HEF-5
Speed & Feed Feed Rate Guide: REGULAR STYLE STEEL
Material Guide
10xx 11xx 12xx 12Lxx 15xx
13xx 41xx 43xx 86xx 92xx 93xx Chromoly
STAINLESS STEEL
HARD STEEL
A2 H13 A3 M1 D2 O-1 H11 S-7 NAK 55
P20 P21 S-136 PX5 NAK 80
410 430F 416 440C 420
Steel Grades > 50Rc.
303 320 304 304L 316 316L 321 347 Kovar Invar 36
HI-TEMP ALLOYS
CAST IRON
13-8 15-5 17-4 Carpenter Custom 465 Invar
Grey GG-10 GG-15 GG-20/25 GG-30/35 GG-40
Ductile (Nodular) Malleable GGG-40 GGG-50 GGG-60 GGG-70
Inconel 718 Inconel 600 Rene 100
Rene 41
A286
Haynes
Waspalloy
H-188
Hastalloy
Ti61AL4V (grades 5-38)
Hast-X
Mar-M
Stellite
AirResist
Monel
Surface Feet per Minute (SFM) SFM
low - high
low - high
low - high
low - high
< 42 Rc
320 - 480
200 - 400
200 - 300
200 - 300
≥ 42 Rc
160 - 240
120 - 160
110 - 150
100 - 140
low - high
90 - 140
low - high
low - high
low - high
low - high
low - high
low - high
low - high
200 - 300
160 - 300
130 - 250
300 - 450
200 - 320
70 - 110
160 - 220
110 - 175
110 - 160
90 - 130
170 - 220
90 - 180
60 - 80
100 - 150
Feed per Tooth (FPT) 1/8
1/4
3/8
5-FLUTE
1/2
5/8
3/4
1
Slot HR LR Finish Slot HR LR Finish Slot HR LR Finish Slot HR LR Finish Slot HR LR Finish Slot HR LR Finish Slot HR LR Finish Slot
1 1/4
HR LR Finish
- .0008 - .0010 - .0013 - .0009 - .0016 - .0020 - .0025 - .0018 - .0024 - .0030 - .0038 - .0027 - .0032 - .0040 - .0050 - .0035 - .0040 - .0050 - .0063 - .0044 - .0048 - .0060 - .0075 - .0053 - .0064 - .0081 - .0101 - .0071 .0055 - .0074 .0068 - .0093
.0005 .0006 .0008 .0006 .0010 .0013 .0016 .0011 .0015 .0019 .0024 .0017 .0020 .0026 .0032 .0022 .0026 .0032 .0040 .0028 .0031 .0038 .0048 .0034 .0041 .0051 .0064 .0045
- .0007 - .0009 - .0011 - .0008 - .0014 - .0017 - .0022 - .0015 - .0021 - .0026 - .0032 - .0023 - .0028 - .0035 - .0043 - .0030 - .0035 - .0043 - .0054 - .0038 - .0041 - .0052 - .0065 - .0046 - .0055 - .0069 - .0086 - .0061 .0047 - .0063 .0059 - .0079
.0005 .0006 .0007 .0005 .0010 .0012 .0015 .0010 .0014 .0018 .0022 .0016 .0019 .0024 .0030 .0021 .0024 .0030 .0037 .0026 .0029 .0036 .0045 .0031 .0038 .0048 .0060 .0042
- .0006 - .0008 - .0010 - .0007 - .0013 - .0016 - .0020 - .0014 - .0019 - .0024 - .0030 - .0021 - .0026 - .0032 - .0040 - .0028 - .0032 - .0040 - .0050 - .0035 - .0039 - .0048 - .0060 - .0043 - .0052 - .0064 - .0081 - .0057 .0044 - .0059 .0055 - .0074
.0004 .0005 .0007 .0005 .0009 .0011 .0013 .0009 .0013 .0016 .0020 .0014 .0017 .0021 .0027 .0019 .0021 .0027 .0033 .0023 .0026 .0032 .0040 .0028 .0034 .0043 .0053 .0037
.0086 - .0116 .0060 - .0081
.0073 - .0099 .0052 - .0070
.0068 - .0093 .0048 - .0065
.0061 - .0083 .0043 - .0058
.0006 .0007 .0009 .0007 .0012 .0015 .0019 .0013 .0018 .0022 .0028 .0020 .0024 .0030 .0037 .0026 .0030 .0037 .0046 .0033 .0036 .0045 .0056 .0039 .0048 .0060 .0074 .0052
- .0006 - .0007 - .0009 - .0006 - .0012 - .0014 - .0018 - .0013 - .0017 - .0022 - .0027 - .0019 - .0023 - .0029 - .0036 - .0025 - .0029 - .0036 - .0045 - .0032 - .0035 - .0043 - .0054 - .0038 - .0046 - .0058 - .0072 - .0051 .0039 - .0053 .0049 - .0066
.0004 .0005 .0006 .0004 .0008 .0010 .0013 .0009 .0012 .0015 .0019 .0013 .0016 .0020 .0026 .0018 .0020 .0026 .0032 .0022 .0024 .0031 .0038 .0027 .0033 .0041 .0051 .0036
.0038 .0047 -
.0006 .0007 .0009 .0006 .0011 .0014 .0017 .0012 .0017 .0021 .0026 .0018 .0022 .0028 .0035 .0024 .0028 .0035 .0043 .0030 .0033 .0041 .0052 .0036 .0044 .0055 .0069 .0049 .0051
.0063 .0059 - .0079 .0041 - .0056
.0005 .0006 .0008 .0006 .0010 .0013 .0016 .0011 .0015 .0019 .0024 .0017 .0020 .0026 .0032 .0022 .0026 .0032 .0040 .0028 .0031 .0038 .0048 .0034 .0041 .0051 .0064 .0045
- .0007 - .0009 - .0011 - .0008 - .0014 - .0017 - .0022 - .0015 - .0021 - .0026 - .0032 - .0023 - .0028 - .0035 - .0043 - .0030 - .0035 - .0043 - .0054 - .0038 - .0041 - .0052 - .0065 - .0046 - .0055 - .0069 - .0086 - .0061 .0047 - .0063 .0059 - .0079
.0005 .0006 .0007 .0005 .0010 .0012 .0015 .0010 .0014 .0018 .0022 .0016 .0019 .0024 .0030 .0021 .0024 .0030 .0037 .0026 .0029 .0036 .0045 .0031 .0038 .0048 .0060 .0042
- .0006 - .0008 - .0010 - .0007 - .0013 - .0016 - .0020 - .0014 - .0019 - .0024 - .0030 - .0021 - .0026 - .0032 - .0040 - .0028 - .0032 - .0040 - .0050 - .0035 - .0039 - .0048 - .0060 - .0043 - .0052 - .0064 - .0081 - .0057 .0044 - .0059 .0055 - .0074
.0004 .0005 .0007 .0005 .0009 .0011 .0013 .0009 .0013 .0016 .0020 .0014 .0017 .0021 .0027 .0019 .0021 .0027 .0033 .0023 .0026 .0032 .0040 .0028 .0034 .0043 .0053 .0037
- .0006 - .0007 - .0009 - .0006 - .0012 - .0014 - .0018 - .0013 - .0017 - .0022 - .0027 - .0019 - .0023 - .0029 - .0036 - .0025 - .0029 - .0036 - .0045 - .0032 - .0035 - .0043 - .0054 - .0038 - .0046 - .0058 - .0072 - .0051 .0039 - .0053 .0049 - .0066
.0006 .0007 .0009 .0007 .0012 .0015 .0019 .0013 .0018 .0022 .0028 .0020 .0024 .0030 .0037 .0026 .0030 .0037 .0046 .0033 .0036 .0045 .0056 .0039 .0048 .0060 .0074 .0052
- .0008 - .0010 - .0013 - .0009 - .0016 - .0020 - .0025 - .0018 - .0024 - .0030 - .0038 - .0027 - .0032 - .0040 - .0050 - .0035 - .0040 - .0050 - .0063 - .0044 - .0048 - .0060 - .0075 - .0053 - .0064 - .0081 - .0101 - .0071 .0055 - .0074 .0068 - .0093
.0005 .0006 .0008 .0005 .0010 .0012 .0015 .0011 .0015 .0018 .0023 .0016 .0020 .0025 .0031 .0022 .0025 .0031 .0039 .0027 .0030 .0037 .0046 .0033 .0039 .0049 .0062 .0043
- .0007 - .0008 - .0010 - .0007 - .0013 - .0017 - .0021 - .0015 - .0020 - .0025 - .0031 - .0022 - .0027 - .0033 - .0042 - .0029 - .0033 - .0042 - .0052 - .0037 - .0040 - .0050 - .0063 - .0044 - .0053 - .0067 - .0083 - .0059 .0045 - .0061 .0057 - .0077
.0003 .0003 .0004 .0003 .0005 .0007 .0009 .0006 .0008 .0010 .0013 .0009 .0011 .0014 .0017 .0012 .0014 .0017 .0021 .0015 .0016 .0020 .0026 .0018 .0022 .0027 .0034 .0024
- .0004 - .0005 - .0006 - .0004 - .0007 - .0009 - .0012 - .0008 - .0011 - .0014 - .0017 - .0012 - .0015 - .0018 - .0023 - .0016 - .0018 - .0023 - .0029 - .0020 - .0022 - .0028 - .0035 - .0024 - .0029 - .0037 - .0046 - .0032 .0025 - .0034 .0031 - .0042
.0004 .0005 .0006 .0004 .0007 .0009 .0012 .0008 .0011 .0014 .0018 .0012 .0015 .0019 .0023 .0016 .0019 .0023 .0029 .0021 .0022 .0028 .0035 .0025 .0030 .0037 .0047 .0033
- .0005 - .0006 - .0008 - .0006 - .0010 - .0013 - .0016 - .0011 - .0015 - .0019 - .0024 - .0017 - .0020 - .0025 - .0032 - .0022 - .0025 - .0032 - .0040 - .0028 - .0030 - .0038 - .0047 - .0033 - .0040 - .0051 - .0063 - .0045 .0034 - .0047 .0043 - .0058
.0073 - .0099 .0052 - .0070
.0068 - .0093 .0048 - .0065
.0061 - .0083 .0043 - .0058
.0086 - .0116 .0060 - .0081
.0071 - .0096 .0050 - .0068
.0039 - .0053 .0028 - .0037
.0054 - .0073 .0038 - .0051
Length of Cut (LOC)
Depth of Cut Guide: REGULAR STYLE Slotting (S)
Heavy Roughing (HR)
Light Roughing (LR)
Finishing (F)
≤ Regular LOC
ADOC = up to 50% x dia.
ADOC = up to 1.5 x dia. RDOC = 30% to 50% of dia.
ADOC = LOC RDOC = 15% to 25% of dia.
ADOC = LOC RDOC = 3% to 5% of dia.
> Regular LOC
We recommend using reduced neck (RN) tooling for long reach
ADOC = up to 1 x dia. RDOC = 20% to 30% of dia.
ADOC = up to 2 x dia. RDOC = 10% to 15% of dia.
ADOC = up to 3 x dia. RDOC = 3% to 5% of dia.
LOC ADOC
Regular Style RDOC
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