
| Brinell | g group | Starting | HC values for cutting speed vc[m/min] | ||||
| Material group | Composition / struc | ture / heat treatment | hardness HB | Machinin | YBG202 | YBG205 | |
| approx. 0,15 % C | annealed | 125 | 1 | 190 | 190 | ||
| approx. 0,45 % C | annealed | 190 | 2 | 175 | 175 | ||
| Unalloyed steel | approx. 0,45 % C | tempered | 250 | 3 | 145 | 145 | |
| approx. 0,75 % C | annealed | 270 | 4 | 140 | 140 | ||
| approx. 0,75 % C | tempered | 300 | 5 | 135 | 135 | ||
| P | annealed | 180 | 6 | 170 | 170 | ||
| Low-alloed steel | tempered | 275 | 7 | 125 | 125 | ||
| y | tempered | 300 | 8 | 115 | 115 | ||
| tempered | 350 | 9 | 105 | 105 | |||
| High-alloyed steel and high-alloyed | annealed | 200 | 10 | 125 | 125 | ||
| tool steel | hardened and tempere | 325 d | 11 | 95 | 95 | ||
| ferritic/martensitic | annealed | 200 | 12 | 165 | 165 | ||
| M | Stil tl | martensitic | tempered | 240 | 13 | 135 | 135 |
| aness see | austenitic | quench hardened | 180 | 14 | 155 | 155 | |
| austenitic-ferritic | 230 | 15 | 135 | 135 | |||
| Grey cast iron | perlitic/ferritic | 180 | 16 | 240 | 240 | ||
| perlitic (martensitic) | 260 | 17 | 185 | 185 | |||
| K | Cast iron with sheroidal rahite | ferritic | 160 | 18 | 220 | 220 | |
| p gp | perlitic | 250 | 19 | 165 | 165 | ||
| Malleable cast iron | ferritic | 130 | 20 | 175 | 175 | ||
| perlitic | 230 | 21 | 165 | 165 | |||
| Alii ht ll | cannot be hardened | 60 | 22 | 800 | 800 | ||
| umnum wroug aoys | hardenable | hardened | 100 | 23 | 600 | 600 | |
| ≤ 12 % Si, cannot be hardene | d | 75 | 24 | 320 | 320 | ||
| N | Cast aluminium alloys | ≤ 12 % Si, hardenable | hardened | 90 | 25 | 240 | 240 |
| > 12 % Si, cannot be hardene | d | 130 | 26 | 160 | 160 | ||
| machining steel, PB> 1% | 110 | 27 | 160 | 160 | |||
| Copper and copper alloys (bronze/ brass) | CuZn, CuSnZn | 90 | 28 | 600 | 600 | ||
| CuSn, Pb-free copper, electrol | ytic copper | 100 | 29 | 200 | 200 | ||
| Fbd ll | annealed | 200 | 30 | 95 | 95 | ||
| e-ase aoys | hardened | 280 | 31 | 50 | 50 | ||
| Heat-resistant alloys | annealed | 250 | 32 | 80 | 80 | ||
| S | Ni or Co bass | hardened | 350 | 33 | 70 | 70 | |
| cast | 320 | 34 | 70 | 70 | |||
| Tii ll | pure titanium | Rm400 | 35 | 145 | 145 | ||
| tanum aoys | α and β alloys | hardened | Rm1050 | 36 | 50 | 50 | |
| Hdd tl | hardened and tempere | 55 HRC d | 37 | ||||
| arene see | hardened and tempere | 60 HRC d | 38 | ||||
| H | Hard cast iron | cast | 400 | 39 | |||
| Hardened cast iron | hardened and tempere | 55 HRC d | 40 | ||||
| Thermoplasts Thermosetting plastics | 41 42 | ||||||
| X | Non-metallic materials | Plastic, glass-fibre reinforced | i GFRP | 43 | |||
| Plastic, carbon fibre reinforce | idCFRP | 44 | |||||
| Graphite Wood | 45 46 |
Note: The given cutting values are guide values, which were determined under ideal conditions. HC Coated carbide
The values have to be adapted in individual cases. For examples of material for cutting tool groups view page D22.