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Typical Rotational Speeds

Typical rotational speeds for Dixon-Lesley plate and tube cutters.

		Titanium, Nickel & Super Alloys	Alloy & Stainless Steel, Cast Iron		Low to Medium Carbon Steels		Copper & Aluminium Alloys
Peripheral Speed m/min		5	10	20	30	50	100
Cutter diameter		r.p.m.
ins	mm
1	25	64	127	255	382	636	1273
2	50	32	64	127	191	318	636
3	75	21	42	85	127	212	424
4	100	16	32	64	95	159	318
5	125	13	25	51	76	127	255
6	150	11	21	42	64	106	212
7	175	9	18	36	55	91	182
8	200	8	16	32	48	80	159
9	225	7	14	28	42	71	141
10	250	6	13	25	38	64	127
11	275	6	12	23	35	58	116
12	300	5	11	21	32	53	106

(THESE FIGURES ARE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY AND MAY NEED TO BE VARIED TO SUIT INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS)

Feed rates in the range 0.05mm to 0.25mm (0.002" to 0.010") per revolution according to material being worked.

Generally, use heavier feed rates for materials which work-harden e.g. stainless steels, copper and some alloys.

Best results are obtained using a suitable cutting fluid.