End Mills Technical Information

Series 177/179 Metric

Slotting
Coolant
Workpiece
Material
Group

25% Axial 50% Axial

Examples

1 x Diameter Axial Depth

Proling
Small Radial Depth ===========> Largest Radial Depth
1% of
5% of
10% of
15% of
20% of
30% of
50% of
Dia.
Dia.
Dia.
Dia.
Dia.
Dia.
Dia.

Steels

Technical Information

Stainless
M
Steels

Special
Alloys

Cast
Irons

Free Machining
Low Carbon
Medium Carbon
Alloy Steels
High Strength Alloys
Structural Steels
Die/Tool Steels
Free Machining
Moderate Stainless
Difcult Stainless
PH Stainless
Cobalt Chrome Alloys
Duplex (22%)
Super Duplex (25%)
High Temp Alloys
Titanium Alloys
Gray Cast Iron
SG Iron
Ductile Cast Iron
Malleable Iron

MMS
Type

x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

x
x

150
150
90
75
75
150
60
90
75
60
40
45
40
30
45
55
120
105
90
90

Preferred
Possible
x Not Possible

150
150
90
75
75
150
60
90
75
60
40
45
40
30
45
55
120
105
90
90

730
730
335
150
150
730
120
150
150
105
75
75
75
60
75
125
450
365
150
120

SMM
620
620
290
130
130
620
115
140
115
95
75
75
75
55
75
115
400
320
140
110

685
685
310
140
140
685
115
145
115
100
75
75
75
60
75
120
430
345
145
115

565
565
260
130
130
565
110
135
110
90
70
70
70
55
70
105
360
295
130
105

500
500
240
120
120
500
110
130
105
90
70
70
70
50
60
100
335
275
130
105

Examples

Stainless
Steels

Free Machining
Moderate Stainless
Difcult Stainless
PH Stainless
Cobalt Chrome Alloys
Duplex (22%)
Super Duplex (25%)

Special Alloys

Steels

10

12

16

18

25

.066

.066.083

.078.088

.088.129

Should the Calculated

Spindle Speed be more than
your actual Spindle Max.,
Use Formula Below:
Calculated Feed x Spindle Max.

.005

.010

.017

.025.040

.033.053

.040

.005

.010

.017

.025.040

.033.053

.040

.066

.066.083

.078.088

.088.129

High Temp Alloys

.002

.005

.020

.012.020

.017.027

.017.033

.025.040

.025.043

.027.045

.030.050

Gray Cast Iron

SG Iron
Ductile Cast Iron
Malleable Iron

.005

.010

.017

.017.040

.025.055

.038.071

.045.083

.060.088

.071.099

.060.127

Titanium Alloys

Cast Irons

150
150
90
75
75
150
60
90
75
60
40
45
40
30
45
55
120
105
90
90

Spindle Max.

mm/Tooth
Free Machining
Low Carbon
Medium Carbon
Alloy Steels
High Strength Alloys
Structural Steels
Die/Tool Steels

380
380
180
105
105
380
90
115
95
75
60
60
60
45
55
80
250
215
115
100

If axial depth is less than the ball diameter, the speed

is gured using the effective cutting diameter.
Tool Diameter (mm)

Workpiece Material
Group

Series 177/179 Metric

Air
Max

Example: Prole Milling

1) Select Material from chart.
2) Select Tool Size.
3) Select feed per tooth.
4) Figure percentage of clutter Diameter Radial Cut Depth.
5) Select Chip Load Factor for Radial Depth.
6) Multiply Chip Load Factor x Feed per Tooth.
7) Answer: New Feed per Tooth.
8) RPM x New Feed per Tooth x number of Teeth = mm/min
(Millimeters per Minute)

Example:Slotting
1) Select Material from chart.
2) Select Tool Size.
3) Select feed per tooth from chart.
4) Multiply Feed per Tooth x Number of Teeth x RPM.
5) Answer: mm/min (Millimeters per Minute)

Calculated Speed

During Prole Milling less

than 50% of the cutter
diameter radial depth,
the actual chipload at the
cutting edge is less than
the programmed chip load.
Below are Chip Load factors
depending on Radial Depth
Percentage. Multiply your
inches per tooth by the factor
before guring your IPM.
Radial Depth in
Percentage of
Cutter Diameter
50%
30%

Increase Chip
Load Factor

20%
15%
10%
5%
1%

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