials Plastic, glass-fibre reinforced GFRP 43 Plastic, carbon fibre reinforced CFRP 44 E Graphite 45 Wood 46 Note: The given cutting values are guide values, which were determined under ideal conditions. The values have to be adapted in individual cases. For examples of material for cutting tool groups view page D22. A 332