 |
Main
workpiece material groups and their characteristic
letters |
Brinell
hardness
HB |
Cutting
Speed |
| Workpiece
material |
LC220N
|
LW225
 |
LC620N
 |
| P |
Unalloyed
steel1) |
ca
0.15 % C annealed |
125 |
80-200 |
70-130 |
75-220 |
| ca
0.45 % C annealed |
190 |
75-180 |
70-120 |
70-200 |
| ca
0.45 % C hardened and temp. |
250 |
70-160 |
65-110 |
60-180 |
| ca
0.75 % C annealed |
270 |
80-180 |
70-120 |
70-200 |
| ca
0.75 % C hardened and temp. |
300 |
65-130 |
65-100 |
60-150 |
|
Low-alloy steel 1) |
annealed |
180 |
80-180 |
70-120 |
70-200 |
| hardened
and temp. |
275 |
65-130 |
65-120 |
60-150 |
| hardened
and temp. |
300 |
60-120 |
60-110 |
55-130 |
| hardened
and temp. |
350 |
55-100 |
55-80 |
50-110 |
| High-alloy
steel and High-alloy tool steel 1) |
annealed |
200 |
55-110 |
50-80 |
50-120 |
| hardened
and temp. |
325 |
30-100 |
25-55 |
25-110 |
| Stainles
steel1) |
ferritic/martensitic,annealed |
200 |
100-160 |
70-100 |
90-180 |
| martensitic,
hardened and temp. |
240 |
70-130 |
50-90 |
60-140 |
| M |
Stainles
steel1) |
austenitic
2) |
180 |
|
|
60-240 |
| K |
Grey
cast iron |
perlitic/ferritic |
180 |
|
|
90-160 |
| perlitic
(martensitic) |
260 |
|
|
60-120 |
| Nodular
graphite cast iron |
ferritic |
160 |
100-180 |
|
|
| perlitic |
250 |
80-150 |
|
|
| Malleable
cast iron |
ferritic
(short-chipping) |
130 |
75-150 |
|
|
| perlitic
(short-chipping) |
230 |
70-130 |
|
|