Calling all Stainless Buffs! Introducing our new range of jobber drill bits,
The Alpha Stainless Plus.
The Stainless Plus drill has been developed specifically with increasing the efficiency of drilling stainless steel in mind!
Made from high-quality HSS raw material combined with TiAlN (Titanium Aluminium Nitrate) coating covering the full flute length, this is the ultimate combination for drilling in stainless steel. When compared to ‘bright’, ‘blue’, TiN Coated or even Cobalt jobber drills the TiAlN coating offers significant performance advantages.
TiAlN offers:
- 50% harder coating than TiN and up to 2x the coating thickness over TiN
- Higher thermal load (can handle more heat)
- Higher speeds and feed machining
- Reduces or eliminates the need for coolants
The drill features a fast spiral compared to our Gold and other drills (it is a 40-degree helix angle) which is designed to do the following;
- Better swarf control and clearance
- Improve the strength of the drill bit
- Minimised work hardening (by cutting faster and staying ahead of the heat)
The drill features a 130-degree non-split point. We call it a “special point” as it is different to most drill tips. The 130-degree angle is designed to help reduce slipping when starting holes using a hand drill.
The Stainless Plus also works very well in drilling other metals especially those difficult to machine, including:
- Aluminium (The TiAlN coating helps to stop the aluminium swarf “sticking” to the tip and flutes, while the helix clears the swarf effectively)
- Soft steel alloys
We recommend focusing this range on the Stainless professionals in industries such as:
- Stainless & Aluminium fabricators
- Stainless welding
- Food equipment manufacturing and maintenance
- Marine fabricators
Range includes:
1.0 – 13.0mm on 0.5mm increments. Plus 3.3, 4.2, 6.8 and 10.2mm tapping sizes.