Sumitomo General Catalog 2025-2026

CBN

High hardness and thermal resistance for machining hardened steel and hard cast iron. High-speed finishing of gray cast iron with long tool life is also possible. In 1977, Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal successfully developed a revolutionary CBN sintered tool called SUMIBORON . The main component in SUMIBORON is cubic boron nitride with a special ceramic binder sintered under super high pressure and temperature. Compared to other conventional tool materials, CBN has higher hardness and excellent thermal resistance. With these distinct characteristics, SUMIBORON can perform machining of hardened steel, hard cast iron and exotic alloys which was previously only done by grinding. Excellent efficiency and longer tool life can also be achieved from high-speed finishing of cast iron. ® ® ®

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Features

Structure Features

Structure

CBN Content Hardness (GPa)

Grades

Work Materials/Applications Cast Iron, Titanium Alloy, Pure Titanium, Cobalt-chrome Alloy, Cemented Carbide, Cermet Cemented Carbide, Chilled Cast Iron, Ni-Hard Cast Iron, Sintered Ferrous Alloy, Heat-Resistant Alloy Alloy Steel, Case Hardened Steel, Carbon Tool Steel, Bearing Steel, Die Steel, Ductile Cast Iron

Features

Containing no binder, its structure of directly bonded nano- to sub-micron CBN particles provides

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High

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Pure CBN particles, firmly bonded

high hardness and thermal conductivity, making it highly efficient with a longer tool life when machining exotic alloys such as titanium alloys and cobalt-chrome alloys ·

NCB100

High CBN content. Structure consists of strongly fused CBN grains Suited to cutting cast iron, heat-resistant alloy, cemented carbide and other high-hardness materials CBN grains are fused together strongly with a special ceramic binder Strong CBN binding provides superior wear resistance and toughness when cutting hardened steel and cast iron

BN7125 BN7115 BNC8115 BNS8125

Mainly CBN grains fused together

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BN1000/BN2000/BN350 BNX10/BNX20/BN500 BNC2115/BNC2125/BNC2105 BNC2010/BNC2020/BNC300 BNC100/BNC160/BNC200/BNC500

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Mainly CBN grains held together with a binder

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Low

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Grade Map

Part Material

Application

High-speed Cutting Finishing to Light Cutting

Medium Cutting

Rough to Heavy Cutting

H01

H10

H20

H30

Classification

BNC2105

BNC2115

BNC2125

Coated SUMIBORON

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BNC2010

BNC2020

BNC300

BNC100

BNC160

Hardened Steel

BNC200

BN1000

Uncoated SUMIBORON

BN2000

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BNX10

BNX20

BN350

01

10

20

30

Classification

Sintered Alloy

BN7115

Uncoated SUMIBORON

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BN7125

K01

K10

K20

K30

Classification

Coated SUMIBORON

BNC500 *

BNC8115

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NCB100

Cast Iron

BN7125 BN500

Uncoated SUMIBORON

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BNS8125

S01

S10

S20

S30

Classification

NCB100

Uncoated SUMIBORON

BN7125

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Exotic Alloy

BNS8125

A32

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