PREMIUM QUALITY AMERICAN-MADE CUTTING TOOLS Technical Information
PREDATOR TAPS - HIGH PERFORMANCE
SPEED CHART
CUTTING SPEED (fpm)
HARDNESS
CUTTING FLUID*
MATERIAL / TYPE
SPIRAL FLUTE
Bhn
Rc
SPIRAL POINT
ALUMINUM ALLOYS UNALLOYED - 1000 SERIES CAST - 360, A380 WROUGHT - 2000-7000 SERIES BRASS HIGH-LEADED, FREE CUTTING - C34000, C36000 NAVAL, RED - C46400-C46700, C23000 CAST IRON PEARLITIC, GRAY CAST IRON, FERRITIC - A48 CLASS 20, CLASS 25, CLASS 40 MALLEABLE - ASTM A47 GRADE 32510, SAE J158 GRADE M3210 NICKEL ALLOYS NICKEL BASE ALLOY, WROUGHT & CAST - NICKEL 200, MONEL ALLOY 400 HIGH TEMPERATURE ALLOY, WROUGHT & CAST - INCONEL 600, 718, HASTALLOY B & C STEEL LOW CARBON - 1010, 1018, 1029, 1513, 1522 MEDIUM CARBON - 1030, 1040, 1045, 1050 HIGH CARBON - 1050, 1070, 1080, 1090, 1561, 1572 HIGH STRENGTH STEEL - 4140, 4340 STAINLESS STEEL AUSTENITIC - SAE (300 SERIES) MARTENSITIC & FERRITIC - 400 SERIES, 416, 420F, 446 HARDENED - 15-5PH, 17-4PH, A286 TITANIUM ALLOYS ALPHA & ALPHA-BETA ALLOYS ANNEALED - Ti-6Al-4V ALPHA & ALPHA-BETA ALLOYS SOLUTION TREATED & AGED - Ti-6Al-6V TOOL STEEL HOT WORK, COLD WORK & MOLD - A2, D2, H10, H14, P2, P13 HOT WORK, COLD WORK & MOLD - A2, D2, H10, H14, P2, P13
WS, CO WS, CO WS, CO
80 60 80
– – –
– – –
60 45 60
WS WS
60 60
– –
– –
45 45
WS
20
< 25
< 253
15
CO
15
< 25
< 253
12
CO
15
< 25
< 253
12
CO
10
25 - 42
253 - 390
10
WS, CO WS, CO
55 35 15 10
< 10 < 15 < 25 35 - 42
< 190 < 208 < 253 327 - 390
40 25 12 10
CO CO
CO CO CO
20 15 10
< 25 25 - 32 < 35 - 42
< 253 253 - 301 < 327 - 390
15 12 10
CO
10
25 - 32
253 - 301
10
CO
8
35 - 42
327 - 390
8
CO
20
10 - 25
190 - 253
15
CO
15
35 - 42
327 - 390
12
Your individual manufacturing conditions will greatly influence speeds. * WS - Water Soluble CO - Cutting Oil In most instances cutting fluid manufacturers recommend specific fluid for different materials.
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