| ISO | Materials | Material Designation | Material Condition | Cutting Speed Recommendations (Vc) |
| P | 1 | Non-alloy steel and cast steel, free cutting steel <0.25%C. | Annealed :125 | 130-220 m/min |
| P | 2 | Non-alloy steel and cast steel, free cutting steel >=0.25%C. | Annealed :190 | 110-190 m/min |
| P | 3 | Non-alloy steel and cast steel, free cutting steel <0.55%C. | Quench and tempered. :250 | 90-170 m/min |
| P | 4 | Non-alloy steel and cast steel, free cutting steel >=0.55%C. | Annealed :220 | 100-180 m/min |
| P | 5 | Non-alloy steel and cast steel, free cutting steel >=0.55%C. | Quenched & tempered. :300 | 90-140 m/min |
| P | 6 | Low alloy & cast steel (less than 5% of alloying elements). | Annealed :200 | 90-170 m/min |
| P | 7 | Low alloy & cast steel (less than 5% of alloying elements). | Quenched & tempered :275 | 80-140 m/min |
| P | 8 | Low alloy & cast steel (less than 5% of alloying elements). | Quenched & tempered :300 | 70-130 m/min |
| P | 9 | Low alloy & cast steel (less than 5% of alloying elements). | Quenched & tempered :350 | 60-110 m/min |
| P | 10 | High alloyed steel, cast steel and tool steel. | Annealed :200 | 90-140 m/min |
| P | 11 | High alloyed steel, cast steel and tool steel. | Quenched & tempered :325 | 60-110 m/min |
| P | 12 | Stainless steel and cast steel. | Ferritic/martensitic :200 | 70-180 m/min |
| P | 13 | Stainless steel and cast steel. | Martensitic :240 | 60-200 m/min |
| M | 14 | Stainless steel and cast steel. | Austenitic :180 | 60-170 m/min |
| S | 31 | High temp. alloys Fe based. | Annealed :200 | 30-40 m/min |
| S | 32 | High temp. alloys Fe based. | Cured :280 | 20-30 m/min |
| S | 33 | High temp. alloys. Ni or Co based. | Annealed :250 | 20-30 m/min |
| S | 34 | High temp. alloys. Ni or Co based. | Cured :350 | 10-20 m/min |
| S | 35 | High temp. alloys. Ni or Co based. | Castr :320 | 20-30 m/min |
| S | 36 | Titanium Ti alloys. | :310 | 90-140 m/min |
| S | 37 | Titanium Ti alloys. | Alpha+beta alloys cu :310 | 30-60 m/min |