# CNC Tooling, Cutting Parameters & Feeds and Speeds

> CNC tooling knowledge base: tool materials (HSS, carbide, CBN, PCD), coatings (TiN, TiAlN, DLC), geometry and cutting speeds for steel, aluminum, titanium and superalloys.

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# CNC Tooling, Cutting Parameters & Feeds and Speeds
Everything that touches the cut: tool materials, coatings, geometry, and the cutting parameters (Vc, fz, ap, ae) that actually work on each workpiece material. Written from real shop data — not catalogue copy. [How to use this section. These are shop-floor guides rather than catalogue copy: each one names the parameters, the failure mode they cause, and the correction. Values are cross-checked against ISO and cutting-tool manufacturer data. For the formulas and grade tables, see Feeds and Speeds ](https://www.sinbo-machining.com/wiki/tooling/feeds-and-speeds-guide/). Cutting Parameters - [CNC Feeds and Speeds — The Complete Practical Guide Spindle speed and feed from first principles, Vc and chip load tables by material, and the six mistakes that produce a short tool life or a scrapped part ](https://www.sinbo-machining.com/wiki/tooling/feeds-and-speeds-guide/)
Machining Guides by Workpiece Material - [Machining Stainless Steel: 304, 316 and 17-4 PH Five recurring shop-floor problems — work hardening, parameter differences between grades, tool wear, threading and finishing — and the correction for each ](https://www.sinbo-machining.com/wiki/tooling/stainless-steel-machining-guide/)
- [Machining Titanium Without Destroying Tools Six challenges with Grade 2 and Grade 5: parameter windows, springback, galling, heat build-up, chip evacuation and how deflection shows up as a rejected part ](https://www.sinbo-machining.com/wiki/tooling/titanium-machining-guide/)
- [Machining Inconel 718 Without Breaking Tools Six recurring problems on the most common nickel superalloy — cutting parameters, work hardening, deep holes, chatter, and tool life economics ](https://www.sinbo-machining.com/wiki/tooling/inconel-718-machining-guide/)
How this section is built Every page follows the same template: a decision table at the top (which tool / which parameter for which job), data tables in the middle (cross-checked against ISO 8688, Sandvik Coromant, Kennametal), and a “common mistakes” block at the end. Each numerical recommendation cites its source.