Sumitomo General Catalog 2025-2026

CBN Grade Guidance Applications

Hardened Steel

Coated CBN - SUMIBORON: 1st recommendation for hardened steel machining, excellent performance in high- speed, high-efficiency machining. Uncoated CBN - SUMIBORON: Optimal for machining small items with a limited cutting speed & hardened steel.

Series

Applications

1000

· First recommendation for hardened steel machining ·Machining requiring high speed and high accuracy · Machining requiring high efficiency, such as carburised layer removal

Coated CBN SUMIBORON

650

Coated CBN SUMIBORON

L

330

165 (265)

Uncoated CBN SUMIBORON

· Machining where cutting speed cannot be increased, such as small product machining · Machining of workpieces containing hard particles such as mold components · Machining with low tool rigidity

Uncoated CBN SUMIBORON

Frequency of Interruption

Continuous Induction Hardened Steel Carburised Materials

Light Interrupted

Medium Interrupted

Heavy Interrupted

Work Material

Bearing Steel

Die Steel

HSS

Machine Rigidity

High

Low

Application Range

Coated SUMIBORON D Induction Hardened Steel (1045 Steel, 1050 Steel, etc.), Carburized Steel D Induction Hardened Steel (1045 Steel, 1050 Steel, etc.), Carburized Steel Uncoated SUMIBORON

1150 990

990

BN1000

BNC2105

BNC2115 BNC2125 BNC2125

BNX20

660

660

BN2000

BN350

BNC300

330

BNC2010 BNC2020 BNC2020

330

Light Interrupted Heavy Interrupted

Continuous

Continuous

Light Interrupted Heavy Interrupted

Small

Impact Force on Cutting Edge Large

Small

Impact Force on Cutting Edge Large

D Bearing Steel (SUJ2, etc.)

Uncoated SUMIBORON D Die Steel (SKD11/SKD61, etc.), HSS

Coated SUMIBORON

990

495

BNC2105

825

BN1000

330

BN2000

660

BN350

BNC2125

495

165

BN7125

HSS Machining

/ BN7000

BNC8115

330

165

Continuous

Light Interrupted Heavy Interrupted

0 .004 .008 .012 .016 .020

.120

Depth of Cut ap (inch)

Small

Impact Force on Cutting Edge Large

L5

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