General Information for Steel 1010
Material Group |
P - Steel |
Sub-Group |
Low Carbon Steel |
Tensile Strength |
390 [N/mm^2] |
Machinability |
66% |
MACHINABILITY OF 1010 STEEL
Steel 1010 is a Low Carbon Steel material with 0.1% carbon content. Most Carbon steels have between 0.08% to 1% carbon content. The machinability is very sensitive to the amount of carbon since carbon directly influences the hardness of steel. The "Sweet Spot" that yields the highest rating is 0.2%-0.3%.
Since Steel 1010 has a low carbon content, it is very soft; thus, it is almost impossible to break the chips, and the "build up edge" ( BUE) is easily formed on the cutting edge. Therefore, although Its machinability rating is 55%, its a problematic material to machine. It is best to cut Steel 1010 with a sharp cutting edge to reduce the built-up edge.
You can find here a list of machinability ratings for different Carbon Steels.
SUMMARY:
For general turning of Steel 1010 at stable conditions use a grade with a hard substrate and CVD coating.
Using a grade with a rigid substrate and PVD coating is better if you run at a cutting speed lower than 490 SFM (150 m/min).
Hard substrate and PVD coating.
For general milling,use a grade with a Semi-hard substrate and Thin PVD coating.
For detailed CARBIDE grades recommendations,check the chart below.
Recommended Cutting speed range for turning at stable conditions is 800 - 1100 [SFM] / 245 - 335 [m/min].
Recommended Cutting speed range for milling with stable clamping and short over hang is 510 - 670 [SFM] / 155 - 205 [m/min]
For detailed cutting speed recomendations,check the chart below.
Equivalent International Designations for Steel 1010
Standard |
Name |
SAE |
1010 |
WNR |
1.1121 |
DIN |
Ck10 |
BS |
045M10 |
SS |
1265 |
ANFOR |
XC10 |
UNI |
C10 |
UNF |
F.1510 |
Chemical Composition for Steel 1010
Element |
Amount |
Manganese (Mn) |
.30-.60% |
Carbon (C) |
Max 0.13% |
Sulfur (S) |
0.05% |
Phosphorus (P) |
0.04% |
Cutting Speeds Recomendations for Steel 1010
Application |
mm/min |
SFM |
Turning |
245-335 |
800-1100 |
Milling |
155-205 |
510-670 |
Parting |
120-160 |
390-520 |
Grooving |
140-185 |
460-610 |
Drilling |
100-135 |
330-440 |
Important! The speed estimation is given for an ideal situation:
- Most suitable CARBIDE grade
- Stable tool clamping
- Stableworkpiece clamping
- Goodqualityraw material
- Ashort overhangof the cutting tool.
- Nominalhardnessof the material.
- etc.
Recommended CARBIDE Grades for Steel 1010
Recommended Carbide Grades for Steel 1010
Grade for Milling (Indexable)
Recommended Insert Cutting Edge Geometry for Steel 1010
Honing Siz |
0.05-0.08 mm / 0.002-0.003" |
Rake Angl |
11° -13° |
Land Angl |
Positive |
Land Widt |
0.20-0.30 mm / 0.008-0.012" |