General Information: | ||
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Material Group | K - Cast Iron | |
Sub-Group | Cast Iron | |
Hardness | 187.5 HB | |
Tensile Strength | 730 [N/mm^2] | |
Machinability | 140% |
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Machining Cast Iron GGG-40
GGG-40 is a Nodular cast iron material with a Machinability rating of 140% and Hardness 188 HB.
Nodular cast iron is a popular sub-group since it provides a good balance between the extremely brittle grey cast iron and the more ductile malleable type.
In Cast Iron, the material standards also define the allowed hardness range, and hardness is the top-ranking factor affecting the machinability ratings. For example, nodular cast iron is known to be harder to machine compared with grey cast iron. However, if a grey cast iron alloy has a hardness of 300HB is will have lower machinability than nodular cast iron with 200HB.
Cast iron is very brittle and produces short chips. Therefore there is no need for a sharp cutting edge, and a strong geometry with a large honing or K-land is the best choice.
Summery:
Equivalent International Designations for Cast Iron GGG-40
Standard | Name |
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sae | 60-40-18 |
wnr | 0.7040 |
din | GGG-40 |
bs | 420/12 |
ss | 0717-02 |
anfor | FGS 400-12 |
uni | GS 400-12 |
unf | FGE 38-17 |
js1 | FCD 40 |
Chemical Composition for Cast Iron GGG-40
Sorry, Not Availble for this Material
Cutting Speeds Recomendations for Cast Iron GGG-40
* Click on the speeds below for higher precision in specific conditions!
Application | Vc (m/min) | Vc (SFM) |
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Turning | 275-370 | 900-1210 |
Milling | 185-250 | 610-820 |
Parting | 135-185 | 440-610 |
Grooving | 190-260 | 620-850 |
Drilling | 155-210 | 510-690 |
Important! The speed estimation is given for an ideal situation:
- Most suitable carbide grade
- Stable tool clamping
- Stable workpiece clamping
- Good quality raw material
- A short overhang of the cutting tool.
- Nominal hardness of the material.
- etc.
Click on the speeds in the above table to get better precision for specific parameters
Or use our Speed and Feed Calculator
Recommended Carbide Grades for Cast Iron GGG-40
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Grade for Turning
Brand | Grade | ISO | Material | app | App | Coating | Apps Range | 05 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 |
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Sandvik | GC3205 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K05 - K15 | K | K | K | ||||||
Sandvik | GC3210 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K10 - K25 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Sandvik | GC3225 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K25 - K40 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Iscar | IC807 (IC907) | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | PVD | K05 - K25 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Iscar | IC5005 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K05 - K15 | K | K | K | ||||||
Iscar | IC5010 (IC428) | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K10 - K25 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Iscar | IC8150 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K25 - K35 | K | K | K | ||||||
Iscar | IC830 (IC328) | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | PVD | K25 - K45 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Kennametal | KCK05 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K05 - K15 | K | K | K | ||||||
Kennametal | KCU10 (KC5010) | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | PVD | K05 - K20 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Kennametal | KCK15B (KCK15) | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K10 - K20 | K | K | K | ||||||
Kennametal | KCK20 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K15 - K30 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Kennametal | KCU25 (KC5025) | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | PVD | K20 - K30 | K | K | K | ||||||
Kennametal | KCP10B (KCP10) | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K25 - K35 | K | K | K | ||||||
Kennametal | KCP25B (KCP25) | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K30 - K40 | K | K | K | ||||||
Walter | WKK10S | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K05 - K20 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Walter | WKK20S | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K10 - K30 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Seco | TK0501 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K05 - K20 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Seco | TH1500 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K05 - K10 | K | K | |||||||
Seco | TK1501 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K10 - K25 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Seco | CP500 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | PVD | K15 - K30 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Seco | TP0501 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K25 - K35 | K | K | K | ||||||
Seco | CP600 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | PVD | K25 - K45 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Tungaloy | T5105 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K05 - K15 | K | K | K | ||||||
Tungaloy | T515 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K10 - K20 | K | K | K | ||||||
Tungaloy | T5115 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K10 - K20 | K | K | K | ||||||
Tungaloy | T5125 | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K15 - K30 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Mitsubishi | MC5005 (UC5105) | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K05 - K15 | K | K | K | ||||||
Mitsubishi | MC5015 (UC5115) | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K10 - K25 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Mitsubishi | VP15TF | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | PVD | K20 - K35 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Sumitomo | AC4010K (AC405K) | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K05 - K15 | K | K | K | ||||||
Sumitomo | AC1030U | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | PVD | K10 - K30 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Sumitomo | AC4015K | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K10 - K25 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Sumitomo | AC420K | K | K - Cast Iron | T | Turning | CVD | K15 - K30 | K | K | K | K |
Grade for Milling (Indexable)
Brand | Grade | ISO | Material | app | App | Coating | Apps Range | 05 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 |
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Sandvik | GC3330 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | CVD | K10 - K25 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Sandvik | GC3040 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | CVD | K25 - K40 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Iscar | IC5100 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | CVD | K05 - K25 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Iscar | IC810 (IC910) | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | PVD | K15 - K35 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Kennametal | KCK15 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | CVD | K10 - K20 | K | K | K | ||||||
Kennametal | KC520M | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | PVD | K15 - K25 | K | K | K | ||||||
Kennametal | KCPK30 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | CVD | K25 - K40 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Walter | WAK15 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | CVD | K05 - K25 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Walter | WKP25S (WKP25) | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | CVD | K15 - K35 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Walter | WKP35G | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | CVD | K25 - K45 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Seco | MK1500 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | CVD | K05 - K30 | K | K | K | K | K | K | |||
Seco | MK2050 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | PVD | K10 - K45 | K | K | K | K | K | K | K | K | |
Tungaloy | T1215 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | CVD | K10 - K25 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Tungaloy | AH120 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | PVD | K15 - K30 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Tungaloy | AH725 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | PVD | K15 - K30 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Mitsubishi | MC5020 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | CVD | K05 - K30 | K | K | K | K | K | K | |||
Mitsubishi | VP20RT | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | PVD | K20 - K40 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Sumitomo | XCK2000 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | CVD | K05 - K20 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Sumitomo | XCU2500 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | CVD | K10 - K25 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Sumitomo | ACU2500 | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | PVD | K10 - K35 | K | K | K | K | K | K | |||
Sumitomo | ACK2000 (ACK200) | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | CVD | K10 - K25 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Sumitomo | ACK3000 (ACK300) | K | K - Cast Iron | M | Milling | PVD | K15 - K30 | K | K | K | K |
Grade for Parting Off
Brand | Grade | ISO | Material | app | App | Coating | Apps Range | 05 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 |
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Sandvik | GC4325 | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | CVD | K10 - K20 | K | K | K | ||||||
Sandvik | GC1135 | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K20 - K40 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Iscar | IC807 (IC907) | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K05 - K15 | K | K | K | ||||||
Iscar | IC808 (IC908) | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K10 - K25 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Iscar | IC830 ( IC328) | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K20 - K40 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Kennametal | KCU10 | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K05 - K15 | K | K | K | ||||||
Kennametal | KCU25 | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K15 - K30 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Walter | WKP13S | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | CVD | K05 - K20 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Walter | WKP23S | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | CVD | K10 - K30 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Walter | WKP33S | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | CVD | K20 - K40 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Seco | CP500 | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K20 - K40 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Seco | CP600 | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K40 - K50 | K | K | |||||||
Tungaloy | AH725 | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K25 - K30 | K | K | |||||||
Tungaloy | GH130 | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K25 - K40 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Mitsubishi | VP10RT | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K05 - K15 | K | K | K | ||||||
Mitsubishi | VP20RT | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K10 - K25 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Mitsubishi | VP30RT | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K20 - K40 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Sumitomo | AC425K | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | CVD | K10 - K25 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Sumitomo | AC520U | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K15 - K30 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Sumitomo | AC1030U (AC530U) | K | K - Cast Iron | P | Parting | PVD | K20 - K40 | K | K | K | K | K |
Grade for Grooving
Brand | Grade | ISO | Material | app | App | Coating | Apps Range | 05 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 |
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Sandvik | GC4325 | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | CVD | K10 - K40 | K | K | K | K | K | K | K | ||
Iscar | IC807 (IC907) | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | PVD | K05 - K15 | K | K | K | ||||||
Iscar | IC808 (IC908) | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | PVD | K15 - K30 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Iscar | IC5010 (IC428) | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | CVD | K15 - K25 | K | K | K | ||||||
Iscar | IC8250 | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | CVD | K25 - K40 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Kennametal | KCU10 | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | PVD | K05 - K15 | K | K | K | ||||||
Kennametal | KCU25 | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | PVD | K15 - K30 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Kennametal | KC5025 | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | PVD | K20 - K30 | K | K | K | ||||||
Kennametal | KCP25B (KCP25) | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | CVD | K30 - K40 | K | K | K | ||||||
Walter | WKP13S | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | CVD | K05 - K20 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Walter | WKP23S | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | CVD | K10 - K30 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Walter | WKP33S | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | CVD | K20 - K40 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Seco | TGK1500 | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | CVD | K10 - K20 | K | K | K | ||||||
Seco | CP500 | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | PVD | K15 - K30 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Tungaloy | T515 | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | CVD | K10 - K20 | K | K | K | ||||||
Tungaloy | GH130 | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | PVD | K25 - K40 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Tungaloy | AH725 | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | PVD | K25 - K30 | K | K | |||||||
Mitsubishi | VP10RT | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | PVD | K05 - K15 | K | K | K | ||||||
Mitsubishi | MY5015 | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | CVD | K10 - K25 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Mitsubishi | VP20RT | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | PVD | K20 - K40 | K | K | K | K | K | ||||
Sumitomo | AC425K | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | CVD | K10 - K25 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Sumitomo | AC520U | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | PVD | K15 - K30 | K | K | K | K | |||||
Sumitomo | AC1030U (AC530U) | K | K - Cast Iron | G | Grooving | PVD | K20 - K40 | K | K | K | K | K |
Recommended Insert Cutting Edge Geometry for Cast Iron GGG-40
Honing Size: | 0.05-0.10 mm / 0.002-0.004" | |
Rake Angle: | 0° -0° | |
Land Angle: | Negative | |
Land Width: | 0.30-0.40 mm / 0.012-0.016" |
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