Sumitomo General Catalog 2025-2026

Turning 35˚ Diamond Positive Inserts

Indexable Insert

VB 35° Diamond 5° Pos. With Hole VB ¢¢ 33 ˜ Dimensions (inch) Cutting Edge Length L .6535 Thickness S .1875 Inscribed Circle IC .3750 Hole Dia. D1 .1732

RE

Grade Selection

A2, A3

IC

Chipbreaker Selection B10 on Insert Grade Selection by Part Material

S

L

35°

A10 on

: Interrupted Cutting 1st Recommended : Interrupted Cutting 2nd Recommended

: General Cutting 1st Recommended : General Cutting 2nd Recommended

: Continuous Cutting 1st Recommended : Continuous Cutting 2nd Recommended

P Steel M Stainless Steel K Cast Iron N Non-Ferrous Metal S Exotic Alloy H Hardened Steel

B

Coated Cermet

E53

L98 Applicable Internal Holders

SUMIBORON (CBN) Inserts

Coated Carbide

Carbide

Cermet

C41, D33

Applicable External Holders

Nose Radius

Application Range

Shape

Sumitomo Cat. No.

ISO Cat. No.

RE

VBMT331EFB VBMT160404N-FB .0156 QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ ★★★★ QQ Q VBMT332EFB VBMT160408N-FB .0313 QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ ★★★★ QQ Q

EFB

( a p )

.08

.04

( f )

0

20°

.016 .008

VBMT331ELU VBMT160404N-LU .0156 ●●● VBMT332ELU VBMT160408N-LU .0313 ●●●

Q Q

Q ●●★★ F Q ●●★★

Q Q

ELU

FF FF

●★ F ●★ F

( a p )

.08

.04

( f )

0

15°

.016 .008

C

VBGT330.5RFX VBGT160402R-FX VBGT330.5LFX VBGT160402L-FX VBGT331RFX VBGT160404R-FX VBGT331LFX VBGT160404L-FX

.0078 QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ .0078 QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ .0156 QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ .0156 QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

★★ QQ Q ★★ QQ Q

(R/L)FX

( a p )

.08

.04

QQ Q QQ Q

★ ★

( f )

0

15°

.016 .008

VBMT331ELB VBMT160404N-LB .0156 VBMT332ELB VBMT160408N-LB .0313 VBMT333ELB VBMT160412N-LB .0469

Q Q Q

Q ★★ ★ Q ★★ ★ Q ★★ ★

Q Q Q

ELB

( a p )

D

●●● ●★★ ●●● ●★★ ★★● ●★★

.08

.04

( f )

0

15°

.016 .008

VBMT331ESU VBMT160404N-SU .0156 ●●●★ FFF ●●★ F VBMT332ESU VBMT160408N-SU .0313 ●●●● FFF ●●★ F

Q ●●● FF Q ●●● FF

Q ●★★● Q ●★★●

Q Q

ESU

R

0 .08 .04 .12 .16 ( a p ) 0 .08 .04 .12 .16 ( a p )

VBMT333ESU VBMT160412N-SU .0469 ★★★

Q

QQQQQ QQ

( f )

.008 .016 .024

VBGT330MESI

VBGT160401MN-SI < .0039 QQQQQQQQ ● QQQQQQ

●●● FF ●★ QQQQ QQ ●●● FF ●● QQQQ QQ ●●● FF ●★ QQQQ QQ ●●● FF ●● QQQQ QQ

(M)ESI

S

VBGT330.5MESI VBGT160402MN-SI < .0078 QQQQQQQQ ● QQQQQQ

VBGT331MESI VBGT332MESI

VBGT160404MN-SI < .0156 QQQQQQQQ ● QQQQQQ VBGT160408MN-SI < .0313 QQQQQQQQ ● QQQQQQ

( f )

.008 .016 .024

15°

VBMT332ENK VBMT160408N-SK .0313

Q

QQQQQ QQ

ENK

F

( a p )

0 .08 .16 .24

T

( f )

.008 .016 .024

VBMT331EGU VBMT160404N-GU .0156 ●●●★ ●●★ VBMT332EGU VBMT160408N-GU .0313 ●●●● ●●★

Q ●●● Q ●●●

Q ★★ ★ Q ★★ ★

Q Q

EGU

.12 ( a p )

V

.08

.04

( f )

.004

.008

.012 .016

VBMA331 VBMA332

VBMW160404 VBMW160408

★★★ F Q ●★★ F Q

QQQQQ QQ QQQQQ QQ

.0156 .0313

W

Q

VBGT330.5RAY VBGT160402R-AY VBGT330.5LAY VBGT160402L-AY VBGT331RAY VBGT160404R-AY VBGT331LAY VBGT160404L-AY

.0078 QQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQ .0078 QQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQ .0156 QQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQ .0156 QQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQ

QQ ★ QQ ★ QQ ★ QQ ★

(R/L)AY

0 .04 .08 .12 .16 ( a p )

( f )

15°

.008 .016 .024

Values for nose radius RE prefixed with "<" indicate negative tolerances.

B121

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