Bordo 3/8" Reduced Shank Drill Bright HSS - Imperial

• Reduced shank HSS twist drill.
• 118° notched point with 30° helix.
• Notched point is a variation on the standard chisel point, providing faster starting and reduced drill wander.
• 118° point angles are ideal for use in materials such as mild steel and cast iron.
• The 118° point creates easily controlled chips which are wide and thin.
• Bordo reduced shank HSS drills are ground and then a black finish is achieved by steam tempering, a thermal process resulting in a porous tool coating.
• This surface aids chip flow and heat dissipation.
• The drill is then ground a second time to achieve a bright finish on the shank and cutting edges.

Drill Bit Surface Treatment Bright Finish

• A bright finish tool has no surface treatment and is supplied in the as-ground condition.
• These tools are suitable for general purpose use, particularly for non-ferrous applications.

Drill Bit Materials High Speed Steel (HSS)

• Bordo HSS drills are ground from premium quality M2 high speed steel.
• HSS can withstand higher operating temperatures than carbon steel without losing its temper (hardness).
• This property allows HSS to cut faster than high carbon steel, hence the name high speed steel.
• M2 HSS is an alloyed steel in the tungsten-molybdenum series which typically contains 4% Chromium, 5% Molybdenum, 6% Tungsten, 2% Vanadium and 1% Carbon(approx. by % wt).
• The material is also subject to high temperature heat treatment to complete the process.
• HSS has a very high wear resistance, a bending strength up to 4700MPa with high toughness and themoplasticity.
• HSS drills are ideal for general purpose use in a wide variety of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, timber, and plastic.