Sumitomo General Catalog 2025-2026

Uncoated CBN for Hardened Steel Machining BN1000 / BN2000

Hardened Steel

■ Cutting Performance ● BN1000

● BN1000 / BN2000

Chipping Resistance (Interrupted Cutting)

Wear Resistance (Continuous Cutting) .0064 .0056 .0048

Competitor's CBN

BN1000

Approx. 2 times that of conventional tools

BN1000

.0032 .0040 .0016 .0008 .0024

Greatly improved fracture resistance while also emphasizing wear resistance

Conventional CBN (1)

L

0

7

14

21

Time in Cut (minutes) Part Material: High Carbon Steel Round Bar (58 to 62HRC) Tool Cat. No.: 2NU-CNGA432 Cutting Conditions: v c = 500 SFM, f = .0039 IPR, a p = .0079” Dry

Competitor's CBN (1)

Approx. 1.4 times that of conventional tools BN2000

● BN2000

Excellent fracture resistance compared with conventional tools

Wear Resistance (Continuous Cutting) .0099

Conventional CBN (2)

Breakage - Cannot Continue

Conventional CBN

BN2000

.0079

Able to Continue

.0059

Competitor's CBN (2)

.0039

.0019

0

50

100

150

Tool Life Comparison (Conventional CBN (2) = 100%)

0

20

40

60

80

100

Time in Cut (minutes) Part Material: Chromium Molybdenum Steel Round Bar (58 to 62HRC) Tool Cat. No.: 2NU-CNGA432 Cutting Conditions: v c = 330 SFM, f = .0039 IPR, a p = .0079” Dry

Part Material: 15CrMo Alloy Structural Steel 8V Grooved (58-62HRC) Tool Cat. No.: 2NU-CNGA432 Cutting Conditions: v c = 400 SFM, f = .0039 IPR, a p = .0079” Dry

■ Machining Precision

● BN1000

● BN2000

Dimensional Tolerance Comparison (Continuous Cutting)

Surface Roughness Comparison (Continuous Cutting)

Competitor's CBN

10

4

Competitor's CBN

8

Conventional CBN

3

6

BN1000

2

BN2000

4

1

2

0

5

10

15

20

0

.62

1.25 1.86 2.50 3.10 3.75 4.38

Part Material: Chromium Molybdenum Steel ø5.12” O.D. (58 to 62 HRC) Tool Cat. No.: 2NU-CNGA432 Cutting Conditions: v c = 660 SFM, f = .0039 IPR, a p = .0039” Wet Time in Cut (minutes)

Work Material: Chromium Molybdenum Steel Round Bar (58 to 62HRC) Tool Cat. No.: 2NU-CNGA432 Cutting Conditions: v c = 330 SFM, f = .0031 IPR, a p = .0079” Dry Cutting Distance (miles)

L17

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