TurningMillingDrillingTechnicalInformationIndex Machining group Indexable milling Recommended cutting data A Indexable milling – group 3 (FMR01/02/03/04) Starting values for cutting speed vc [m/min] HC (PVD) Material group Composition / structure / heat treatment HB YBG212 YBG252 ae / D ae / D 1/1 | 3/4 1/5 1/20 1/1 | 3/4 1/5 1/20 approx. 0,15 % C annealed 125 1 240 280 365 230 265 345 approx. 0,45 % C annealed 190 2 205 240 315 200 230 300 Unalloyed steel approx. 0,45 % C tempered 250 3 195 225 295 185 215 280 approx. 0,75 % C annealed 270 4 170 200 260 165 190 250 approx. 0,75 % C tempered 300 5 160 185 245 150 175 230 P annealed 180 6 205 240 315 200 230 300 B Low-alloyed steel tempered 275 7 170 200 260 165 190 250tempered3008160185245150175230 tempered 350 9 135 155 205 130 150 195 High-alloyed steel and high-alloyed annealed 200 10 120 140 185 115 135 180 tool steel hardened and tempered 325 11 85 100 130 85 95 125 ferritic/martensitic annealed 200 12 120 140 185 115 135 175 M Stainless steel martensitic tempered 240 13 105 120 155 100 115 145 austenitic quench hardened 180 14 130 150 195 125 145 185 austenitic-ferritic 230 15 105 120 155 100 115 145 perlitic/ferritic 180 16 265 305 400 255 295 385 Grey cast iron perlitic (martensitic) 260 17 160 185 245 150 175 230 K Cast iron with spheroidal graphite ferritic 160 18 180 210 275 175 200 260 perlitic 250 19 120 140 185 115 135 180 C Malleable cast iron ferritic 130 20 220 255 335 210 240 315 perlitic 230 21 145 170 225 140 160 210 cannot be hardened 60 22 Aluminium wrought alloys hardenable hardened 100 23 ≤ 12 % Si, cannot be hardened 75 24 N Cast aluminium alloys ≤ 12 % Si, hardenable hardened 90 25 > 12 % Si, cannot be hardened 130 26 machining steel, PB> 1% 110 27 Copper and copper alloys(bronze/brass)CuZn, CuSnZn 90 28 CuSn, Pb-free copper, electrolytic copper 100 29 annealed 200 30 Fe-based alloys hardened 280 31 D Heat-resistant alloysS Ni or Co bass annealedhardened 250 3235033 cast 320 34 pure titanium Rm 400 35 Titanium alloys α and β alloys hardened Rm 1050 36 Hardened steel hardened and tempered 55 HRC 37 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. Feed rate recommendations on page B248. For examples of material for cutting tool groups view page D22. B 234