Chapter 16      Stainless Steels - Machining Data

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 TURNING DATA FOR FERRITIC STAINLESS STEELS

 

Hardness HB

 

High Speed Steel Tool

Coated Carbide Tool

Material

Heat

Cut

Speed

Feed

Tool

Speed

Feed

Tool

AISI

Treatmenta

Depth in

fpm

lpr

Material

fpm

lpr

Materialb

 405, 409, 135-185 0.040 150 0.007 M2, M3 850 0.007 CC-7
 429, 430, A 0.015 120 0.015 M2, M3 650 0.015 CC-6
 434, 436,   0.300 95 0.020 M2, M3 525 0.020 CC-6
 442, 446   0.625 75 0.030 M2, M3 --- --- ---
 a. Heat treatment abbreviations are as follows: A - annealed; CD - cold drawn; QT - quenched & tempered.
 b. Coated carbide tool material grades are designated by additional prefix letter C, to distinguish it from the Industry Code system for
 uncoated carbide tools.
                 

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