Greenlee 1399 - Appendix A - Blade Selection and Blade Speed Chart

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Appendix A - Blade Selection and Blade Speed Chart
FPM - blade speed in Feet Per Minute
T - blade type in Teeth Per Inch
F - feeding pressure: light (L), medium (M), heavy (H)
Type of Material Thickness of Material
Under 1/4" 1/4" - 3/4" 3/4" - 2" 2" - 4" 4" and over
T FPM F T FPM F T FPM F T FPM F T FPM F
Aluminum
Castings 18 800 L 10 800 L 8 600 L 6 300 M 6 300 H
Solid Shapes 18 1000 L 10 1000 L 8 800 M 6 800 M 4 600 H
Tubing 18 1000 L 10 1000 L 8 800 M 6 800 M 6 600 H
Brass
Castings 18 500 L 14 300 L 12 275 M 10 200 M 8 175 H
Tubing (thinwall) 24 300 L 14 275 L 24 250 L 14 200 M 14 175 M
Bronze
Castings 18 275 L 14 200 L 10 175 M 8 100 M 6 50 H
Aluminum 18 300 L 14 275 L 10 200 M 8 175 M 6 100 H
Manganese 18 300 L 14 275 L 10 250 M 8 200 M 6 175 H
Copper
Beryllium 18 300 L 14 275 L 10 275 L 8 200 M 6 175 H
Drawn 18 500 L 10 300 L 8 300 M 8 275 M 6 200 H
Iron
Gray, cast 18 200 M 14 175 M 10 150 H 8 100 H 6 100 H
Kirksite (zinc based) 18 300 L 10 275 L 8 200 M 6 200 H 6 175 H
Lead 14 1000 L 10 1000 L 8 1000 L 6 1000 L 4 600 M
Magnesium 14 1000 L 10 1000 L 8 800 L 6 800 M 4 600 M
Nickel 14 175 M 10 175 M 10 150 H 8 100 H 8 50 H
Silver 14 275 L 10 200 L 10 175 M 8 125 M 8 100 H
Steels - S.A.E.
Carbon #1006 - #1095 18 200 M 14 200 M 10 175 M 8 100 H 6 100 H
Carbon #1112 - #1120 18 275 M 14 200 M 10 175 M 8 100 H 6 100 H
Chrom #5120 - #52100 18 175 M 14 100 M 10 100 H 8 50 H 6 50 H
Chrom. #51200 - #51710 18 100 M 14 100 M 10 50 M 8 50 M 6 50 H
Chrom. Vanadium #6130 - #6150 18 100 M 14 100 M 10 50 H 8 50 H 6 50 H
Manganese #1330- #1350 18 275 M 14 200 M 10 175 H 8 100 H 6 100 H
Manganese #X1330 #X1340 18 275 M 14 200 M 10 175 H 8 100 H 6 100 H
Molybdenum #4023 - # 4130 14 175 M 12 100 M 10 100 H 8 50 H 6 50 H
Molybdenum #4140 - #4820 14 175 M 12 100 M 10 100 H 8 50 H 6 50 H
Nickel #2135 - #2515 18 175 M 14 100 M 10 100 H 8 50 H 6 50 H
Ni. Chrom. #3115 - #3250 18 175 M 14 100 M 10 100 H 8 50 H 6 50 H
Stainless #302 - #416 18 100 H 14 50 H 10 50 H 8 50 H 6 50 H
Steels - Misc.
Armor Plate 14 175 M 14 100 M 10 100 H 8 50 H 6 50 H
High speed 18 175 M 14 100 M 10 100 H 8 50 H 6 50 H
Machinery 14 275 M 14 200 M 10 175 H 8 100 H 6 100 H
Cold Rolled 14 275 M 14 200 M 10 175 H 8 100 H 6 100 H
Die Blocks 6 100 H 4 60 H
Pipe 14 275 L 14 275 L 12 175 M 10 175 M 10 175 M
Structural 18 275 L 14 275 L 12 175 M 10 175 M 10 175 M
Tubing (thinwall) 24 300 L 18 275 L 18 250 L 14 200 L 12 175 L
Misc. Non-Metals
Carbon 14 600 L 10 600 L 8 300 L 6 300 M 6 275 M
Fibre 14 1000 L 10 1000 L 8 600 M 6 600 M 6 300 M
Plastics 14 1000 L 12 1000 L 10 600 M 8 600 M 6 300 H
Rubber, hardened 14 2000 L 10 2000 L 8 1000 L 6 1000 M 6 600 H
Transite 14 275 L 10 175 L 8 50 M 6 50 M 6 50 M