13. TABLE OF BLADE SPEEDS AND CUTTING RATES
FOR USE WITH COOLANT
BLADE SPEED
BLADE SPEED
SQUARE
SQUARE
HIGH SPEED
CARBON
INCHES
INCHES
STEEL BLADE
STEEL BLADE
PER MINUTE
PER MINUTE
WORKPIECE
WORKPIECE
CUTTING
CUTTING
WIDTH
WIDTH
RATE
RATE
0"-3" 3"-6" 6"-UP
0"-3" 3"-6" 6"-UP
CARBON STEEL
130
120
90
1-2
300
250
200
10-16
1010-1035
100
80
60
1-2
175
140
100
6-9
1038-1095
140
130
120
1-3
350
300
250
8-20
1100 SERIES
120
100
80
1-3
325
250
200
8-20
1200 SERIES
100
80
60
.5-1
250
200
150
6-10
1300 SERIES
85
75
50
.5-1
175
130
100
3-7
2000 SERIES
110
80
50
.5-1
200
150
125
3-7
3000 SERIES
85
70
50
.5-1
225
175
150
3-8
4000 SERIES
65
50
50
.5-1
225
175
150
4-8
5000 SERIES
70
50
50
.5-1
150
100
75
3-7
52100
65
50
50
.5-1
200
150
125
3-7
6000 SERIES
65
50
50
.5-1
200
150
125
4-7
8000 SERIES
100
60
50
.5-1
150
125
75
2-5
9000 SERIES
STAINLESS STEEL
50
50
50
.2-.7
125
80
60
1-3
300 SERIES
50
50
50
.2-.7
125
80
50
2-4
400 SERIES
HIGH SPEED TOOL STEEL
50
50
50
.5-1
120
100
50
3-5
S,H SERIES
50
50
50
.2-.7
100
75
50
1-2
T,M SERIES
DIE STEEL
50
50
50
.5-1
175
125
100
3-4
A,H SERIES
50
50
50
.2-.7
100
75
50
1-2
D* SERIES
50
50
50
.5-1
175
100
75
4-6
L,O SERIES
NICKEL BASE ALLOY STEEL
50
50
50
75
50
50
.5-2
MONEL
50
50
50
75
50
50
.5-2
INCONEL X
50
50
50
50
50
50
TITANIUM
ALUMINUM
500
500
500
10-30
500
500
500
10-40
BAR STOCK
200
200
200
10-15
200
200
200
10-20
CAST
100
75
50
.5-1
100
75
50
2-4
CAST IRON*
200
120
80
5-10
500
400
300
5-20
KIRKSITE
BRONZE
200 100
80
.5-1
300 200 150
4-10
50
50
50
.5-1
100
75
50
3-10
ALUMINUM
125 100
80
.5-1
275 225 200
3-8
PHOSPHOR
75
50
50
.5-1
175 150 100
3-12
SILICON
*Do not use coolant.
Above blade speeds are for cutting with coolant. When dry cutting reduce
high speed steel blade
speeds 50% and carbon steel blade speeds 25%.
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