Solid carbide milling Recommended cutting data End mill – UM/HPC/VSM series A Starting values for cutting speed vc [m/min] 5501R38414GM (-R) 5501R38414GM (-R) long series 5502R38414GM (-R) 5502R38414GM (-R) long series 5602R38414GM (-R) 5602R38414GM (-R) long series 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 machining steel, PB> 1% 130 110 26 27 Copper and copper alloys CuZn, CuSnZn 90 28 (bronze/brass) CuSn, Pb-free copper, electrolytic copper 100 29 Information annealed 200 30 Technical Fe-based alloys hardened 280 31 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 37 115 140 175 9 Hardened steel E H Hard cast iron hardened and tempered cast 60 HRC 400 38 39 135 165 205 9 Hardened cast iron hardened and tempered 55 HRC 40 Thermoplasts 41 Thermosetting plastics 42 Plastic, glass-fibre reinforced GFRP 43 X Non-metallic materials Index Plastic, carbon fibre reinforced CFRP 44 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 456