| Application | Precision finishing | Finishing | Medium cutting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting speed (SFM) | Gray cast irons 500~1000~2000 | Gray cast irons 500~1000~2000 | Gray cast irons 330~500~900 | |||
| Cutting speed (SFM) | Ductile cast irons 330~660~1000 | Ductile cast irons 260~500~800 | Ductile cast irons 330~430~660 | |||
| Depth of cut (in) | .002~.012~.02 | .02~.08~.1 | .04~.08~.24 | |||
| Feed (in/rev) | .0012~.004~.006 | .004~.008~.01 | .008~.012~.016 | |||
| Recommended Insert | ||||||
| Rhombic (80°) |  | LX21 (Gray cast iron) |  |
T5010 | |
T5020 |
| NS520 (Ductile cast iron) | CNMG | CNMG | ||||
| CNGA432 | 432 | 432 | ||||
| Rhombic (55°) |  |
LX21 (Gray Cast Iron) |  |
T5010 | |
T5020 |
| NS520 (Ductile cast iron) | DNMG | DNMG | ||||
| DNGA432 | 432 | 432 | ||||
| Square (90°) |  |
LX21 (Gray cast iron) |  |
T5010 | |
T5020 |
| NS520 (Ductile cast iron) | SNMG | SNMG | ||||
| SNGA432 | 432 | 432 | ||||
| Triangular (60°) |  |
LX21 (Gray cast iron) |  |
T5010 | |
T5020 |
| NS520 (Ductile cast iron) | TNMG | TNMG | ||||
| TNGA332 | 332 | 332 | ||||
| Rhombic (35°) |  | 5010 | | 5020 | ||
| VNMG | VNMG | |||||
| 332 | 332 | |||||
| Trigon (80°) |  |
T5010 | |
T5020 | ||
| WNMG | WNMG | |||||
| 432 | 432 | |||||
| Round | ||||||