TurningMillingDrillingTechnicalInformationIndex Machining group Indexable milling Recommended cutting data A Indexable milling – group 7 (XMR01, XMP01) Starting values for cutting speed vc [m/min] HC (PVD) Material group Composition / structure / heat treatment HB YBG252 YBG302 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 1 230 265 345 225 260 340 approx. 0,45 % C annealed 190 2 200 230 300 195 225 295 Unalloyed steel approx. 0,45 % C tempered 250 3 185 215 280 180 210 275 approx. 0,75 % C annealed 270 4 165 190 250 160 185 245 approx. 0,75 % C tempered 300 5 150 175 230 150 170 225 P annealed 180 6 200 230 300 195 225 295 B Low-alloyed steel tempered 275 7 165 190 250 160 185 245tempered3008150175230150170225 tempered 350 9 130 150 195 125 145 190 High-alloyed steel and high-alloyed annealed 200 10 115 135 180 115 130 170 tool steel hardened and tempered 325 11 85 95 125 80 95 125 ferritic/martensitic annealed 200 12 115 135 175 115 130 170 M Stainless steel martensitic tempered 240 13 100 115 145 95 110 145 austenitic quench hardened 180 14 125 145 185 120 140 185 austenitic-ferritic 230 15 100 115 145 95 110 145 perlitic/ferritic 180 16 255 295 385 250 290 380 Grey cast iron perlitic (martensitic) 260 17 150 175 230 150 170 225 K Cast iron with spheroidal graphite ferritic 160 18 175 200 260 170 195 255 perlitic 250 19 115 135 180 115 130 170 C Malleable cast iron ferritic 130 20 210 240 315 205 235 310 perlitic 230 21 140 160 210 135 160 210 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 246