Freely Specifiable Straight Blade End Mills Recommended Cutting Conditions
Side-cutting with End Mills for Carbide Straight Blade T-Slot Machining
● This table was made based on an Rd (cut-in width) of 0.1 to 0.2 D and an Ad (flute width) of 2 mm.
● Use a machine and chuck that have rigidity and high accuracy.
● Select cutting oil suitable for the work material.
● Cutting conditions also change when the blade portion is shaped. So adjust the optimum cutting conditions by referring to the table below.
● For fraction sizes of flute diameter D, refer to the larger of the number values.
● Use Slim Shanks (SS-) at both feed speeds and rotational speeds 70% of the following conditions.
(T-slot 2 Flutes) Model Number Example
STSEM / STSBEM / STSREM, etc.
(T-slot 4 Flutes) Model Number Example
STSEMW / STSBEMW / STSREMW, etc.
Groove Cutting with End Mills for Carbide Straight Blade T-Slot Machining
● Use a machine and chuck that have rigidity and high accuracy.
● Select cutting oil suitable for the work material.
● Use Slim Shanks (SS-) at both feed speeds and rotational speeds 70% of the following conditions.
● Cutting conditions also change when the blade portion is shaped. So adjust the optimum cutting conditions by referring to the table below.
● For fraction sizes of flute diameter D, refer to the larger of the number values.
(T-slot 2 Flutes) Model Number Example
STSEM / STSBEM / STSREM, etc.
(T-slot 4 Flutes) Model Number Example
STSEMW / STSBEMW / STSREMW, etc.
Cutting with End Mills for Carbide Straight Blade Boss Machining
● This table was made based on the machining conditions on the left.
● Use a machine and chuck that have rigidity and high accuracy.
● Select cutting oil suitable for the work material.
● If the rotational speed does not increase with your machine, lower the feed rate and rotational speed at the same ratio.
● Use Long Shanks (LS-) at both amounts of feed and rotational speeds 70% of the following conditions.
Model Number
BSC / BSRC / BSCC / BSCAC / BSCACR / BSCADC / BSTC / BSTRC / BSTCC / BSTCAC / BSTCADC
Rounded Corner Machining with a Carbide Inner Curve Cutter
● Cutting should be conducted in multiple separate bursts.
● Use a machine and chuck that have rigidity and high accuracy.
● Select cutting oil suitable for the work material.
● If the rotational speed does not increase with your machine, lower the table feed rate and rotational speed at the same ratio.
Model Number
SCREM/SCRDEM
Groove Cutting with Freely Specifiable Straight Blade End Mills
● This table was made based on an Ad (cut depth) of 0.5 to 1.0 D.
● Use a machine and chuck that have rigidity and high accuracy.
● Select cutting oil suitable for the work material.
● Cutting conditions also change when the blade portion is shaped. So adjust the optimum cutting conditions by referring to the table below.
● For fraction sizes of flute diameter D, refer to the larger of the number values.
● Use Long Shanks (LS-) at both feed speeds and rotational speeds 70% of the following conditions.
Model Number
SEM / SBEM / SHBEM / SQBEM / SFBEM / SHBTEM / SBTEM / NR-SBTEM / NR-SHBTEM / SLBEM / SREM /
SCEM / STEM / STBEM / STREM / STCEM / SCAEM / STCAEM / SCADEM / STCADEM / SCAREM / SSBTEM
Side-cutting with Freely Specifiable Straight Blade End Mills
● This table was made based on an Rd (cut width) of 0.1 to 0.2 D and an Ad (cut depth) of 1.0 to 1.5 D.
● Use a machine and chuck that have rigidity and high accuracy.
● Select cutting oil suitable for the work material.
● Cutting conditions also change when the blade portion is shaped. So adjust the optimum cutting conditions by referring to the table below.
● For fraction sizes of flute diameter D, refer to the larger of the number values.
● Use Long Shanks (LS-) at both feed speeds and rotational speeds 70% of the following conditions.
Model Number
SEM / SBEM / SHBEM / SQBEM / SFBEM / SHBTEM / SBTEM / SLBEM / SREM / SCEM / STEM /
STBEM / STREM / STCEM / SCAEM / STCAEM / SCADEM / STCADEM / SCAREM / SCAEMR
Cutting with End Mills for Freely Specifiable Straight Blade Stepped Boss Hole Drilling
● This table was made based on the machining conditions on the left.
● Use a machine and chuck that have rigidity and high accuracy.
● Select cutting oil suitable for the work material.
● If the rotational speed does not increase with your machine, lower the feed rate and rotational speed at the same ratio.
Model Number
BSCS
Groove Cutting with End Mills for Freely Specifiable Straight Blade Stepped Machining
●This table was made based on an Ad (blade cut depth) of 0.5 to 1.0 D.
● Use a machine and chuck that have rigidity and high accuracy.
● Select cutting oil suitable for the work material.
● If the rotational speed does not increase with your machine, lower the feed rate and rotational speed at the same ratio.
● For fraction sizes of flute diameter D, refer to the larger of the number values.
Model Number
SEMS
Cutting with Freely Specifiable Straight Blade End Mills
● Use a machine and chuck that have rigidity and high accuracy.
● Select cutting oil suitable for the work material.
● If the rotational speed does not increase with your machine, lower the feed rate and rotational speed at the same ratio.
● Use Long Shanks (LS-) at both amounts of feed and rotational speeds 70% of the following conditions.
Model Number
SRM / BSRM / SSCMEM / BSZEM / SBRM / SRRM / SRCMEM / SCRM / BSCRM / SCCMEM /
BSZCEM / SCARM / BSCARM / SCACMEM / BSZCAEM / STCMEM / STBCMEM / STRCMEM /
STCCMEM / STCACMEM / SBCREM / SRCREM / SCCREM / SCACREM / SZEM / SZBEM / SZREM /
SZCEM / STCREM / STBCREM / STRCREM / STCCREM / STCACREM / SZREM / BSZREM
Side-cutting with Freely Specifiable Straight Blade End Mills
● This table was made based on an Ad (cut depth) of 0.5 to 1.0 D.
● Use a machine and chuck that have rigidity and high accuracy.
● Select cutting oil suitable for the work material.
● Cutting conditions also change when the blade portion is shaped. So adjust the optimum cutting conditions by referring to the table below.
● For fraction sizes of flute diameter D, refer to the larger of the number values.
● Use Long Shanks (LS-) at both feed speeds and rotational speeds 70% of the following conditions.
Model Number
SSCREM / SBCREM / SRCREM / SCACREM / SZEM / SZBEM / SZREM / SZCEM /
SZCAEM / STCREM / STBCREM / STRCREM / STCCREM / STCACREM / SCRTEM
V Groove, Positioning and Chamfering by Freely Specifiable Straight Blade End Mills
● Chamfer machining conditions where Ad (cutting depth) is 0.3 D or less.
● When V groove machining, use at 50% or less of the criteria listed below.
● Use a machine and chuck that have rigidity and high accuracy.
● Select cutting oil suitable for the work material.
● If the rotational speed does not increase with your machine, lower the feed rate and rotational speed at the same ratio.
● For fraction sizes of flute diameter D, refer to the larger of the number values.
● Use Long Shanks (LS-) at both feed speeds and rotational speeds 70% of the following conditions.
Model Number
SVEM / SVZEM / SMBEM / SMEM / SVDEM