9.0
RECOMMENDED CUTTING SPEED OF LATHE
For cutting with HSS tools (Note: carbide tools allow approximately 5 times higher cutting speeds)
Workpiece material
Aluminum
Brass
Bronze
Cast Iron
Copper
Magnesium
Nickel
Plastic
Stainless Steel
Steel
Titanium
2021 to 6061
Gray
Ductile
Malleable
101 to 757
834 to 978
AZ, AM, EZ, ZE, HK types
Nickel 200 to 230
Monel
Inconel, Waspaloy
Hastelloy
TFE, CTFE
Nylon
Phenolic
201 to 385
405 to 446
15-5 PH, 16-6 PH, 14-4 PH
1005 to 1029
1030 to 1055
1060 to 1095
10L45 to 10L50
12L13 to 12L15
41L30 to 41L50
4140 to 4150
4140 (35 HRC)
8617 to 8622
M-1 to M-6
H-10 to H-19
D-2 to D-7
A-2 to A-9, 01 to 07
W-1, W-2
M-50, 52100
TI-6AI-6V
Speed (m/min)
Feed (mm/r)
155
0.05
23
0.03
22
0.03
10 to 39
0.04 to 0.10
5 to 39
0.03 to 0.10
10 to 53
0.04 to 0.08
26 to 28
0.05
105
0.08
155
0.05
26
0.05
5 to 18
0.03 to 0.04
5
0.05
3 to 5
0.05
77
0.05
108
0.05 to 0.08
108
0.08
20 to 26
0.03 to 0.04
28
0.03
9 to 18
0.015 to 0.031
25 to 43
0.03 to 0.05
11 to 35
0.023 to 0.038
9 to 25
0.018 to 0.025
12 to 43
0.023 to 0.038
70 to 86
0.08 to 0.089
6 to 34
0.018 to 0.038
6 to 35
0.018 to 0.038
22
0.03
12 to 37
0.03 to 0.041
18
0.03
6 to 25
0.18 to 0.028
14 to 18
0.03
14 to 18
0.03
34
0.04
6 to 26
0.18 to 0.038
14
0.03
21