Sumitomo General Catalog 2025-2026

Chipbreaker and Grade Selection Guide for Turning Hardened Steel

Hardened Steel

Grades

● Coated CBN - SUMIBORON, Coated Carbide

● Uncoated CBN - SUMIBORON

990 1150

BNC2105 1st Recommendation

990

High-precision Machining BNC2115

1st Recommendation BNC2125

BN1000

A

660

660

BN2000 General-purpose Cutting

330

330

Finishing

General Machining BNC2020

BNC300 Interrupted Cutting

Interrupted Cutting BN350

BNC2010

AC5005S

0

0

Finishing

Roughing

Finishing

Roughing

Partially Interrupted

Continuous

Interrupted

Partially Interrupted

Continuous

Interrupted

SUMIBORON

L2

Chipbreakers LV / FV Chipbreaker : For chip control during finishing of hardened steel SV Chipbreaker : For chip control during carburised layer removal

.028

SV

.024

SV

.020

.016

LV

.012

LV

.008

FV

FV

.004

0

.004

.008

.012

CBN - SUMIBORON Break Master

L26

Feed Rate f (IPR)

Recommended Cutting Conditions

Hardened Steel

(Red text indicates 1st recommendation)

Cutting Conditions

Min. - Max.

Cutting Process

Grade

Depth of Cut a p (inch)

Cutting Speed v c (SFM)

Feed Rate f (IPR)

BNC2105 BNC2115 BNC2010 BN1000 AC5005S BNC2125 BNC2020 BN2000 BNC300

.001 - .008 .001 - .014 .001 - .014 .001 - .008 .001 - .040 .001 - .014 .001 - .020 .001 - .012 .001 - .012 .001 - .012

.001 - .006 .001 - .010 .001 - .010 .001 - .006 .001 - .004 .001 - .008 .001 - .016 .001 - .008 .001 - .008 .001 - .008

490 - 1150 360 - 1000 160 - 590 400 - 1000 130 - 330 360 - 1000 160 - 590 160 - 660 160 - 500 160 - 500

Continuous Cutting

General Cutting

Interrupted Cutting

BN350

A20

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