Sumitomo General Catalog 2025-2026

Coated CBN - SUMIBORON for Hardened Steel Machining BNC2115 / BNC2125 / BNC2010 / BNC2020 Hardened Steel  CBN Substrate and Coating Structure

BNC2105  Cutting Performance

High-precision Machining (High-speed)

Coating Thickness: 3 μ m

Colored Layer (Gold)

BNC2010

BNC2020

Continuous Cutting (Machined Surface Roughness)

Interrupted Cutting (Fracture Resistance)

Good Fracture Resistance

8.0

After Cutting 3.73 mi

Competitor's Coated CBN C

TiAlN Super Multi-layered Coating

Improved Wear Resistance

BNC2020

6.0

Competitor's Coated CBN C Notch Wear Generated

Conventional Coated CBN

BNC2010 Good Surface Roughness

4.0

L

After Cutting 3.73 mi

High Wear Resistance CBN Substrate Improved Adhesion Strength BNC2010 Notch Wear Suppressed

Highly Adhesive Layer

2.0

Competitor's Coated CBN D

0

1.55

0

Cutting Distance (miles) 1.25 2.50 3.75

5

3.10

Tool Life (mi)

Highly wear-resistant TiAlN super multi-layered coating is made thicker. Utilizes long tool life in high-speed cutting in combination with a substrate using a newly developed TiCN binder with excellent thermal resistance Work Material: SCM415H (58-62HRC) Tool Cat. No.: 4NC-DNGA432 Cutting Conditions: vc = 400 SFM, f = .0055 IPR, ap = .0059”Wet

Work Material: SCM415H with 5 grooves (58 to 62HRC) Tool Cat. No.: 4NC-CNGA433 Cutting Conditions: vc = 425 SFM, f = .0039 IPR, ap = .0236” Dry

BNC2115

BNC2125

High-precision Machining (Medium- to High-speed)

General-purpose Machining (Medium- to High-speed)

Coating Thickness: 3 μ m

Coating Thickness: 3 μ m

Colored Layer (Gold) TiAlSiN Super Multi-Layered Coating TiCN Layer TiAlSiN Super Multi-Layered Coating 

Colored Layer (Silver)

BNC300

Interrupted Cutting (Fracture Resistance)

Suppresses Notch Wear Surface Roughness Maintained Suppresses Crater Wear

TiAlBN Super Multi-layered Coating

Competitor's Coated CBN E Fracture

Improved Chipping Resistance Improved Wear Resistance

Conventional Uncoated CBN

.004

Coating chip-o

BNC300 Able to continue

TiCN Layer

D

TiAlSiN Super Multi-Layered Coating D D

.002

F

Tough CBN Substrate Improved Adhesion Strength

Improved Adhesion Strength Tough CBN Substrate

D

Highly Adhesive Layer

Highly Adhesive Layer

D

0

0.62

1.25 1.86 2.50 3.10

Thick layers of high-strength TiAlSiN super multi-layered coating and highly heat-resistant TiCN coating are applied to a tough substrate to provide excellent surface finish quality Work Material: Grooved 5120 (58 to 62 HRC) Tool Cat. No.: 4NC-CNGA432 Cutting Conditions: vc = 400 SFM, f = .004 IPR, ap = .008” Dry Cutting Distance (miles)

Thick layer of super multi-layered ultra-fine TiAlBN coating with high strength and high hardness coupled with a tough substrate achieves high performance in a wide range of applications

BNC2010

BNC2020

High-precision Machining (Low- to Medium-speed)

General-purpose Machining (Low- to Medium-speed, Unstable Cutting)

Coating Thickness: 2 μ m

Coating Thickness: 2 μ m

Colored Layer (Gold)

Colored Layer (Gold)

Improved Wear Resistance

TiCN Layer

AlCrN Multi-layered Coating

Improved Wear Resistance

TiAlN Layer

TiCN Layer

Suppresses Notch Wear

AlCrN Multi-layered Coating

TiCN Layer AlCrN Multi-layered Coating

Tough CBN Substrate Improved Adhesion Strength

Highly Adhesive Layer

High Wear Resistant CBN Substrate

Stacked high-strength AlCrN multi-layered coating and highly heat-resistant TiCN coating are applied to a highly wear-resistant substrate to maintain excellent surface finish quality

Application of highly wear-resistant TiAlN coating to a tough substrate dramatically improves machining stability in low-rigidity setups and high-load cutting

L13

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