Solid carbide milling Recommended cutting data End mill – AL series A Starting values for cutting speed vc [m/min] AL-1E AL-2E AL-2EL AL-3E (W) AL-3EL ALG-2E Machining group Slot milling Shoulder milling Slot milling Shoulder milling Turning Brinell Material group Composition / structure / heat treatment hardness Ø [mm] ap max Ø [mm] ae max Ø [mm] ap max Ø [mm] ae max HB 0 12 % Si, cannot be hardened 130 26 D 140 165 180 4 125 150 165 4 machining steel, PB> 1% 110 27 280 330 360 4 250 300 325 4 Copper and copper alloys CuZn, CuSnZn 90 28 325 385 420 4 295 350 380 4 (bronze/brass) CuSn, Pb-free copper, electrolytic copper 100 29 280 330 360 4 250 300 325 4 annealed 200 30 Fe-based alloys Information hardened 280 31 Technical Heat-resistant alloys annealed 250 32 S Ni or Co bass hardened 350 33 cast 320 34 pure titanium Rm 400 35 Titanium alloys α and β alloys hardened Rm 1050 36 hardened and tempered 55 HRC 37 Hardened steel hardened and tempered 60 HRC 38 H Hard cast iron E Hardened cast iron cast hardened and tempered 400 55 HRC 39 40 Thermoplasts 41 Thermosetting plastics 42 Plastic, glass-fibre reinforced GFRP 43 X Non-metallic materials Plastic, carbon fibre reinforced CFRP 44 Index 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 B460. For examples of material for cutting tool groups view page D22. B 448