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PGT Group, Rajkot, Mumbai, India

Milling Cutting Parameters

RECOMMENDED CUTTING PARAMETERS

MATERIAL CUTTING SPEED FEED PER REVOLUTION mm/r
Vc-m/min ∅ 2 ∅ 5 ∅ 8 ∅ 10 ∅ 12 ∅ 16 ∅ 20
Steel up to 500 N/mm 80-90 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.08 0.10 0.10
Alloy Steel over 500 N/mm 50-60 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.08 0.08
Tool Steel 40-50 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.05
Hardened Steel 40-50 0.01 0.05 0.02 0.025 0.025 0.03 0.05
Spring Steel 40-50 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.08
Cr-Ni-steel-Stainless steel 30-40 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06
Alloy steel special alloys 20-40 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025 0.03 0.03 0.04
Semisteel Cast Iron 50-70 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.10 0.12
Cast Iron up to 200 HB 60-70 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.15
Cast Iron over 200 HB 50-70 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.10
Cast Iron up to 500 HB 40-50 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08
Cast Iron over 500 HB 40-50 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08
Copper/bronze/brass 100-120 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.15
Alluminum alloys up to 11% Si 80-100 0.03 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.15 0.15
Alluminum alloys over 11% Si 80-100 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.15
Titanium and titanium alloys 20-30 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.10
Plastic Materials Thermosetting 150-200 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.15
Epoxy Resin and Reinforced fibers 120-150 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12

FORMULAS

Cutting Speed Vc = π x D x n / 1000
Spindle Speed n = Vc x 1000 / π x D
Feed Per Flute fz = Vf / n
Table Feed vf = fz x n
Feed Per Rev. f = fz x z

SYMBOLS

D(mm) Tool Diameter
Z No.of Flutes
Vc(m/min) Cutting Speed
fz(mm) Feed Per Flutes
n(rpm) Spindle Speed
VF(mm/min) Table Speed