| Representative Material |
Physical Characteristics |
Band Speed SFPM |
Coolant |
Recommended Blade |
| Fine |
Med |
Med Coarse |
Coarse |
| Tool Steel (Rc 42-65) |
Hardened |
150-250 |
Yes |
|
|
Good |
Best |
| Nitride Case Hardened & Induction Hardened Steels |
Hardened |
150-300 |
Yes |
|
|
Best |
Good |
| High-Temp Nickel & Iron Base Super Alloys |
Work Hardening |
150-400 |
Yes |
|
|
Good |
Best |
| Hastelloy |
Work Hardening |
120-300 |
Yes |
|
|
Good |
Best |
| Aircraft & Sheet Stainless |
Work Hardening |
150-500 |
Yes |
|
Good |
Best |
Good |
| Beryllium |
Abrasive |
150-600 |
Yes |
|
|
|
Best |
| Sintered Tungsten, Molybdenum, Iron, Stainless |
Abrasive |
125-700 |
Optional |
|
Good |
Best |
|
| Weld & Metallurgical, Test Specimems |
Hard & Abrasive |
125-300 |
Yes |
|
Good |
Best |
Good |
| White & High Alloy Cast Iron |
Tough & Abrasive |
150-350 |
Yes |
|
|
Good |
Best |
| Grey Cast Iron |
Abrasive |
150-300 |
No |
|
|
Good |
Best |
| Titanium |
Tough |
150-400 |
Yes |
|
|
Good |
Best |
| Foamed Glass |
Abrasive |
1000-3000 |
No |
|
Good |
Best |
|
| Syntactic Foam |
Abrasive |
300-700 |
No |
|
Good |
Best |
|
| Low Density Ceramics |
Abrasive |
500-1500 |
Optional |
|
Best |
Good |
|
| Green Unfired Ceramics |
Abrasive |
200-1200 |
No |
|
Best |
|
|
| Fiber Reinforced Cement |
Abrasive |
800-1500 |
No |
|
|
Best |
|
| Friction Materials |
Abrasive |
1000-3000 |
No |
|
|
Best |
Good |
| Fiberglass Honeycomb |
Abrasive |
4000-6000 |
No |
Good |
Best |
Good |
|
| Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics (polyesters, epoxies, melamines,
phenolics) |
Abrasive |
1000-3000 |
No |
Good |
Best |
Good |
|
| Graphite composites |
Hard & Abrasive |
1500-3000 |
No |
Good |
Best |
Good |
|
| Aircraft Tooling & Molding Compounds |
Abrasive |
200-1000 |
No |
|
Best |
Good |
Good |
| Carbon & Graphite |
Abrasive |
1000-4000 |
No |
|
|
Good |
Best |
| Glass |
Hard & Abrasive |
500-1000 |
Yes |
Best |
Good |
|
|
| Wire Reinforced Rubber |
Tough Snaggy |
1200-3000 |
Yes |
|
|
Good |
Best |
| Cable / Wire Rope |
Tough Snaggy |
1200-3000 |
Yes |
|
Best |
Good |
|
| Compressed Perlite Molding Compounds |
Abrasive |
400-1600 |
No |
|
|
|
Best |
| Cement Lined Steel & Cast Iron Pipe |
Abrasive |
120-500 |
No |
|
|
Best |
Good |
| Soapstone, Chalk, Mica, Lava, Slate, Coal |
Abrasive |
1500-600 |
No |
|
Good |
Good |
Best |
| • |
If a specific material is not listed, select conditions for
a similar material. |
| • |
Start cut as lower speed, and increase band speed until optimum
cutting performance is achieved. |
| • |
Large material cross-sections require lower speeds and higher
feed pressure. |
| • |
Small cross-sections should be cut a higher speeds with moderate
pressure. |
| • |
In metals, a fine stringy chip is evidence of porper speed
and feed rates. |
| • |
Coolants are essential for most metal cutting and are also
recommended for ceramics, glass, and similar materials. |
