ISO | Material | Material Designation | Material Condition | Hardness | Cutting Speed Recommendations (Vc) |
P | 1 | Non-alloy steel and cast steel, free cutting steel <0.25%C. | Annealed | 125 HB | 690-985 sfm |
P | 2 | Non-alloy steel and cast steel, free cutting steel >=0.25%C. | Annealed | 190 HB | 655-920 sfm |
P | 3 | Non-alloy steel and cast steel, free cutting steel <0.55% C | Quenched and tempered | 250 HB | 655-855 sfm |
P | 4 | Non-alloy steel and cast steel, free cutting steel >=0.55% C | Annealed | 220 HB | 590-820 sfm |
P | 5 | Non-alloy steel and cast steel, free cutting steel >=0.55% C | Quenched and tempered. | 300 HB | 590-785 sfm |
P | 6 | Low alloy and cast steel (less than 5% of alloying elements) | Annealed | 200 HB | 560-785 sfm |
P | 7 | Low alloy and cast steel (less than 5% of alloying elements) | Quenched and tempered | 275 HB | 525-755 sfm |
P | 8 | Low alloy and cast steel (less than 5% of alloying elements) | Quenched and tempered | 300 HB | 490-755 sfm |
P | 9 | Low alloy and cast steel (less than 5% of alloying elements) | Quenched and tempered | 350 HB | 460-720 sfm |
P | 10 | High alloyed steel, cast steel and tool steel | Annealed | 200 HB | 395-690 sfm |
P | 11 | High alloyed steel, cast steel and tool steel | Quenched and tempered | 325 HB | 360-560 sfm |
P | 12 | Stainless steel and cast steel | Ferritic/martensitic | 200 HB | 490-755 sfm |
P | 13 | Stainless steel and cast steel | Martensitic | 240 HB | 460-720 sfm |
M | 14 | Stainless steel and cast steel | Austenitic, duplex | 180 HB | 330-525 sfm |
S | 31 | High temp. alloys Fe based | Annealed | 200 HB | 165-195 sfm |
S | 32 | High temp. alloys Fe based | Hardened | 280 HB | 130-165 sfm |
S | 33 | High temp. alloys Ni or Co based | Annealed | 250 HB | 115-165 sfm |
S | 34 | High temp. alloys. Ni or Co based | Hardened | 350 HB | 80-115 sfm |
S | 35 | High temp. alloys. Ni or Co based | Cast | 320 HB | 100-130 sfm |
S | 36 | Titanium (pure) | Pure | 190 HB | 215-360 sfm |
S | 37 | Titanium alloys | Alpha+beta alloys, hardened | 310 HB | 115-230 sfm |
H | 38 | Hardened steel | Hardened | 55 HRC | 180-245 sfm |
H | 39 | Hardened steel | Hardened | 60 HRC | 150-215 sfm |
H | 40 | Chilled cast iron | Cast | 400 HB | 295-345 sfm |
H | 41 | Cast iron | Hardened | 55 HRC | 180-245 sfm |