MACHINING PARAMETERS GUIDELINES
The guidelines which follow establish a nominal starting point for machining optimization. Specific tool geometry and machining conditions will affect performance.
Material |
Operation |
Grade |
Speed |
Feed Rate |
Doc |
Aluminum Alloy 4 – 8% Sí 9 – 14% Sí >13% Sí |
Turning |
UD-30/UD-40/UD-50 UD-30/UD-40/UD-50 UD-30/UD-40/UD-50 |
900 - 3500 |
0,1 – 0,4 |
0,1 – 0,4 |
Metal matrix composites A1/10 – 20% SIC |
Turning/Milling |
UD-40/UD-50 |
300 – 600 |
0,1 – 0,4 |
02 – 1,5 |
Copper Alloys Copper, zinc, brass |
Turning/Milling |
UD-20/UD-30 |
400 – 1260 |
0,03 – 0,3 |
0,05 – 2,0 |
Tungsten carbide >16% Co(1) Unsintered (“green”) Sintered |
Turning |
UD-30/UD-40 |
30 – 100 |
0,1 – 0,4 |
2,0 – 1,0 |
Ceramics Unsintered (“green”) Sintered |
Turning |
UD-30/UD-40 |
70 – 100 |
0,1 – 0,4 |
2,0 – 1,0 |
Manufacture wood |
Routing |
UD-20/UD-30 |
1000 – 3650 |
01, - 0,4 |
0,1 – 4,0 |
Plastics / Composites Carbon / Graphite |
Turning/Milling |
UD-20/UD-30 |
300 – 2000 |
0,05 – 0,3 |
0,1 – 3,0 |
(1) It is recommended to use BU-90 Urgeles Diamant reference for machining sintered tungsten carbide with 16% cobalt binder.