Stainless · ISO M
304 stainless speeds and feeds
Also: SUS304, X5CrNi18-10, 1.4301, 1.4350, 304S11, S30400
Starting points from the same engines as the calculators, with no tool or setup picked. The first number is where to start; the range is what the manufacturer charts allow. Open a calculator for your tool, machine and cut.
Draft data: researched from manufacturer charts, not yet reviewed by a machinist.
Machining notes
- Work hardens: keep a constant feed, never dwell or rub, cut under the hardened layer.
Annealed200 HB
Turning
| Cut | SFM | Feed, IPR | Depth, in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finishing | 625469–781190 m/min | 0.0060.004–0.0090.16 mm/rev | 0.0220.004–0.0400.6 mm |
| Medium | 525394–656160 m/min | 0.0120.006–0.0180.31 mm/rev | 0.0850.012–0.1582.2 mm |
| Roughing | 493370–617150 m/min | 0.0150.009–0.0220.39 mm/rev | 0.1490.060–0.2373.8 mm |
For a CVD carbide insert, general stability, 15 min tool life.
Milling, solid carbide end mill
Speed 180 (100–250) SFM · 55 m/min
| Cutter Ø | IPT | mm/tooth |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8" | 0.00030.0001–0.0004 | 0.006 |
| 1/4" | 0.00090.0005–0.0013 | 0.023 |
| 1/2" | 0.00180.0015–0.0021 | 0.046 |
| 3/4" | 0.00290.0028–0.0030 | 0.074 |
| 1" | 0.00340.0028–0.0040 | 0.086 |
Drilling, Ø1/2" at 3×D
| Drill | SFM | Feed, IPR |
|---|---|---|
| HSS | 3326–71 | 0.00850.0080–0.0090 |
| Cobalt | 4730–71 | 0.00850.0080–0.0090 |
| Solid carbide, through-coolant | 176100–300 | 0.00530.0050–0.0057 |
Feeds scale with drill Ø (0.5" here): the drilling calculator sets them for yours.
Tapping
- Cut tap
- 42 (20–80) SFM
- Form tap
- 28 (12–50) SFM
Sources
- Sandvik Coromant — Workpiece materials (MC codes, kc1, mc)
- Mitsubishi Materials USA — Material Cross Reference List
- Kennametal — Turning Inserts, Carbide, RP geometry: starting speeds and feeds
- Mitsubishi Materials USA — Optimum Grades and Chip Breakers for External Turning
- Harvey Tool — General machining guidelines, carbide end mills (SFM and chip load by diameter)
- 6G Tools — Carbide end mill speeds and feeds, general purpose, uncoated (incl. chip load factor)
- Kennametal — HARVI I TE: 5% radial / 2×D axial dynamic milling, 60% / 1.75×D side milling
- Uddeholm — Impax HiHard machining data: slot milling axial depth ≤ 1 × D
- Sandvik Coromant — Formulas and definitions for milling (net power)
- ISCAR — Machining titanium: average chip thickness hm = fz√(ae/d) at light engagement
- Redline Tools — Cobalt & HSS drills (p. 340) and coolant-fed solid carbide drills (p. 328): speeds and feeds
- Viking Drill & Tool — Recommended speeds and feeds for HSS drills
- YG-1 — HSS & cobalt drill parameters, and Carbide Dream Drills technical information
- Dormer Pramet (Precision Twist Drill) — R10/R15/R18 general purpose jobber drills: AMG speeds and feeds
- Redline Tools — Cobalt & HSS drills: speeds and feeds (catalog p. 340)
- Sandvik Coromant — Drilling formulas and definitions (net power)
- Hertel (MSC) — High speed steel & cobalt drills: speeds and feeds
- Haas Tooling — Cobalt jobber drills; carbide drills, general purpose (plain and TSC) and Inox (TSC): feeds and speeds
- OSG — Carbide drills, lists 215/220D/200/233, and HY-PRO CARB coolant-through drills: drilling technical
- Walter Titex — Technical compendium, holemaking 2024: cutting data for solid carbide drills
- Ingersoll — WinTwist exchangeable-head drills: operating guidelines (NEW-393-2, pp. 9–10)
- Tru-Edge — Solid carbide drills: feeds and speeds
- YG-1 — Carbide Dream Drills: technical information (speeds, feeds, depth factors)
- OSG — HY-PRO and HY-PRO NRT taps: recommended tapping conditions
- Haas Tooling — Taps and roll taps: speeds and feeds by ISO material group