Endmill Speeds and Feeds Per Material

MATERIALS
HEAT-RESISTANT COBALT BASE ALLOYS, HIGH TENSILE STEELS (50-55 C)
HEAT-RESISTANT AUSTENITIC ALLOYS, HGIH TENSILE STEELS (46-50 C)
DIA. OF END MILLS
SPEED 5-10 SFM
RPM
FEED
CHIP LOAD PER TOOTH
SPEED 10-15 SFM
RPM
FEED
CHIP LOAD PER TOOTH
1/16
*
*
*
*
3/32
*
*
*
*
1/8
*
*
*
*
3/16
*
*
204-306
.0002 -.0005
1/4
76-153
.0002 -.001
153-230
.0002 -.001
5/16
61-122
.0002 -.001
122-183
.0002 -.001
3/8
51-102
.0002 -.001
102-153
.0002 -.001
7/16
44-88
.0005 -.001
88-132
.0005 -.001
1/2
38-76
.0005 -.001
76-115
.0005 -.001
9/16
34-68
.0005 -.002
68-104
.0005 -.002
5/8
31-61
.0005 -.002
61-92
.0005 -.002
11/16
28-56
.0005 -.002
56-84
.0005 -.002
3/4
26-51
.0005 -.002
51-76
.0005 -.002
13/16
24-47
.001 -.003
47-71
.001 -.003
7/8
22-44
.001 -.003
44-65
.001 -.003
15/16
20-40
.001 -.003
40-62
.001 -.003
1
19-38
.001 -.003
38-58
.001 -.003
1 1/8
34
.0015 -.004
34-51
.0015 -.004
1 1/4
31
.0015 -.004
31-46
.0015 -.004
1 3/8
28
.0015 -.004
28-42
.0015 -.004
1 1/2
26
.0015 -.004
26-38
.0015 -.004
1 5/8
24
.002 UP
35
.002 UP
1 3/4
22
.002 UP
32
.002 UP
1 7/8
20
.002 UP
30
.002 UP
2
19
.002 UP
29
.003 UP
2 1/8
18
.003 UP
28
.003 UP
2 1/4
17
.003 UP
26
.003 UP
2 3/8
16
.003 UP
25
.003 UP
2 1/2
15
.003 UP
23
.003 UP
2 5/8
15
.003 UP
22
.003 UP
2 3/4
14
.003 UP
21
.003 UP
2 7/8
14
.003 UP
20
.003 UP
3
13
.003 UP
19
.003 UP

 

MATERIALS
HEAT-RESISTANT NICKEL BASE ALLOYS, HIGH STRENGTH STAINLESS STEELS, HIGH STRENGTH TITANIUM ALLOYS
HIGH STRENGTH STAINLESS STEELS, HIGH TENSILE STEELS           (40-60 C)            MEDIUM STRENGTH TITANIUM ALLOYS
DIA. OF END MILLS
SPEED 15-20 SFM
RPM
FEED
CHIP LOAD PER TOOTH

SPEED 20-40 SFM RPM

FEED
CHIP LOAD PER TOOTH
1/16
*
*
1222-2444
.0002-.0005
3/32
611-815
.0002 -.0005
815-1629
.0002-.0005
1/8
456-611
.0002 -.0005
611-1222
.0002-.0005
3/16
306-407
.0002 -.0005
407-815
.0002-.0005
1/4
229-306
.0002 -.001
306-611
.0002 -.001
5/16
183-244
.0002 -.001
244-489
.0002 -.001
3/8
153-203
.0002 -.001
203-407
.0005 -.002
7/16
131-175
.0005 -.002
175-349
.0005 -.002
1/2
115-153
.0005 -.002
153-306
.0005 -.003
9/16
104-136
.0005 -.002
136-272
.0005 -.003
5/8
92-122
.0005 -.002
122-244
.001 -.004
11/16
84-111
.0005 -.002
111-222
.001 -.004
3/4
76-102
.001 -.004
102-203
.001 -.004
13/16
71-94
.001 -.004
94-189
.001 -.004
7/8
65-87
.001 -.004
87-175
.001 -.004
15/16
62-81
.001 -.004
81-163
.001 -.004
1
58-76
.001 -.004
76-153
.002 -.006
1 1/8
51-68
.0015 -.005
68-136
.002 -.006
1 1/4
46-61
.0015 -.005
61-122
.002 -.006
1 3/8
42-55
.0015 -.005
55-111
.002 -.006
1 1/2
38-51
.002 UP
51-102
.003 UP
1 5/8
35-47
.002 UP
47-94
.003 UP
1 3/4
32-43
.002 UP
43-87
.003 UP
1 7/8
30-40
.003 UP
40-81
.003 UP
2
29-38
.003 UP
38-76
.003 UP
2 1/8
36
.003 UP
36-72
.003 UP
2 1/4
34
.003 UP
34-68
.003 UP
2 3/8
32
.003 UP
32-64
.003 UP
2 1/2
30
.003 UP
30-61
.003 UP
2 5/8
29
.003 UP
29-58
.003 UP
2 3/4
28
.003 UP
28-56
.003 UP
2 7/8
27
.003 UP
27-53
.003 UP
3
26
.003 UP
26-51
.003 UP

 

MATERIALS
HEAT-RESISTANT FERRITIC BASE ALLOYS, MEDIUM STRENGTH STAINLESS STEELS UNALLOYED TITANIUM TOOL STEELS (30-40 C)
MACHINE STEEL, HARD BRASS AND BRONZE, ELECTROLYTIC COPPER, MILD STEEL FORGINGS (20-30 C)
DIA. OF END MILLS
SPEED 40-60 SFM RPM
FEED
CHIP LOAD PER TOOTH
SPEED 60-80 SFM
RPM
FEED
CHIP LOAD PER TOOTH
1/16
2444-3667
.0002 -.005
3667-4888
.0002 -.0005
3/32
1629-2750
.0002 -.005
2750-3259
.0002 -.0005
1/8
1222-1833
.0002 -.005
1833-2440
.0002 -.001
3/16
815-1222
.0002 -.005
1222-1625
.0002 -.001
1/4
611-917
.0002 -.001
917-1222
.0005 -.002
5/16
489-733
.0002 -.001
733-978
.0005 -.002
3/8
406-611
.0005 -.002
611-815
.001 -.003
7/16
349-524
.0005 -.002
524-698
.001 -.003
1/2
306-458
.001 -.003
458-611
.001 -.003
9/16
272-412
.001 -.003
412-543
.001 -.004
5/8
244-367
.001 -.004
367-489
.001 -.004
11/16
222-337
.001 -.004
337-444
.001 -.004
3/4
203-306
.001 -.004
306-407
.001 -.004
13/16
189-284
.001 -.004
284-379
.002 -.006
7/8
175-262
.002 -.006
262-349
.002 -.006
15/16
163-246
.002 -.006
246-326
.002 -.006
1
153-229
.002 -.006
229-306
.002 -.006
1 1/8
136-204
.002 -.006
204-272
.002 -.006
1 1/4
122-183
.002 -.006
183-244
.003 UP
1 3/8
111-167
.003 UP
167-222
.003 UP
1 1/2
102-153
.003 UP
153-204
.003 UP
1 5/8
94-141
.003 UP
141-188
.003 UP
1 3/4
87-131
.003 UP
131-175
.003 UP
1 7/8
81-122
.003 UP
122-163
.003 UP
2
76-115
.003 UP
115-153
.003 UP
2 1/8
72-108
.003 UP
108-144
.003 UP
2 1/4
68-102
.003 UP
103-136
.003 UP
2 3/8
64-97
.003 UP
97-128
.003 UP
2 1/2
61-92
.003 UP
92-122
.003 UP
2 5/8
58-88
.003 UP
88-116
.003 UP
2 3/4
56-83
.003 UP
83-111
.003 UP
2 7/8
53-80
.003 UP
80-106
.003 UP
3
51-76
.003 UP
76-102
.003 UP

 

MATERIALS
CAST IRON, MILD STEEL, HALF HARD BRASS AND BRONZE
BRASS, BRONZE, ALLOYED ALUMINUM, ABRASIVE PLASTICS
DIA. OF END MILLS
SPEED 80-100 SFM
RPM
FEED
CHIP LOAD PER TOOTH
SPEED 100-200 SFM
RPM
FEED
CHIP LOAD PER TOOTH
1/16
4888-6111
.0002 -.0005
6111-12222
.0002 -.0005
3/32
3259-4073
.0002 -.0005
4073-8146
.0002 -.0005
1/8
2440-3056
.0002 -.001
3056-6112
.0002 -.001
3/16
1625-2037
.0002 -.001
2037-4074
.0002 -.001
1/4
1222-1528
.0005 -.002
1528-3056
.0005 -.002
5/16
978-1222
.0005 -.002
1222-2444
.0005 -.002
3/8
815-1019
.001 -.003
1019-2038
.0005 -.003
7/16
698-873
.001 -.003
873-1746
.0005 -.003
1/2
611-764
.001 -.003
764-1528
.0005 -.003
9/16
543-678
.001 -.004
678-1356
.0005 -.004
5/8
489-611
.001 -.004
611-1222
.0005 -.004
11/16
444-555
.001 -.004
555-1110
.0005 -.004
3/4
407-509
.002 -.006
509-1018
.001 -.006
13/16
379-469
.002 -.006
469-938
.001 -.006
7/8
349-436
.002 -.006
436-872
.001 -.006
15/16
326-407
.002 -.006
407-814
.001 -.006
1
306-382
.002 -.006
382-764
.002 UP
1 1/8
272-340
.003 UP
340-680
.002 UP
1 1/4
244-306
.003 UP
306-612
.002 UP
1 3/8
222-278
.003 UP
278-556
.002 UP
1 1/2
204-255
.003 UP
255-510
.003 UP
1 5/8
188-235
.003 UP
235-470
.003 UP
1 3/4
175-218
.003 UP
218-436
.003 UP
1 7/8
163-204
.003 UP
204-408
.003 UP
2
153-191
.003 UP
191-382
.003 UP
2 1/8
144-179
.003 UP
179-358
.003 UP
2 1/4
136-170
.003 UP
170-340
.003 UP
2 3/8
128-161
.003 UP
161-322
.003 UP
2 1/2
122-153
.003 UP
153-306
.003 UP
2 5/8
116-145
.003 UP
145-290
.003 UP
2 3/4
111-139
.003 UP
139-278
.003 UP
2 7/8
106-132
.003 UP
132-264
.003 UP
3
102-127
.003 UP
127-154
.003 UP
MATERIALS
ALUMINUM, PLASTICS, AND WOOD
SPEED 200-600 SFM
FEED
DIA. OF END MILLS
RPM
CHIP LOAD PER TOOTH
1/16
12222 UP
.0002 -.0005
3/32
8146 UP
.0002 -.0005
1/8
6112 UP
.0002 -.001
3/16
4074-12222
.0002 -.001
1/4
3056-9168
.0005 -.002
5/16
2444-7332
.0005 -.002
3/8
2038-6114
.0005 -.002
7/16
1746-5238
.0005 -.002
1/2
1528-4584
.0005 -.002
9/16
1356-4071
.0005 -.003
5/8
1222-3666
.0005 -.003
11/16
1110-3330
.0005 -.003
3/4
1018-3054
.001 -.004
13/16
938-2814
.001 -.004
7/8
872-2616
.001 -.004
15/16
514-2442
.001 -.004
1
764-2292
.002 UP
1 1/8
680-2040
.002 UP
1 1/4
612-1836
.002 UP
1 3/8
556-1668
.002 UP
1 1/2
510-1530
.002 UP
1 5/8
470-1410
.002 UP
1 3/4
436-1308
.002 UP
1 7/8
408-1224
.003 UP
2
382-1146
.003 UP
2 1/8
358-1074
.003 UP
2 1/4
340-1020
.003 UP
2 3/8
322-966
.003 UP
2 1/2
306-918
.003 UP
2 5/8
290-870
.003 UP
2 3/4
278-834
.003 UP
2 7/8
264-792
.003 UP
3
254-762
.003 UP

 

MATERIALS
ALUMINUM, PLASTICS, AND WOOD
DIA. OF END MILLS
SPEED 200-600 SFM
RPM
FEED
CHIP LOAD PER TOOTH
1/16
12222 UP
.0002 -.0005
3/32
8146 UP
.0002 -.0005
1/8
6112 UP
.0002 -.001
3/16
4074-12222
.0002 -.001
1/4
3056-9168
.0005 -.002
5/16
2444-7332
.0005 -.002
3/8
2038-6114
.0005 -.002
7/16
1746-5238
.0005 -.002
1/2
1528-4584
.0005 -.002
9/16
1356-4071
.0005 -.003
5/8
1222-3666
.0005 -.003
11/16
1110-3330
.0005 -.003
3/4
1018-3054
.001 -.004
13/16
938-2814
.001 -.004
7/8
872-2616
.001 -.004
15/16
514-2442
.001 -.004
1
764-2292
.002 UP
1 1/8
680-2040
.002 UP
1 1/4
612-1836
.002 UP
1 3/8
556-1668
.002 UP
1 1/2
510-1530
.002 UP
1 5/8
470-1410
.002 UP
1 3/4
436-1308
.002 UP
1 7/8
408-1224
.003 UP
2
382-1146
.003 UP
2 1/8
358-1074
.003 UP
2 1/4