Stainless steels (AISI/SAE
304, AISI/SAE 403, etc.) | Application | Precision
finishing | Finishing | Medium cutting |
Medium cutting | Medium to heavy cutting |
| Cutting speed (SFM) | 330~400~500 |
260~330~500 | 260~330~500 |
260~330~400 | 200~260~330 |
| Depth of cut (in) | .002~.012~.02 |
.012~.04~.08 | .04~.12~.2 |
.04~.08~.12 | .08~.16~.4 |
| Feed (in/rev) | .0012~.004~.006 |
.004~.008~.01 | .008~.012~.02 |
.008~.012~.016 | .016~.02~.04 |
| Recommended Insert | |
| Rhombic
(80°) |  |
NS530 |  |
T7025 |  |
T7025 |  |
GH330 |  |
T7025 |
| CNGG | CNMG |
CNMG | CNMG | CNMG |
| 431-01 | 432-17 |
432-TM | 432-22 | 643-TH |
| Rhombic (55°) |  |
NS530 |  |
T7025 |  |
T7025 |  |
GH330 | |
| DNGG |
DNMG | DNMG | DNMG |
| 431-01 | 431-17 |
431-TM | 432-SS |
| Square (90°) |  |
NS530 |  |
T7025 |  |
T7025 |  |
GH330 |  |
T7025 |
| SNGG | SNMG |
SNMG | SNMG | SNMG |
| 431-01 | 432-17 |
432-TM | 433-SS | 643-TH |
| Triangular (60°) |  |
NS530 |  |
T7025 |  |
T7025 |  |
GH330 | |
| TNGG |
TNMG | TNMG | TNMG |
| 331-01 | 331-17 |
331-TM | 433-SS |
| Rhombic (35°) |  |
NS530 | |  |
T7025 |  |
GH330 | |
| VNGG |
VNMG | VNMG |
| 331-01 |
331-TM | 332-SS |
| Trigon (80°) |  |
NS530 |  |
T7025 |  |
T7025 |  |
GH330 | |
| WNGG |
WNMG | WNMG | WNMG |
| 431-01 | 431-17 |
431-TM | 433-SS |