MATERIALS |
SPEED FEET PER MINUTE |
Aluminum Alloys |
|
|
90-100 |
Brass |
|
|
60-100 |
Bronze |
|
|
40-60 |
Copper |
|
|
40-60 |
High Temperature Alloys |
|
Cobalt Base |
5-10 |
|
Iron Base |
10-15 |
|
Nickel Base |
5-10 |
Iron |
Ductile |
Annealed |
60 |
As Cast |
30 |
Tempered |
15-20 |
Gray |
Annealed |
80 |
As Cast |
35-60 |
Malleable |
|
60 |
Heat Treated |
25-50 |
Magnesium Alloys Annealed |
|
|
175 |
Manganese |
|
|
20 |
Molybdenum Alloys |
|
Stress Relieved |
50 |
Monel |
|
Annealed |
20 |
Nickel Alloys |
|
Annealed |
25 |
Plastics |
Reinforced |
|
25 |
Thermoplastics |
|
50 |
Thermosetting Plastics |
|
50 |
Steels |
Alloys, Annealed or Cold Drawn |
|
40-60 |
Quenched & Tempered |
|
15-35 |
Armor Plate |
|
10 |
Carbon Steel, Plain |
Annealed |
40-80 |
Tempered |
15-40 |
Cast, Carbon |
|
Annealed |
40-50 |
|
Tempered |
30 |
Cast, Corrosion Resistant |
|
Annealed |
20-30 |
Heat Resistant, |
as Cast |
20-25 |
Low Alloy |
Annealed |
30-45 |
Tempered |
15-25 |
Precipitation Hardening, Treated |
|
|
10-15 |
Stainless |
|
Annealed |
15-45 |
|
Tempered |
15-25 |
Free Machining, |
Annealed |
45-75 |
Tool Steels |
High Speed |
Annealed |
15-25 |
Water Hardening |
Annealed |
50 |
Ultra High Strength Steels |
|
Annealed |
35 |
|
Normalized |
20 |
|
Tempered |
3-7 |
Maraging Steels |
|
Annealed |
20-15 |
|
Maraged |
5-10 |
Tantalum Alloys |
Stress Relieved |
|
3 |
Titanium Alloys, |
Commercial Pure, |
Annealed |
40-60 |
Alpha & Alpha Beta Alloys |
Annealed |
10-25 |
Tungsten Alloys |
Pressed & Sintered |
|
50 |
Zinc Alloys |
|
Die Cast |
150 |