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SFM and Feeds for Plastic Machining

Chart showing suggested SFM (Surface Feet per Minute) for plastics using various cutting tool materials.

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SFM and Feeds for Plastic Machining

Chart showing suggested SFM (Surface Feet per Minute) for plastics using various cutting tool materials.

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Walter Richard
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Plastics

The numbers in the chart are to used as good starting points for determining
the correct revolutions per minute (RPM)

Workpiece
Material

Feet Per Minute

Meters Per Minute

Tool Material
Feed Rate

HSS

Carbide

HSS

Carbide

Polyethylene

1000-2000

2500 - 5000

300-600

750 - 1500

High

*Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

1000-2000

2500 - 5000

300-600

750 - 1500

Medium

Acrylic

500-1500

1250 - 3750

150-450

375 -1125

Med~High

ABS

500-1000

1250 - 2500

150-300

375 - 3750

Med~High

1000

2500

300

750

High

Acetal

1000-2000

2500 - 5000

300-600

750 - 1500

High

Polypropylene

1000-2000

2500 - 5000

300-600

750 - 1500

High

*Polycarbonate

500-1500

750 - 1000

150-450

225 - 300

Med~High

Nylon 6/6

*Denotes material may become gummy when machined


** extruded acrylic becomes gummy more so than the cast acrylic

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