Rake Angle Versus Material
| Material Steel |
Rake Angle in Degrees |
| Steel<70Kg/mm2 |
12 - 14 |
| Steel<70 - 10Kg/mm2 |
8 - 10 |
| Deep Drawn Sheetmetal |
15 - 20 |
| Stainless Resistant Steel |
8 - 10 |
| Cast Iron |
| Cast Steel |
12 - 14 |
| SG Cast Iron (long shavings) |
12 - 14 |
| SG Cast Iron (short shavings) |
6 - 8 |
| Malleable Iron |
8 - 10 |
| Gray Cast Iron |
3 - 6 |
| Light Metal |
| Aluminium (short chips) |
12 - 14 |
| Aluminium (long chips) |
20 - 25 |
| Zinc |
12 - 14 |
| Copper & Copper Alloys |
| Copper |
18 - 25 |
| Bronze-soft |
12 - 14 |
| Bronze-hard |
5 - 8 |
| Brass 58 |
3 - 6 |
| Brass 63 |
12 - 14 |
| Titanium |
0 - 4 |
| Plastic |
| Bakelite-hard |
3 - 6 |
| PVC, Polystyrene,soft |
20 - 25 |
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