
Indexable milling Recommended cutting data Indexable milling – group 3 (FMR01/02/03/04) A Starting values for cutting speed vc [m/min] Machining group 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 Turning 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 tempered 275 7 170 200 260 165 190 250 B Low-alloyed steel tempered tempered 300 350 8 9 160 135 185 155 245 205 150 130 175 150 230 195 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 Milling martensitic tempered 240 13 105 120 155 100 115 145 M Stainless steel 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 ferritic 160 18 180 210 275 175 200 260 K Cast iron with spheroidal graphite perlitic 250 19 120 140 185 115 135 180 C Malleable cast iron ferritic perlitic 130 230 20 21 220 145 255 170 335 225 210 140 240 160 315 210 cannot be hardened 60 22 Aluminium wrought alloys hardenable hardened 100 23 ≤ 12 % Si, cannot be hardened 75 24 Cast aluminium alloys ≤ 12 % Si, hardenable hardened 90 25 Drilling N > 12 % Si, cannot be hardened 130 26 machining steel, PB> 1% 110 27 Copper and copper alloys CuZn, CuSnZn 90 28 (bronze/brass) CuSn, Pb-free copper, electrolytic copper 100 29 annealed 200 30 Fe-based alloys hardened 280 31 Heat-resistant alloys annealed 250 32 D S Ni or Co bass hardened cast 350 320 33 34 pure titanium Rm 400 35 Titanium alloys α and β alloys hardened Rm 1050 36 Information Hardened steel hardened and tempered 55 HRC 37 Technical hardened and tempered 60 HRC 38 H Hard cast iron cast 400 39 Hardened cast iron hardened and tempered 55 HRC 40 Thermoplasts 41 Thermosetting plastics 42 Plastic, glass-fibre reinforced GFRP 43 X Non-metallic materials Plastic, carbon fibre reinforced CFRP 44 E Graphite Wood 45 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. Index B 234