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USEFUL TIPS & TRICKS FOR YOUR TOOLS

 

Here you’ll find useful tips and tricks for using your tools.
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Tipps & Tricks

ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS USING THE TOOLS?

Here, you can find a few general tips for using the tools. Every day, we are asked different questions about problems in using them. To make your life a little easier, we have compiled potential problems, causes and solutions for the appropriate tool area. There’s always an answer or reason for why a drill, thread cutter, milling cutter or reamer does not work as required. The key is to know exactly where to go to resolve the problem. We have summarised a few general examples of problems, their causes and their solutions to enable you to recognise your issue and the cause immediately, and the steps needed to choose the correct solution.

ProblemCauseSolutions
Borehole is too large
  • Feed rate is too high
  • Chipping blockage
  • Run-out defect on the drill used
  • Grinds incorrectly
  • Reduce feed rate
  • Use the correct tool
  • Reduce run-out defect as much as possible
  • Check grinding is correct
Burr at borehole exit 
  • Cutting speed is too fast
  • Wear limit width exceeded
  • Reduce feed rate
  • Replace or re-sharpen tools in good time
Grat am Bohrungsaustritt
  • Feed rate is too high
  • Verschleißmarkenbreite überschritten
  • Reduce cutting speed
  • Use the correct core hole drill
Breakage of the cutting edge
  • Unstable working conditions
  • Incorrect core hole drill
  • Unstable workpiece clamping
  • Wear limit width exeeded
  • Feed rate is too high
  • Lip clearance angle too great
  • Clear spindle clearance
  • Use the correct core hole drill
  • Check workpiece clamping
  • Replace or re-sharpen tools in good time
  • Reduce feed rate
  • Carry out better re-sharpening
Fissure in the core
  • Impact on the chisel edge
  • Drill tip too sharp
  • Feed rate is too high
  • Lip clearance angle too great
  • Correct cutting speed
  • Re-sharpen correctly
  • Reduce feed rate
  • Re-sharpen correctly
Chisel edge wear
  • Cutting speed is too low
  • Insufficient lubricating coolant delivery
  • Incorrect lubricating coolant composition
  • Feed rate is too high
  • Correct cutting speed
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant delivery
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant composition
  • Reduce feed rate
Built-up edge development
  • Insufficient lubricating coolant delivery
  • Incorrect lubricating coolant composition
  • Cutting speed is too low
  • uncoated tool
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant delivery
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant composition
  • Increase cutting speed
  • Use a coated tool
Poor borehole surface quality
  • Feed rate is too low
  • Inaccurate positioning
  • Increase feed rate
  • Centre borehole in advance
 
Vibrations
  • Cutting speed is too high
  • Feed rate is too low
  • Unstable workpiece clamping
  • Run-out error of the core hole drill is too great
  • Reduce cutting speed
  • Increase feed rate
  • Ensure stable workpiece clamping
  • Reduce run-out error
Flank wear 
  • Cutting speed is too high
  • Feed rate is too low
  • Clearance angle too small
  • Reduce cutting speed
  • Increase feed rate
  • Increase clearance angle
Corner wear 
  • Excessive speed
  • Reduce speed to the optimum
  • Possible increase in feed rate
Margin wear 
  • Cutting speed is too high
  • Run-out error of the core hole drill is too great
  • Tool tapering is insufficient
  • Insufficient lubricating coolant delivery
  • Incorrect lubricating coolant composition
  • Reduce cutting speed
  • Reduce run-out error
  • Use tools that are more tapered
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant delivery
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant composition
Fluting edge breakage 
  • Poor chip removal
  • Drill bit is not stable in the chuck
  • Remove earlier
  • Ensure that the drill bit is in the chuck
Stand length is insufficient 
  • Incorrect cutting specifications
  • Unstable workpiece clamping
  • Insufficient lubricating coolant delivery
  • Incorrect lubricating coolant composition
  • Ensure cutting specifications are correct
  • Ensure stable workpiece clamping
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant delivery
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant composition

ProblemCauseSolutions
Thread cutting 
  • Incorrect thread cutter
  • Incorrect tolerance
  • Thread cutter is not centred
  • Cutting speed is too high
  • Insufficient lubricating coolant delivery
  • Core hole bore is too smal
  • Chipping blockage
  • Incorrect axial feed rate selected
  • Match the thread cutter to the correct material group
  • Check the tolerance of the thread cutter and, if applicable, use another tool
  • Check tool mount and position the centre of the thread cutter over the hole
  • Reduce cutting speed
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant delivery
  • Ensure that the correct core hole bore is used (see core hole drill table)
  • Use the correct tool shape
  • Reduce feed rate to 5-10% and check the contact pressure of the thread cutter
Thread is too narrow
  • Incorrect thread cutter
  • Incorrect tolerance
  • Core hole bore is too small
  • Thread is too narrow
  • Match the thread cutter to the correct material group
  • Check the tolerance of the thread cutter and, if applicable, use another tool
  • Ensure that the correct core hole bore is used (see core hole drill table)
  • Ensure that the correct tool shape is used
Too much wear
  • Incorrect thread cutter
  • Insufficient lubricating coolant delivery
  • Incorrect lubricating coolant composition
  • Cutting speed is too high
  • Match the thread cutter to the correct material group and select the correct shape
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant delivery
  • Ensure correct lubricating coolant composition
  • Reduce cutting speed
Tool chipping off 
  • Incorrect thread cutter
  • Hardened surface
  • Core hole bore is too narrow
  • Insufficient lubricating coolant delivery
  • Incorrect lubricating coolant composition
  • Match the thread cutter to the correct material group and select the correct shape
  • Reduce speed, choose a coated tool,
  • ensure good lubricating coolant composition
  • ensure that the correct core hole bore is used (see core hole drill table)
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant delivery
  • Ensure correct lubricating coolant composition
Thread surface is not clean
  • Chipping blockage
  • Cold welding on the thread cutter flank
  • Unsuitable tool shape
  • Cutting speed is too high
  • Insufficient lubricating coolant delivery
  • Incorrect lubricating coolant composition
  • Ensure that the correct tool shape is used
  • Remove cold welding or use another tool
  • Ensure the correct thread cutter is used
  • Reduce cutting speed
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant delivery
  • Ensure correct lubricating coolant composition
Thread cutter breakage
  • Chip blockage or jam
  • Tool shape unsuitable for the work
  • Too much wear on the thread cutter
  • Torque is too high
  • Thread core hole is too narrow
  • Adapt choice of thread cutter to the work being carried out
  • Ensure that the correct tool shape is used
  • Replace the thread cutter in good time
  • Use a thread cutter with overload coupling
  • Ensure that the correct core hole bore is used (see core hole drill table)
Thread cutter overheating
  • Insufficient lubricating coolant delivery
  • Incorrect lubricating coolant composition
  • Thread cutter is worn
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant delivery
  • Ensure correct lubricating coolant composition
  • Replace the thread cutter in good time
Thread axially blended
  • Obtain left-rotating thread cutter for lower point pressure
  • Strong right-rotating thread cutters have point pressure that is too strong
  • Keep thread cutter in the same pressure range as the thread cutter chuck. Stronger axial contact pressure when beginning to cut
  • Only minimum contact pressure when beginning to cut

ProblemCauseSolutions
Diameter is too large 
  • Cutting speed is too high
  • Feed rate is too high
  • Insufficient lubricating coolant delivery
  • Incorrect lubricating coolant composition
  • Point is too short or very uneven
  • Tool or machine spindle rotation incorrect
  • Due to low-density or flexible structure, the working material enlarges
  • Reduce cutting speed
  • Reduce feed rate
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant delivery
  • Ensure correct lubricating coolant composition
  • Lengthen point or reduce point angle
  • Centrally clamp or guide the reamer. Use a reamer chuck
  • Reduce reamer diameter
Diameter is too narrow
  • Cutting speed is too low
  • Feed rate is too low
  • Chip removal rate is too low
  • Point is too long
  • Tool is ground smooth
  • The working material is of high density or has an inflexible structure
  • Reamer of insufficient size
  • Too much heat created when reaming. Contracting borehole
  • Tool diameter too small
  • Increase cutting speed
  • Increase feed rate
  • Increase machining allowance
  • Select a smaller point
  • Check the tool and replace in good time
  • Increase reamer diameter
  • Select a higher allowance
  • Increase lubricating coolant delivery
  • Select the correct diameter
heavy wear 
  • insufficient size
  • select a larger diameter
borehole is not round or is conical
  • Incorrect positioning in the machine spindle
  • Alignment error between the tool and the borehole
  • Asymmetrical point angle
  • Incorrect tool run-out
  • Clearance angle too great
  • Point is not round
  • Insufficient guide
  • Check the spindle and correct its position
  • Use front-cutting reamers
  • Re-sharpen point angle
  • Centrally clamp tool, use reamer chuck and guide
  • Reamer
  • Reduce clearance angle when re-sharpening
  • Evenly sharpen and round the point
  • Guide more accurately or use guide reamers
Poor surface quality
  • Worn tool
  • Front rake angle is too small
  • Cutting speed is too low
  • Feed rate is too low
  • Workpiece tends to stick (built-up edge)
  • Cutting exit is sharp-edged
  • Insufficient lubricating coolant delivery
  • Incorrect lubricating coolant composition
  • Cutting is uneven
  • Defective point
  • Replace or re-sharpen tool in good time
  • Re-sharpen correctly
  • Increase cutting speed
  • Increase feed rate
  • Increase clearance angle and front rake angle; use highly fluid lubricant
  • Round and smooth the borehole exit
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant delivery
  • Ensure correct lubricating coolant composition
  • Grind the point and guide piece to an evenly round shape or to a tapered shape
  • Finely smooth or lap the point round and smooth the guide piece joint
The tool jams and breaks
  • Borehole is too narrow
  • Bevel width is too great
  • Shaft is too short
  • Worn tool
  • Reduce material cross-section
  • Check the tool and replace if necessary
  • Check the tool and replace if necessary
  • Replace or re-sharpen tool in good time
Chatter marks in the borehole
  • Cutting speed is too high
  • Feed rate is too low, is uneven or interrupted
  • Chip removal rate is too slow or is uneven
  • Incorrect run-out
  • Insufficient guidance
  • Tool or workpiece clamping is not stable
  • Clearance angle too great
  • Reduce cutting speed
  • Increase feed rate, perform rotation and feed motion evenly and at the same time
  • Increase tool dimensions
  • Check tool and spindle run-out. Clamp cylindrically
  • Use a guide reamer or reamer chuck
  • Clamp firmly
  • When re-sharpening, reduce the point clearance angle
Borehole exit too narrow
  • Feed rate when removing the reamer from the borehole is too high
  • Reduce feed rate shortly before passing through or use even feed rate
Broken off or deformed driver
  • Incorrect position between shaft and clamping device
  • Keep shaft and clamping device clean and undamaged

ProblemCauseSolutions
  Vibrations on the milling cutter
  • Cutting speed is too high
  • Feed rate is too low
  • Tool clamping is not unstable
  • Tool is too long
  • Tool is too unstable
  • Flute length too great
  • Increase cutting speed
  • Increase feed rate
  • Check the clamping device or replace
  • If possible, choose the quickest possible process
  • Use a stronger shaft
  • If possible, choose the quickest possible process
  Vibrations on the workpiece
  • Clamping is not stable enough
  • Check tool clamping and optimise if appropriate
Cutter breakage
  • Tool wear
  • Incorrect cutting specifications
  • Vibrations
  • Conventional millingn
  • Tool stability
  • Workpiece stability
  • Replace or re-sharpen tool in good time
  • Match cutting specifications to the work
  • Reduce rotation speed
  • Mill in synchronism
  • If possible, choose the quickest possible process
  • Check clamping device and optimise if appropriate
Breakage of the cutting edge
  • Tool stability
  • Workpiece stability
  • Vibrations
  • Feed rate is too high
  • Conventional milling
  • Cutting material too brittle
  • Incorrect tool
  • If possible, choose the quickest possible process
  • Check clamping device and optimise if necessary
  • Reduce rotation speed
  • Reduce feed rate
  • Mill in synchronism
  • Replace with a tool made from a higher quality cutting material
  • Select the tool according to the work
Milled flute is too small
  • Too much tool wear
  • Replace or re-sharpen tool in good time
Milled flute is too large 
  • Tool run-out error
  • Minimise run-out error
Tool breakage
  • Machining cross-section is too large
  • Feed rate is too high
  • Tool is too long
  • Reduce or adjust feed rate per tooth
  • Reduce feed rate
  • If possible, choose the quickest possible process
Service life is too short
  • Reaming is too intense
  • Incorrect tool chosen
  • Incorrect front rake angle
  • Lip clearance of the tool is incorrect
  • Use a coated tool
  • Adjust tool to the work
  • Select a tool with the correct front rake angle
  • Correctly grind or re-sharpen the tool
Poor surface quality
  • Incorrect tool chosen
  • Incorrect lubricating coolant delivery
  • Feed rate is too high
  • Rotation rate too low
  • Built-up edge development
  • Chip removal not at optimum
  • Chips too large
  • Tool wear
  • Adjust tool to the work
  • Ensure correct lubricating coolant delivery
  • Reduce feed rate
  • Increase rotation speed
  • Use tools with a greater twist angle
  • Optimise lubricating coolant delivery
  • Reduce machining cross-section
  • Replace or re-sharpen tool in good time
Chatter marks on the surface
  • Tool run-out error
  • Tool not stable
  • Tool clamp unstable
  • Reduce run-out error
  • Use a tool with a larger shaft
  • Check the clamping device or replace
Extreme flank wear
  • Machining temperature too high
  • Incorrect cutting material chosen
  • Reduce cutting speed
  • Choose a tool made from a suitable cutting material
Too much tool wear
  • Incorrect cutting specifications
  • Incorrect twist angle
  • Conventional milling
  • Incorrect tool
  • Match cutting specifications to the work
  • Select a tool with the correct twist angle
  • Use tool in synchronism
  • Adjust tool to the work
Lengthways markings on the surface
  • Break-outs at the borehole boundary surface
  • Replace tool
Extreme crater wear
  • Cutting pressure too high
  • Machining temperature too high
  • Reduce feed rate
  • Reduce cutting speed

ProblemCauseSolutions
Too much wear
  • Teeth become blocked. Too many chips in the chip base
  • Cut is not clean
  • Insufficient lubricating coolant delivery
  • Incorrect lubricating coolant composition
  • Select coarser tooth pitch
  • Select finer tooth pitch and reduce cutting pressure
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant delivery
  • Ensure correct lubricating coolant composition
Teeth breaking off
  • Poor chip removal
  • Workpiece clamping is not stable
  • Teeth catch in the working material
 
  • Select coarser tooth pitch
  • Securely clamp the workpiece
  • Select finer tooth pitch
Circular saw blade breakag
  • Blunt circular saw blade
  • Incorrect point positioning
  • Replace or re-sharpen circular saw blade in good time
  • Circular saw blade must already be running before it is placed onto the material to be cut
Sticking and jamming saw blade
  • Incorrect feed rate
  • Insufficient lubricating coolant delivery
  • Incorrect lubricating coolant composition
  • Adjust feed rate to material and conditions
  • Ensure good lubricating coolant delivery
  • Ensure correct lubricating coolant composition

C8C9C10C11CD7D7D8D9D10D11D12E7E8E9EF8F7F8
1,07 1,07 1,08 1,10 1,04 1,02 1,03   1,04 1,06 1,08 1,02 1,02 1,03 1,02 1,01 1,01
2,07 2,07 2,08 2,10 2,04 2,02 2,03   2,04 2,06 2,08 2,02 2,02 2,03 2,02 2,01 2,01
3,07 3,07 3,08 3,10 3,04 3,02 3,03   3,04 3,06 3,08 3,02 3,02 3,03 3,02 3,01 3,01
4,08 4,09     4,05 4,04 4,04 4,05 4,306 4,08 4,10   4,03 4,04 4,03   4,02
5,08 5,09     5,05 5,04 5,04 5,05 5,06 5,08 5,10   5,03 5,04 5,03   5,02
6,08 6,09     6,05 6,04 6,04 6,05 6,06 6,08 6,10   6,03 6,04 6,03   6,02
7,09 7,10     7,06 7,05 7,05 7,06 7,08 7,10   7,03 7,04 7,05 7,03 7,02 7,03
8,09 8,10     8,06 8,05 8,05 8,06 8,08 8,10   8,03 8,04 8,05 8,03 8,02 8,03
9,09 9,10     9,06 9,05 9,05 9,06 9,02 9,10   9,03 9,04 9,05 9,03 9,02 9,03
10,09 10,10     10,06 10,05 10,05 10,06 10,08 10,10   10,03 10,04 10,05 10,03 10,02 10,03
          11,06   11,08 11,10     11,04 11,05 11,06     11,03
          12,06   12,08 12,10     12,04 12,05 12,06     12,03
F9F10G6G7H5H6H7H8H9H10H11H12H13J6J7J8JS7
1,02     1,01 1,00  1,00   1,01    1,02  1,04  1,06  1,09  1,00  1,00  1,00  1,00 
2,02     2,01 2,00  2,00   2,01    2,02  2,04  2,06  2,09  2,00  2,00  2,00  2,00 
3,02     3,01 3,00  3,00   3,01    3,02  3,04  3,06  3,09  3,00  3,00  3,00  3,00 
4,03 4,04 4,01 4,01 4,00  4,00   4,01  4,02  4,03  4,05  4,08    4,00  4,00  4,00  4,00 
5,03 5,04 5,01 5,01 5,00  5,00   5,01  5,02  5,03  5,05  5,08    5,00  5,00  5,00  5,00 
6,03 6,04 6,01 6,01 6,00  6,00   6,01  6,02  6,03  6,05  6,08    6,00  6,00  6,00  6,00 
  7,05 7,01 7,01 7,00  7,00 7,01  7,01  7,02  7,04  7,06  7,10    7,00  7,00  7,00  7,00 
  8,05 8,01 8,01 8,00  8,00 8,01  8,01  8,02  8,04  8,06  8,10    8,00  8,00  8,00  8,00 
  9,05 9,01 9,01 9,00  9,00 9,01  9,01  9,02  9,04  9,06  9,10    9,00  9,00  9,00  9,00 
  10,05 10,01 10,01 10,00  10,00 10,01  10,02  10,02  10,04  10,06  10,10    10,00  10,00  10,00  10,00 
11,04 11,06 11,01   11,00    11,01 11,02  11,03  11,05  11,07      11,00  11,00  11,00  11,00 
12,04 12,06 12,01   12,00    12,01 12,02  12,03  12,05  12,07      12,00  12,00  12,00  12,00 
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 1,00 1,00      0,99      0,99  0,99  0,99  0,99  0,99  0,99  0,99      0,98 
 2,00 2,00      1,99      1,99  1,99  1,99  1,99  1,99  1,99  1,99      1,98 
 3,00 3,00      2,99      2,99  2,99  2,99  2,99  2,99  2,99  2,99      2,98 
 4,00 4,00  4,00  4,00  4,00  3,99    3,99  3,99  3,99  3,99      3,98      3,98 
 5,00 5,00  5,00  5,00  5,00  4,99    4,99  4,99  4,99  4,99      4,98      4,98 
 6,00 6,00  6,00  6,00  6,00  5,99    5,99  5,99  5,99  5,99      5,98      5,99 
 7,00     7,00  7,00  6,99  6,99  6,99    6,99  6,99        6,98  6,98   
 8,00     8,00  8,00  7,99  7,99  7,99    7,99  7,99        7,98  7,98   
 9,00     9,00  9,00  8,99  8,99  8,99    8,99  8,99        8,98  8,98   
 10,00     10,00  10,00  9,99  9,99  9,99    9,99  9,99        9,98  9,98   
 11,00     11,00  11,00  10,99  10,99  10,99    10,99  10,99  10,98  10,98  10,97      10,97 
 12,00     12,00  12,00  11,99    11,99    11,99  11,99  11,98  11,98  11,97      11,97 
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 0,98 0,98  0,98    0,97  0,97  0,97  0,97    0,96  0,96      0,95  0,95     
 1,98 1,98   1,98   1,97  1,97  1,97   1,97   1,96 1,96      1,95  1,95     
 2,98 2,98  2,98    2,97  2,97  2,97  2,97    2,96  2,96      2,95  2,95     
 3,98     3,97    3,96  3,96  3,96  3,95  3,95  3,95      3,94  3,94     
 4,98     4,97    4,96  4,96  4,96  4,95  4,95  4,95      4,94  4,94     
 5,98     5,97    5,96  5,96  5,96  5,95  5,95  5,95      5,94  5,94     
  6,97 6,97   6,96 6,95 6,95 6,95   6,94 6,94 6,94     6,92     
   7,97 7,97    7,96  7,95  7,95  7,95    7,94  7,94  7,94      7,92     
   8,97 8,97    8,96  8,95  8,95  8,95    8,94  8,94  8,94      8,92     
   9,97 9,97    9,96  9,95  9,95  9,95    9,94  9,94  9,94      9,92     
 10,97     10,96  10,95    10,95  10,94    10,93    10,93    10,90  10,90     
 11,97     11,96  11,95    11,95  11,94    11,93    11,93    11,90  11,90     

Clearances by Diameter (consecutive)
Diameter / mmClearances
0,95 ZB8 ZB9                        
0,96 Z10 ZA7                        
0,97 X8 X9  Z7 Z8                     
0,98 K8 S6  S7  U7                     
0,99 M8 N6  N7  N8  P6  P7  P8  K8             
                             
1,00 H5 H6  J6  J7  J8  JS7  JS8  JS9             
1,01 F7 F8  G7  H8                     
1,02 D7 E7  E8  EF8  F9  H10                 
1,03 D8 E9                        
1,04 CD7 D10 H11                      
1,05                            
1,06  D11 H12                        
1,07 C8 C9                         
1,08 C10 D12                         
1,09 H13                          
1,10 C11                          
1,95 ZB8 ZB9                        
1,96 Z10 ZA7                        
1,97  X8 X9 Z7  Z8                    
1,98 S6 S7  U6  U7                     
1,99  K8 M8  N6  N7  N8  P6  P7  P8             
                             
2,00 H5 H6  J6  J7  J8  JS7  JS8  JS9             
2,01 F7 F8  G7  H8                     
2,02 D7 E7  E8  EF8  F9  H10                 
2,03  D8 E9                         
2,04 CD7 D10 H10                      
2,05                            
2,06 D11 H12                        
2,07 C8 C9                         
2,08 C10 D12                         
2,09 H13                          
2,10  C11                          
2,95 ZB8 ZB9                         
2,96 Z10 ZA7                         
2,97 X8  X9  Z7  Z8                     
2,98  S6 S7  U6  U7                     
2,99 K8 M8  N6  N7  N8  P6  P7  P8             
                             
3,00 H5 H6  J6  J7  J8  JS7  JS8  JS9             
3,01 F7 F8  G7  H8                     
3,02 D7  E7  E8  EF8  F9  H10                 
3,03  D8 E9                         
3,04  CD7 D10 H11                       
3,05                            
3,06 D11 H12                        
3,07  C8 C9                         
3,08 C10  D12                         
3,09  H13                           
3,10 C11                           
3,94  ZB8  ZB9                         
3,95  Z9  Z10                         
3,96  X9  Z7  Z8  ZA7                     
3,97  X7                           
3,98 P8  S6 S7                       
3,99  M6  M8  N6  N7  N8                   
                             
4,00 H5 H6  J6  J7  J8  JS7  JS8  JS9  K6  K7  K8      
4,01  G6 G7  H8                       
4,02 F8 H9                         
4,03 E8  EF8  F9  H10                     
4,04  D7  D8  E9  F10                     
4,05  CD7  D9  H11                       
4,06  D10                          
4,07                             
4,08  C8 D11  H12                       
4,09  C9                           
4,10  D12                          
4,94  ZB8  ZB9                         
4,95  Z9 Z10                         
4,96  X9 Z7  Z8  ZA7                     
4,97  X7                          
4,98  P8 S6  S7                       
4,99  M6 M8  N6  N7  N8                   
                             
5,00 H5 H6  J6  J7  J8  JS7  JS8  JS9  K6  K7  K8       
5,01 G6 G7  H8                       
5,02  F8  H9                         
5,03  E8  EF8  F9  H10                     
5,04 D7  D8  E9  F10                     
5,05 CD7  D9  H11                       
5,06  D10                          
5,07                            
5,08 C8  D11  H12                       
5,09 C9                           
5,10  D12                           
5,94 ZB8 ZB9                         
5,95  Z9  ZB9                         
5,96  X9  Z7  Z8  ZA7                     
5,97 X7                           
5,98  P8  S6  S7                       
5,99  M6 M8  N6  N7  N8                   
                             
6,00 H5  H6  J6  J7  J8  JS7  JS8  JS9  K6  K7  K8       
6,01  G6  G7  H8                       
6,02  F8  H9                         
6,03 E8  EF8  F9  H10                     
6,04 D7 D8 E9 F10                    
6,05  CD7  D9  H11                       
6,06  D10                          
6,07                            
6,08 C8  D11  H12                       
6,09 C9                           
6,10 D12                          
6,92 ZB9                           
6,94  Z10  ZA7  ZA8                       
6,95 X9  Z7  Z8                       
6,96  X8                           
6,97  U6 U7                         
6,98  R6  R7                         
6,99  M6  M7  M8  N7  N8                   
                             
7,00 H5  H6  J6  J7  J8  JS7  JS8  K7  K8           
7,01  G6  G7  H7  H8                     
7,02 F7  H9                         
7,03  E7  EF8  F8                       
7,04  E8  H10                         
7,05  D7  D8  E9  F10                     
7,06  CD7  D9  H11                       
7,07                             
7,08  D10                           
7,09  C8                           
7,10  C9  D11  H12                       
7,92 ZB9                           
7,94  Z10  ZA7  ZA8                       
7,95 X9  Z7  Z8                       
7,96  X8                           
7,97 U6  U7                         
7,98 R6  R7                         
7,99  M6  M7  M8  N7  N8                   
                             
8,00 H5 H6  J6  J7  J8  JS7  JS8  K7  K8           
8,01  G6  G7  H7  H8                     
8,02  F7  H9                         
8,03  E7  EF8  F8                       
8,04  E8  H10                         
8,05  D7  D8  E9  F10                     
8,06 CD7  D9  H11                       
8,07                             
8,08  D10                           
8,09  C8                          
8,10  C9 D11  H12                       
8,92 ZB9                           
8,94  Z10 ZA7  ZA8                       
8,95 X9  Z7  Z8                       
8,96  X8                          
8,97  U6  U7                         
8,98 R6  R7                        
8,99  M6  M7  M8  N7  N8                   
                             
9,00  H5 H6 J6  J7  J8  JS7  JS8  K7  K8           
9,01  G6  G7  H7  H8                     
9,02  D10  F7  H9                       
9,03 E7  EF8  F8                       
9,04  E8  H10                         
9,05  D7  D8  E9  F10                     
9,06  CD7 D9  H11                       
9,07                             
9,08                             
9,09  C8                          
9,10  C9 D11  H12                       
9,92  ZB9                           
9,94  Z10  ZA7  ZA8                       
9,95  X9  Z7  Z8                       
9,96  X8                           
9,97  U6 U7                        
9,98  R6  R7                         
9,99  M6  M7  M8  N7  N8                   
                             
10,00 H5  H6  J6  J7  J8  JS7  JS8  K7  K8           
10,01 G6  G7  H7                       
10,02 F7  H8  H9                       
10,03 E7  EF8  F8                       
10,04  E8  H10                         
10,05 D7  D8  E9  F10                     
10,06 CD7  D9  H11                       
10,07                             
10,08  D10                           
10,09 C8                           
10,10  C9  D10  H12                      
10,90  ZB8  ZB9                         
10,93  Z10  ZA8                         
10,94  Z8                          
10,95 X8  Z7                         
10,96  X7                           
10,97 P8  S6  S7                       
10,98  P6  P7                         
10,99  M6  M7  M8  N7  N8                   
                             
11,00  H5  J6  J7  J8  JS7  JS8  K7  K8             
11,01  G6  H7                         
11,02 H8                           
11,03  F8  H9                         
11,04 E7  F9                         
11,05 E8  H10                         
11,06  D7  E9  F10                       
11,07 H11                           
11,08  D9                           
11,09                             
11,10  D10                           
11,90 ZB8  ZB9                         
11,93  Z10  ZA8                         
11,94  Z8                           
11,95 X8  Z7                         
11,96  X7                           
11,97 P8  S6  S7                       
11,98  P6  P7                         
11,99 M6 M8 N7  N8                     

Metric ISO thread DIN 13
M
PITCHTHREAD CUTTER
Gewindebohrer
FORMING TAP
Gewindeformer
 1,0  0,25  0,75 0,90
 1,1 0,25  0,85  1,00 
 1,2 0,25  0,95  1,10 
 1,4 0,30  1,10  1,25 
 1,6 0,35  1,25  1,65 
 1,8 0,35  1,45  1,65 
 2,0 0,40  1,60  1,85 
 2,2 0,45  1,75  2,00 
 2,5 0,45  2,05  2,30 
 3,0 0,50  2,50  2,80 
 3,5 0,60  2,90  3,25 
 4,0 0,70  3,30  3,70 
 4,5 0,75  3,70   
 5,0 0,80  4,20  4,65 
 6,0 1,00  5,00  5,55 
 7,0 1,00  6,00   
 8,0 1,25  6,80  7,45 
 9,0 1,25  7,80  
 10 1,50  8,50  9,35 
 11 1,50  9,50   
 12 1,75  10,20  11,20 
 14 2,00  12,00  13,10 
 16 2,00  14,00  15,10 
 18 2,50  15,50  16,90 
 20 2,50  17,50  18,90 
 22 2,50  19,50   
 24 3,00  21,00   
 27 3,00  24,00   
 30 3,50  26,50   
 33 3,50  29,50   
 36 4,00  32,00   
 39 4,00  35,00   
 42 4,50  37,50   
 45 4,50  40,50   
 48 5,00  43,00   
 52 5,00  47,00   
 56 5,50  50,50   
 60 5,50 54,50   
 64 6,00  58,00   
 68 6,00  62,00   
Metric ISO fine thread DIN 13
MF
PITCHTHREAD CUTTER
Gewindebohrer
FORMING TAP
Gewindeformer
 2,0 0,25  1,75   
 2,2 0,25  1,95   
 2,3 0,25  2,05   
 2,5 0,35  2,15   
 2,6 0,35  2,20   
 3,0 0,35  2,65   
 3,5 0,35  3,15   
 4,0 0,35  3,65   
 4,0 0,50  3,50  3,80 
 5,0 0,50  4,50  4,80 
 6,0 0,50  5,50  5,80 
 6,0 0,75  5,20  5,65 
 7,0 0,75  6,20   
 8,0 0,50  7,50   
 8,0 0,75  7,20 7,65 
 8,0 1,00  7,00  7,55 
 9,0 0,75  8,20   
 9,0 1,00  8,00   
 10 0,50  9,50   
 10 0,75  9,20   
 10 1,00  9,00  9,55 
 10 1,25  8,80   
 11 1,00  10,00   
 12 0,75  11,20   
 12 1,00  11,00  11,55 
 12 1,25  10,80   
 12 1,50  10,50  11,35 
 13 1,00  12,00   
 14 1,00  13,00   
 14 1,25  12,80   
 14 1,50  12,50  13,35 
 15 1,00  14,00   
 15 1,50  13,50   
 16 1,00  15,00  15,55 
 16 1,50  14,50  15,35 
 18 1,00  17,00  17,55 
 18 1,50  16,50  17,35 
 18 2,00  16,00   
 20 1,00  19,00  19,55 
 20 1,50  18,50  19,35 
 20 2,00  18,00   
 22 1,00  21,00   
 22 1,50  20,50  21,35 
 22 2,00  20,00   
 24 1,00  23,00   
 24 1,50  22,50  23,35 
 24 2,00  22,00   
 25 1,00  24,00   
 25 1,50  23,50   
 26 1,50  24,50  25,35 
 27 1,50  25,50   
 27 2,00  24,00   
 28 1,50  26,50  27,35 
 28 2,00  26,00   
 30 1,00  29,00   
 30 1,50  28,50  29,35 
 30 2,00  28,00   
 32 1,50  30,50   
 33 1,50  31,50   
 33 2,00  31,00   
 34 1,50  32,50   
 35 1,50  33,50   
 36 1,50  34,50   
 36 2,00  34,00   
 36 3,00  33,00   
 38 1,50  36,50   
 39 1,50  37,50   
 39 2,00  37,00   
 39 3,00  36,00   
 40 1,50  38,50   
 40 2,00  38,00   
 40 3,00  37,00   
 42 1,50  40,50   
 42 2,00  40,00   
 42 3,00  39,00   
 45 1,50  43,50   
 45 2,00  43,00   
 45 3,00  42,00   
 48 1,50  46,50   
 48 2,00  46,00   
 48 3,00  45,00   
 50 1,50  48,50   
 52 1,50  50,50   
 52 2,00  50,00   
 52 3,00  49,00   
 63 1,50  61,50   
       
       
British Standard Whitworth thread DIN ISO 228/1
G
PITCHTHREAD CUTTER
Gewindebohrer
FORMING TAP
Gewindeformer
 1/8" 28  8,80  9,25 
 1/4" 19  11,80  12,55 
 3/8" 19  15,25  16,05 
 1/2" 14  19,00  20,05 
 5/8" 14  21,00   
 3/4" 14  24,50   
 7/8" 14  28,25   
 1" 11  30,75   
 1 1/8" 11  35,30   
 1 1/4" 11  39,25   
 1 3/4" 11  41,70   
 1 1/2" 11  45,25   
 1 3/4" 11  51,10   
 2" 11  57,00   
 2 1/4" 11  63,10   
 2 1/2" 11  72,60   
 2 3/4" 11  78,90   
 3" 11  85,30   
 3 1/4" 11  91,50   
 3 1/2" 11  97,70   
 3 3/4" 11  104,00   
 4" 11  110,40   
       
       
American Coarse thread ASME B1.1
UNC
THREAT CUTTER
Gewindebohrer
 1-64 1,55 
 2-56 1,85 
 3-48 2,10 
 4-40 2,35 
 5-40 2,65 
 6-32 2,85 
 8-32 3,50 
 10-24 3,90 
 12-24 4,50 
 1/4"-20 5,10 
 5/16"-18 6,60 
 3/8"-16 8,00 
 7/16"-14 9,40 
 1/2"-13 10,80 
 9/16"-12 12,20 
 5/8"-11 13,50 
 3/4"-10 16,50 
 7/8"-9 19,50 
 1"-8 22,25 
 1 1/8"-7 25,00 
 1 1/4"-7 28,00 
 1 3/8"-6 30,75 
 1 1/2"-6 34,00 
 1 3/4"-5 39,50 
 2"-4 1/2 45,00 
 2 1/4"-4 1/2 51,50 
 2 1/2"-4 57,25 
 2 3/4"-4 63,50 
 3"-4 70,00 
 3 1/4"-4 76,20 
 3 1/2"-4 82,60 
 3 3/4"-4 88,90 
 4"-4 95,25 
 
American Fine thread ASME B1.1
UNF
THREAT CUTTER
Gewindebohrer
 0-80 1,25 
 1-72 1,55 
 2-64 1,90 
 3-56 2,15 
 4-48 2,40 
 5-44 2,70 
 6-40 2,95 
 8-36 3,50 
 10-32 4,10 
 12-28 4,70 
 1/4"-28 5,50 
 5/16"-24 6,90 
 3/8"-24 8,50 
 7/16"-20 9,90 
 1/2"-20 11,50 
 9/16"-18 12,90 
 5/8"-18 14,50 
 3/4"-16 17,50 
 7/8"-14 20,40 
 1"-12 23,25 
 1 1/8"-12 26,50 
 1 1/4"-12 29,50 
 1 1/3"-12 32,75 
 1 1/2"-12 36,00 
Steel conduit pipe thread DIN 40 430
Pg
NUMBER OF THREADSTHREAD CUTTER
Gewindebohrer
 7 20  11,40 
 9 18  14,00 
 11 18  17,25 
 13,5 18  19,00 
 16 18  21,25 
 21 16  27,00 
 29 16  35,50 
 36 16  45,50 
 42 16  52,50 
 48 16  58,00 
American Tapered pipe thread 1:16
NPT
NUMBER OF THREADSTHREAD CUTTER
Gewindebohrer
FORMING TAP
Gewindeformer
MINIMUM DEPTH
 1/16" 27  6,15  5,95  12,0 
 1/8" 27  8,50  8,25  12,0 
 1/4" 18  11,00  10,75  17,5 
 3/8" 18  14,50  14,10  17,6 
 1/2" 14  17,85  17,50  22,9 
 3/4" 14  23,20  22,70  23,0 
 1" 11 1/2  29,00  28,60  27,4 
 1 1/4" 11,5  37,80  37,30  28,1 
 1 1/2" 11,5  44,00  43,40  28,4 
 2" 11,5  56,00  55,50  28,4 
British Standard Whitworth thread BS 84
BSW
NUMBER OF THREADSTHREAD CUTTER
Gewindebohrer
 1/16" 60  1,15 
 3/32" 48  1,80 
 1/8" 40  2,60 
 5/32" 32  3,10 
 3/16" 24  3,60 
 7/32" 24  4,40 
 1/4" 20  5,10 
 5/16" 18  6,50 
 3/8" 16  7,90 
 7/16" 14  9,30 
 1/2" 12  10,50 
 9/16" 12  12,00 
 5/8" 11  13,50 
 3/4" 10  16,50 
 7/8" 19,25 
 1" 22,00 
 1 1/8" 24,75 
 1 1/4" 27,75 
 1 3/8" 30,20 
 1 1/2" 33,50 
 1 5/8" 35,50 
 1 3/4" 38,50 
 1 7/8" 4 1/2  41,50 
 2" 4 1/2  44,50 
 2 1/4" 50,00
 2 1/2" 56,60 
 2 3/4" 3 1/2  62,00 
 3" 3 1/2      68,00 
     
     

Conversion Table - Hardness
Tensile StrengthVickers HardnessBrinell HardnessRockwell Hardness
MPA (=N/mm2) HV10 HB HRB HRF HRC HRA HRD HR15N HR30N HR45N
255 80 76,0      
 
       
270 85 80,7 41,0              
285 90 85,5 48,0 82,6            
305 95 90,2 52,0              
320 100 95,0 56,2 87,0            
335 105 99,8                
350 110 105 62,3 90,5            
370 115 109                
385 120 114 66,7 93,6            
400 125 119                
415 130 124 71,2 96,4            
430 135 128                
450 140 133 75,0 99,0            
465 145 138                
480 150 143 78,7 101,4            
495 155 147                
510 160 152 81,7 103,6            
530 165 156                
545 170 162 85,0 105,5            
560 175 166                
575 180 171 87,1 107,2            
595 185 176                
610 190 181 89,5 108,7            
625 195 185                
640 200 190 91,5 110,1            
660 205 195 92,5              
675 210 199 93,5 111,3            
690 215 204 95,0 112,4            
705 220 209 95,0 112,4            
720 225 214 96,0              
740 230 219 96,7 113,4            
755 235 223                
770 240 228 98,1 114,3 20,3 60,7 40,3 63,6 41,7 19,9
785 245 233     21,3 61,2 41,1 70,1 42,5 21,1
800 250 238 99,5 115,1 22,2 61,6 41,7 70,6 43,4 22,2
820 255 242     23,1 62,0 42,2 71,1 44,2 23,2
835 260 247 101   24,0 62,4 43,1 71,6 45,0 24,3
850 265 252     24,8 62,7 43,7 72,1 45,7 25,2
865 270 257 102   25,6 63,1 44,3 72,6 46,4 26,2
880 275 261     26,4 63,5 44,9 73,0 47,2 27,1
900 280 266 104   27,1 63,8 45,3 73,4 47,8 27,9
915 285 271     27,8 64,2 46,0 73,8 48,4 28,7
930 290 276 105   28,5 64,5 46,5 74,2 49,0 29,5
950 295 280     29,2 64,8 47,1 74,6 49,7 30,4
965 300 285     29,8 65,2 47,5 74,9 50,2 31,1
995 310 295     31,0 65,8 48,4 75,6 51,3 32,5
1030 320 304     32,2 66,4 49,4 76,2 52,3 33,9
1060 330 314     33,3 67,0 50,2 76,8 53,6 35,2
1095 340 323     34,4 67,6 51,1 77,4 54,4 36,5
1125 350 333     35,5 68,1 51,9 78,0 55,4 36,5
1155 360 342     36,6 68,7 52,8 78,6 56,4 39,1
1190 370 352     37,7 69,2 53,6 79,2 57,4 40,4
1220 380 361     38,8 69,8 54,4 79,8 58,4 41,7
1255 390 371     39,8 70,3 55,3 80,3 59,3 42,9
1290 400 380     40,8 70,8 56,0 80,8 60,2 44,1
1320 410 390     41,8 71,4 56,8 81,4 61,1 45,3
1350 420 399     42,7 71,8 57,5 81,8 61,9 46,4
1385 430 409     43,6 72,3 58,2 82,3 63,7 47,4
1420 440 418     44,5 72,8 58,8 82,8 63,5 49,4
1485 460 437     46,1 73,6 60,1 83,6 64,9 50,4
1520 470 447     46,9 74,1 60,7 83,9 65,7 51,3
1555 480 456     47,7 74,5 61,3 84,3 66,4 52,2
1595 490 466     48,4 74,9 61,6 84,7 67,1 53,1
1630 500 475     49,1 75,3 62,2 85,0 67,7 53,9
1665 510 485     49,8 75,7 62,9 85,4 68,3 54,7
1700 520 494     50,5 76,1 63,5 85,7 69,0 55,6
1740 530 504     51,1 76,7 64,4 86,3 70,0 57,0
1810 550 523     52,3 77,0 64,8 86,6 70,5 57,8
1845 560 532     53,0 77,4 65,4 86,9 71,2 58,6
1880 570 542     53,6 77,8 65,8 87,2 71,7 59,3
1920 580 551     54,1 78,0 66,2 87,5 72,1 59,9
1955 590 561     54,7 78,4 66,7 87,8 72,7 60,5
1995 600 570     55,2 78,6 67,0 88,0 73,2 61,2
2030 610 580     55,7 78,9 67,5 88,2 73,7 61,7
2070 620 589     56,3 79,2 67,9 88,5 74,2 62,4
2105 630 599     56,8 79,5 68,3 88,8 74,6 63,0
2145 640 608     57,3 79,8 68,7 89,0 75,1 63,5
2189 650 519     57,8 80,0 69,0 89,2 75,5 64,1
  660       58,3 80,3 69,4 89,5 75,9 64,7
  670       58,8 80,6 69,8 89,7 76,4 65,3
  680       59,2 80,8 70,1 89,8 76,8 65,7
  690       59,7 81,1 70,5 90,1 77,2 66,2
  700       60,1 81,3 70,8 90,3 77,6 66,7
  720       61,0 81,8 71,5 90,7 78,4 67,7
  740       61,8 82,2 72,1 91,0 79,1 68,6
  760       62,5 82,6 72,6 91,2 79,7 69,4
  780       63,3 83,0 73,3 91,5 80,4 70,2
  800       64,0 83,4 73,8 91,8 81,1 71,0
  820       64,7 83,8 74,3 92,1 81,7 71,8
  840       65,3 84,1 74,8 92,3 82,2 72,2
  860       65,9 84,4 75,3 92,5 82,7 73,1
  880       66,4 84,7 75,7 92,7 83,1 73,6
  900       67,0 85,0 76,1 92,9 83,6 74,2

Conversion Table Inches to Metric
Diameter
Inches mm
Inches mm
.314 8,0 3.000 76,2
.375 9,5 3.149 80,0
.393 10,0 3.500 88,9
.472 12,0 3.937 100,0
.500 12,7 4.000 101,6
.625 15,9 4.921 125,0
.630 16,0 5.000 127,0
.750 19,1 6.000 152,4
.787 20,0 6.299 160,0
.875 22,2 7.000 177,8
.984 25,0 7.874 200,0
1.000 25,4 8.000 203,2
1.259 32,0 9.842 250,0
1.500 38,1 10.000 254,0
1.968 50,0 12.000 304,8
2.000 50,8 12.401 315,0
2.480 63,0 14.000 355,5
2.500 63,5 15.748 400,0

DescriptionFormulaKey
Rotation speed Drehzahl D = diameter 
f = feed rate 
fz= tooth feed rate 

n = rotation speed 
vc = cutting speed
vf = feed rate speed
z = number of teeth
π = 3,14159...
Cutting speed
Feed rate per tooth
Feed rate per rotation
Feed rate speed  

DescriptionFormulaKey
ONLY FOR DRILLING INTO SOLID MATERIALS D = external diameter
fc = cutting force
fcz= cutting force per tooth
Md = torque
Pa = driving power
Pc = cutting performance
ap = cutting depth 
b = chip width 
d = internal diameter
D1max = max. external diameter 
d2 = internal diameter 
f = feed rate 
fz = tooth feed rate
fB = process factor: drilling
fSE = process factor: countersinking
h = chip thickness 
kc = specific cutting force 
vc = cutting speed
z = number of teeth 
η = level of efficiency
Cutting force per tooth Bohren ins Volle
Cutting performance Bohren ins Volle
Torque Bohren ins Volle
ONLY FOR COUNTERBORING AND COUNTERSINKING
Cutting force per tooth Aufbohren
Cutting performance Aufbohren
Torque Aufbohren

DescriptionFormulaKey
Chip volumes over time Zeitspanungsvolumen Dc= cutting diameter
ae= radial cutting width
ap= axial cutting depth
fz= tooth feed rate 
De= effective cutting diameter 
vc= cutting speed 
Q = chip volumes over time
I = working length
Vf= feed rate speed
hm= average chip thickness
kr= cut entering angle
Pa= driving power
kc= specific cutting force
ηmt = level of efficienc
Tc= processing time
Average chip thickness
(Face and step milling) wenn ae / Dc ≤ 0.1
Driving power
Average chip thickness
wenn ae / Dc ≥ 0.1
Processing time

DescriptionFormulaKey
ONLY FOR MILLING n = spindle rotation speed
vc = cutting speed 
d = milling cutter diameter
D = internal thread diameter
vf = feed rate at contour
vfm = feed rate at centre
Ueint= programmed immersion feed rate
fz= feed rate per tooth
z = milling cutter cutting rate
Milling external contour
Milling internal contour
Straight immersion
Immerse in the circular arc

SymbolDescriptionMetricFormulae
Rth Roughness depth mm