Materials
Reference for material documents in the Library — fields and classification groups.
A Material defines a workpiece material. Materials are assigned to Parts and used to select appropriate Cutting Data in the machining calculator.
Fields
Section titled “Fields”| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Material name (e.g., S 45C, AlSi10Mg). |
| Standard | Material standard designation (e.g., DIN, JIS, ASTM). |
| ISO group | ISO 513 classification group. Used by the machining calculator to filter cutting conditions. See ISO material groups below. |
| VDI 3323 | VDI 3323 classification. Provides additional grouping for cutting data selection. |
| Hardness | Hardness value and unit (HB, HRC, or HV). Affects cutting data recommendations. |
| Density | Material density (g/cm³). Used in some cutting result calculations. |
| Notes | Free-text notes about the material. |
ISO material groups
Section titled “ISO material groups”| Group | Description | Example materials |
|---|---|---|
| P | Steel | Carbon steel, alloy steel, tool steel |
| M | Stainless steel | Austenitic, ferritic, martensitic |
| K | Cast iron | Grey cast iron, nodular cast iron |
| N | Non-ferrous metals | Aluminium alloys, copper alloys |
| S | High-temperature alloys | Titanium alloys, nickel-based superalloys |
| H | Hardened materials | Hardened steel, chilled cast iron |
Preloaded materials
Section titled “Preloaded materials”Tooling Metrics ships with a preloaded database of common workpiece materials. Search existing materials before creating a custom one. Custom materials are scoped to your organization and are not shared with other organizations.
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