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  • Suitable for high speed finishing of heat treated steel, sintered ferrous alloy and cast iron.
  • Low affinity to iron, thus good surface finishes are possible.
  • Present grinding processes can now be machined reducing cost and time.
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SELECTION STANDARD
Heat Treated Steel
Work Material Cutting
Mode
Recommended Grade Recommended Cutting Condition
Cutting Speed (SFM) Feed (inch/rev) Depth of Cut (inch)
Structural Steel

High Alloy Steel
35–65 HRC High speed finish cutting MBC010 820 (490-1310) -.008 -.008
Continuous cutting for general purpose MBC020 655 (260-820) -.012 -.020
Interrupted cutting for general purpose 490 (195-655) -.008 -.012
Continuous cutting MB8025 590 (260-820) -.012 -.020
Light interrupted cutting 390 (195-490) -.008 -.012
High speed finish cutting MB810 655 (490-985) -.006 -.006
Continuous to medium interrupted cutting MB825 390 (230-490) -.012 -.020
Interrupted cutting MB835 330 (165-390) -.012 -.020

Cast Iron
Work Material Workpiece
Structure
Cutting Speed (SFM) Feed
(inch/rev)
Depth of Cut (inch) Coolant
820 1640 2460 3280 4100
Gray Cast Iron
-0.20 -.039
MBS140
-.197
Dry,Wet
Alloy Cast Iron Pearlitic -0.16 -.020 Dry,Wet
Ductile Cast Iron 60-40-18 Ferritic
-0.16 -.020 Dry,Wet
100-70-03 Ferritic + Pearlitic Pearlitic

Sintered Alloy
Work Material Recommended Grade Recommended Cutting Condition
Cutting Speed (SFM) Feed (inch/rev) Depth of Cut (inch)
General Sintered Alloy MB4020 820 (260-985) -.008 -.012
High Density Sintered Alloy MB4020 490 (260-820) -.008 -.012
Sintered Alloy MB4020, MB835 330 (260-490) -.008 -.012

Valve Seat
Amount of Hard Particles
Hardness of Workpiece (HV) 150 250 300 350
Plunge Cut
Traverse Cut

Roll
Work Material Grade Recommended Cutting Condition
Cutting Speed (SFM) Feed (inch/rev) Depth of Cut (inch)
Cast Steel
Adamite Cast Steel
MB825, MB8025 260 (100-425) .012 (.004-.020) .008-.118
Ductile Cast Iron
Granular Cast Iron
Chilled Cast Iron
MB710 260 (100-425) .012 (.004-.020) .008-.118
High Chromium Steel
High Alloy Steel
MB825, MB8025 260 (100-425) .012 (.004-.020) .008-.118
High Speed Steel MB730 165 (65-230) .010 (.004-.020) .004-.118
Cemented Carbide MB730, MBS140 65 (30-100) -.020 -.008

Heat Resistant Alloy
Work Material Grade Recommended Cutting Condition
Cutting Speed (SFM) Feed (inch/rev) Depth of Cut (inch)
Ni Base Alloy MB730 390 (330-490) -.008 -.020
Co Base Alloy MB730 230 (165-330) -.008 -.020