Chapter 9     Carbon & Alloy Steels - Machining Data

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TURNING DATA FOR LOW CARBON STEELS

 

 

 

High Speed Steel Tool

Coated Carbide Tool

Material

Hardness HB

Cut

Speed

Feed

Tool

Speed

Feed

Tool

AISI Heat Treatmenta Depth in fpm ipr Material fpm ipr Materialb
1009, 1010, 125-175 0.040 150 0.007 M2, M3 950 0.007 CC-7
1012, 1015, HR, N, A, CD 0.150 125 0.015 M2, M3 625 0.015 CC-6
1017, 1020,   0.300 100 0.020 M2, M3 500 0.020 CC-6
1023, 1025   0.625 80 0.030 M2, M3 --- --- ---
  175-225 0.040 145 0.007 M2, M3 850 0.007 CC-7
  HR, N, A, CD 0.150 115 0.015 M2, M3 550 0.015 CC-6
    0.300 95 0.020 M2, M3 450 0.020 CC-6
    0.625

75

0.030 M2, M3 --- --- ---
  225-275 0.040 125 0.007 M2, M3 750 0.007 CC-7
  A, CD 0.150 95 0.015 M2, M3 500 0.015 CC-6
    0.300 75 0.020 M2, M3 400 0.020 CC-6
    0.625 60 0.030 M2, M3 --- --- ---

 a. Heat treatment abbreviations are as follows: HR - hor rolled; A - annealed; CD - cold drawn; N - normalized.

 b. Coated carbide tool material grades are designated by an additional prefix letter C, to distinguish it from the industry Code system for

 uncoated carbide tools.

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