Boring Bar Selection Guide Selection Guide By Application / Process Colored sections: manufacturable sizes (without oil hole) ● : In stock H : With oil hole in stock Application Shank type boring Applicable Minimum bore diameter (mm) Tool type depth (L/D) inserts Tooling Note: If different from the machineable diameter in the heading, it is indicated in the table Steel Carbide Vibration control type/shape 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 16 18 20 22 25 28 34 44 54 70 Minimum Boring CKB Coated carbide, –3 SUMIDIA D D D D D D → E71 specialized insert BXBR D –5 Coated carbide 2.0–5.0 → E75 Every 0.5 DABB –2 Brazed D D D D → E80 SUMIDIA BSME Expanded Brazed H –4 SUMIBORON 2.5–5.0 → E76 Every 0.5 SEXC Expanded SUMIBORON –3 Specialized insert H H H → E77 BNBX Brazed D –5 SUMIBORON 2.5–8.5 E → E78 Every 0.5 BNB –4 SUMIBORON D D D D D → E78 specialized insert Bars Boring S-STUB/ S-STUP –3 D D D D D D D D D D [BBPT] → E58 A-STUP –3 H H H H H H → E58 Stop Boring B-STUP/ Triangle D-STUP –6 5 positive D D D D D D D D D [XBPT/XBPT-H] → E59 (with hole) H H H 40 11 positive C-STUP(B)/ (with hole) E-STUP –8 D D D D D D D D D [WBPT/WBPT-H] → E60 H H H H H H S-CTFP –3 Triangle D D D D 11 positive 32 → E66 (without hole) S-PTFN Expanded D D D –3 D 40 50 63 → E69 D D D B-PTFN –6 D D D → E69 32 40 50 S-DTFN –3 D D D → E68 Triangle 40 50 63 D-DTFN Expanded negative (with hole) –6 H H H → E68 32 40 50 S-ETFN –3 D D D [BTFN] → E70 BNZ –5 SUMIBORON D D D D D D Bottom Facing → E79 specialized insert 9 11 17 21 S-SCLC Expanded –3 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D → E12 27 32 A-SCLC –3 H H H H H H → E12 27 B-SCLC 80 diamond type –6 7 positive (with hole) D D D D D D D → E13 32 The type codes in [ ] are old type codes. 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 16 18 20 22 25 28 34 44 54 70 E5