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Solid Carbide Drills Feeds and Speeds

BRINELL SURFACE Coating 1st Coating 2nd


Material HARDNES SPEED recommendatio recommendatio FEED PER REVOLUTION BY DRILL DIAMETER (IPR)
S (BHN) (SFM) n n
1/16" 1/8" 1/4" 1/2" 3/4"+
Aluminum Alloys (Si <12%) -150 350 ZrN TiXCo3 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.012

Aluminum Alloys (Si >12%) -150 350 TiXCo3 ZrN 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.012

Brass and Bronze -200 250 Tru-PLEX-CT TiCN-MP 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.01
Low Carbon Steel - 1018,
175 200 TiXCo3 AlTiN, nACo 0.0005 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.006
12l12, 1108, 1213
Medium Carbon Steel - 1040,
250 175 TiXCo3 AlTiN, nACo 0.0005 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.006
1140, 4340, 8640
nACRo, nACo,
Cast Iron - Gray 200 250 TiXCo3 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.005 0.007
AlTiN
nACRo, nACo,
Cast Iron - Ductile 250 200 TiXCo3 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.005 0.007
AlTiN
Tru-PLEX-CT,
Copper -200 325 ZrN 0.001 0.003 0.005 0.007 0.01
TiCN-MP
Tool Steel - P20, A2, D2, H12 250 200 TiXCo3 AlTiN, nACo 0.001 0.003 0.004 0.006 0.008

Hardened Steel - 40RC + - 60 TiXCo3 AlTiN, nACo 0.0005 0.001 0.0015 0.002 0.003
Free Stainless Steel - 303, 410,
-250 125 TiXCo3 AlTiN 0.0005 0.001 0.002 0.005 0.006
416, 440F
Moderate Stainless Steel - 304,
300 100 TiXCo3 AlTiN 0.0005 0.001 0.002 0.005 0.006
316
Hard Stainless Steel - 17-4PH,
450 75 TiXCo3 AlTiN, All4 0.0005 0.0008 0.0015 0.003 0.005
316L, AM350

Titanium Alloys - Soft -150 150 TiXCo3 AlTiN, All4 0.0005 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.006
Titanium Alloys - 6AL-4V,
ASTM B367, Grades C-3, C-4 -250 100 TiXCo3 AlTiN, nACRo 0.0005 0.0008 0.0015 0.003 0.005
High Temp Alloys - Inconel,
Hastelloy, Waspaloy 250 60 TiXCo3 AlTiN, nACRo 0.0005 0.0008 0.0015 0.003 0.005

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Solid Carbide Drills Feeds and Speeds
BRINELL SURFACE
HARDNES SPEED
S (BHN) (SFM)
Coating FEED PER REVOLUTION BY DRILL DIAMETER (IPR)
Material
1/16" 1/8" 1/4" 1/2" 3/4"+
Aluminum Alloys -150 350 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.012

Brass and Bronze -200 250 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.01
Low Carbon Steel - 1018, 12l12,
175 200 0.0005 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.006
1108, 1213
Medium Carbon Steel - 1040,
250 175 0.0005 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.006
1140, 4340, 8640

Cast Iron - Gray 200 250 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.005 0.007

Cast Iron - Ductile 250 200 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.005 0.007

Copper -200 325 0.001 0.003 0.005 0.007 0.01


Tool Steel - P20, A2, D2, H12
250 200 0.001 0.003 0.004 0.006 0.008

Hardened Steel - 40RC + - 60 0.0005 0.001 0.0015 0.002 0.003


Free Stainless Steel - 303, 410,
-250 125 0.0005 0.001 0.002 0.005 0.006
416, 440F
Moderate Stainless Steel - 304,
300 100 0.0005 0.001 0.002 0.005 0.006
316
Hard Stainless Steel - 17-4PH,
450 75 0.0005 0.0008 0.0015 0.003 0.005
316L, AM350

Titanium Alloys - Soft -150 150 0.0005 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.006
Titanium Alloys - 6AL-4V, ASTM
B367, Grades C-3, C-4 -250 100 0.0005 0.0008 0.0015 0.003 0.005
High Temp Alloys - Inconel,
Hastelloy, Waspaloy 250 60 0.0005 0.0008 0.0015 0.003 0.005

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