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Material

High Speed
Steel

HSS
Co5

5% Cobalt
High Speed
Steel

HSS
Co8

8% Cobalt
High Speed
Steel

Finish

BLUE
FINISH

Steam
(HOMO)
Temper

BRIGHT
FINISH

No Surface
Treatment

TiAlN

Titanium
Aluminium
Nitride
(Black Finish)

TYPE
N

Type N
Standard

TYPE
W

Type W
For Soft
Materials

TYPE
FS

Parabolic Flute
Strong Core

ISO
529

DIN
371

ISO Standard
529

HSSE
V3

3% Vanadium
High Speed
Steel

*SOLID
CARBIDE

10% Cobalt,
0.7 Grain
size.

TiN

Titanium
Nitride
(Gold Finish)

BRIGHT
FINISH
WITH
TiN TIP

TiN Coated
for a length of
4 x diameter

GOLD
OXIDE

Steam
(HOMO)
Temper
Straw Colour

CBA

Colour Band
Application

DIN
Standard 371

RF

Refined
Flute

QS

Threaded
Shank h8
Tolerance

Plain Shank h7
Tolerance

Lengths
Centre
Drills

Drills
Jobber
Series

Drills
Long Series

Form A
Standard

Form B
Protected

Form R
Radius

Flat Crest
Rough
Semifinishing
Profile

H7

MT 3 - 5

Reamer to
produce H7
Tolerance

WORKS
STD.

Inclination

To Suit 1 in
10 Taper

BSPT

Metric

British
Standard
Pipe Taper
F Series

To Suit 1 in
50 Taper

MF

BSP

Factory
Specifications

Morse Taper
Shank

Drill Point
Angles

Countersink
Angles

Drills Extra
Length Series

End Mills
Regular
Series

End Mills
Long Series

Right hand
helix

Threads

Quick
Spiral

Carbide
Plain Shank
h6 Tolerance

Flute Helix
Angle

Drills
Stub Series

TiALN suited
to Solid
X.TREME
Carbide (Violet
-grey Finish)

Coarse Pitch
Knuckle Type
Roughing
Profile

Point
Angle

Flatted Shank
h6 Tolerance

8% Cobalt
HSS, Eccentric
Relief
Sharpening

HSS
Co8e

Fine Pitch
Knuckle Type
Roughing
Profile

Straight
Teeth Side &
Face Cutters

Staggered
Teeth Side &
Face Cutters

Shank

Standard

Milling
Profile

HSS

Type

LEGEND & DESCRIPTION

Left hand
helix

To Suit 1 in 48
Taper

Metric
Fine

BSW

British
Standard
Whitworth

BSF

British
Standard
Whitworth
Fine

British
Standard
Pipe (Fine)
G Series

NPS

National
Pipe
Straight

NPT

National
Pipe
Taper

UNC

BA

Unified
National
Coarse

UNF

Unified
National
Fine

British
Association

BSB

British
Standard
Brass

Application

Tolerance

Metric Thread
Form - with
47/55/60
flank angle
Corner
Rounding
Tolerance

Woodruff
Tolerance

Taper,
Through &
Blind Hole

Through &
Blind Hole

Tolerance on
cutting
Diameter

Direction of
Cut

Left Hand
Cutting

Right Hand
Cutting

Blind Hole
Tapping

Through Hole
Tapping

Hand Taps

INDEX
TOOLBITS
PRODUCT

SPEC.

Square Toolbits - HSS

BASED
Blanks for the manufacture of tools for high
ON
tensile and heat resistant steels where high
ISO 5421
temperatures and abrasion may be expected during machining, 10 bevel at both ends.
Square Toolbits - HSS-Co8
BASED
Blanks for the manufacture of tools for high
ON
tensile and heat resistant steels where high
ISO 5421
temperatures and abrasion may be expected during machining, 10 bevel at both ends.

CODE
TYPE

RANGE

601

4-25

602

3/16-1"

621

4-25

622

3/16-1"

Round Toolbits - HSS

Blanks for the manufacture of tools for high
tensile and heat resistant steels where high
temperatures and abrasion may be expected during machining.

BASED
ON
ISO 5421

605

4-25

606

1/8-3/4

Round Toolbits - HSS-Co8

Blanks for the manufacture of tools for high
tensile and heat resistant steels where high
temperatures and abrasion may be expected during machining.

BASED
ON
ISO 5421

625

4-25

626

1/8-3/4

Rectangular Toolbits - HSS-Co8

Blanks for the manufacture of tools for high
tensile and heat resistant steels where high
temperatures and abrasion may be expected during machining.

ISO 5421

636

4-12

Double Bevel Parting Blades - HSS-Co8

For parting off and slotting applications,
with increased wear resistance.

644

3-4

ISO 5421
647

3/32-1/4"

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Square Toolbits
BASED ON

HSS

601

ISO
5421

W
h 13

10
Bevel

Code

Code

Code

4
5
6
8

63
63
63
63

6010025
6010034
6010050
6010090

6
8
10
12

100
100
100
100

6010070
6010110
6010140
6010170

20
6
8
10

160
200
200
200

6010256
6010085
6010122
6010152

10
12
6
8

63
63
80
80

6010125
6010155
6010060
6010100

16
6
8
10

100
160
160
160

6010200
6010080
6010120
6010150

12
16
20
25

200
200
200
200

6010192
6010222
6010267
6010290

10
12

80
80

6010130
6010160

12
16

160
160

6010191
6010220

Square Toolbits
BASED ON

602

INCH

HSS

ISO
5421

W
h 13

10
Bevel

Code

Code

Code

3/16
3/16
1/4
1/4

2.1/2"
3
2.1/2"
3"

6020010
6020013
6020020
6020025

5/16
5/16
3/8
3/8

6"
8"
3"
4"

6020065
6020070
6020080
6020090

1/2
5/8
5/8
5/8

8"
4"
4.1/2"
6"

6020140
6020150
6020155
6020160

1/4
1/4
5/16
5/16

4"
8"
2.1/2"
3"

6020030
6020040
6020050
6020052

3/8
3/8
7/16
1/2

6"
8"
3.1/2"
4"

6020095
6020100
6020110
6020120

5/8
3/4
3/4
1"

8"
5"
6"
6"

6020170
6020180
6020190
6020230

5/16

4"

6020060

1/2

6"

6020130

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Square Toolbits
M

BASED ON

HSS
Co8

W
h 13

ISO
5421

10
Bevel

621

Code

Code

Code

4
4
5
5

63
80
40
63

6210025
6210027
6210030
6210035

8
8
8
8

63
80
100
160

6210090
6210100
6210110
6210120

12
12
12
12

80
100
160
200

6210160
6210170
6210180
6210195

5
6
6
6

80
63
80
100

6210038
6210050
6210060
6210070

8
10
10
10

200
63
80
100

6210122
6210125
6210130
6210140

16
16
16
20

100
160
200
160

6210200
6210220
6210224
6210258

6
6

160
200

6210075
6210085

10
10

160
200

6210150
6210152

20
25

200
200

6210290
6210300

Square Toolbits
INCH

HSS
Co8

BASED ON

W
h 13

ISO
5421

10
Bevel

622

Code

Code

Code

3/16
3/16
1/4
1/4

2.1/2"
4"
2.1/2"
3"

6220010
6220018
6220020
6220022

5/16
5/16
3/8
3/8

4"
8"
3"
4"

6220060
6220070
6220080
6220085

1/2
1/2
1/2
5/8

4"
6"
8"
4"

6220120
6220130
6220140
6220150

1/4
1/4
1/4
5/16

4"
6"
8"
2.1/2"

6220030
6220035
6220040
6220050

3/8
3/8
3/8
7/16

5"
6"
8"
3.1/2"

6220090
6220095
6220100
6220105

5/8
3/4
3/4
1"

6"
5"
6"
7"

6220160
6220180
6220190
6220240

5/16

3"

6220052

1/2

3"

6220115

1"

8"

6220250

WORLD

CLASS

CUTTING

TOOLS

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Round Toolbits
BASED ON

HSS

605

ISO
5421

Code

Code

Code

4
6
8
10

63
63
63
63

6050025
6050050
6050090
6050128

4
5
6
8

100
100
100
100

6050032
6050037
6050070
6050110

10
12
20
6

160
160
160
200

6050150
6050182
6050255
6050085

12
4
6
8

63
80
80
80

6050158
6050030
6050060
6050100

10
12
16
6

100
100
100
160

6050140
6050170
6050200
6050080

12
16
20
25

200
200
200
200

6050192
6050225
6050258
6050290

10

80

6050130

160

6050123

Round Toolbits
BASED ON

606

INCH

HSS

ISO
5421

Code

Code

Code

1/8
3/16
1/4
5/16

2.1/2
4"
4"
3"

6060010
6060005
6060070
6060100

5/16
3/8
1/2
1/2

4"
4"
4"
6"

6060110
6060140
6060170
6060180

5/8
3/4

4"
6"

6060200
6060255

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Round Toolbits
BASED ON

HSS
Co8

ISO
5421

625

Code

Code

Code

4
4
5
6

80
100
100
63

6250030
6250032
6250038
6250040

8
8
10
10

160
200
80
100

6250120
6250122
6250130
6250140

12
14
16
16

200
125
100
125

6250192
6250193
6250200
6250210

6
6
6
8

100
160
200
80

6250070
6250080
6250085
6250100

10
10
12
12

160
200
80
100

6250145
6250150
6250160
6250170

16
16
20
20

160
200
160
200

6250240
6250250
6250252
6250253

100

6250110

12

160

6250172

25

200

6250255

Round Toolbits
INCH

BASED ON

HSS
Co8

626

ISO
5421

Code

Code

Code

1/8
1/8
3/16
1/4

3"
4
4"
2.1/2"

6260020
6260025
6260050
6260055

1/4
5/16
3/8
1/2

4"
4"
4"
4"

6260070
6260090
6260110
6260140

5/8
3/4

6"
6"

6260170
6260190

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CLASS

CUTTING

TOOLS

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Rectangular Toolbits
HSS
Co8

636

ISO
5421

h13

Code

Code

Code

4
4
4
5

6
8
8
8

100
80
100
100

6360700
6360720
6360750
6360800

6
6
8
8

12
25
12
12

200
200
100
160

6361200
6361230
6361240
6361250

10
10
10
12

16
20
20
25

200
160
200
200

6361600
6361700
6361800
6362500

5
6

10
10

100
200

6360900
6361000

8
10

16
6

160
160

6361400
6361550

Double Bevel Parting Blades

644, 647

INCH

HSS
Co8

ISO
5421

h13

Code

Code

3
3
4
3

12
16
18
20

120
140
140
140

6440010
6440030
6440060
6440070

3/32
3/32
1/8
1/8

1/2
5/8
5/8
3/4

4.1/2
5"
6"
6"

6470005
6470008
6470010
6470020

4
4

20
25

140
250

6440080
6440090

1/8
1/8
1/8
3/16

7/8
7/8
1"
1"

6"
7"
6"
8"

6470030
6470035
6470040
6470060

1/4

1.1/8

9"

6470080

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Manufacturers & Suppliers

of Drills, Reamers, End Mills,
Bore Cutters, Taps & Dies,
Toolbits, Solid Carbide Tooling,
Carbide Insert Tooling,
Custom Tools and

Head Office and Surface Coating Division

Somta House, 290-294 Moses Mabhida (Edendale)Road
Pietermaritzburg, 3201
Private Bag X401, Pietermaritzburg, 3200
South Africa
Tel: Factory: +27 33 355 6600
Fax: Factory: +27 33 394 0564
Tel: Sales: +27 11 390 8700 (Local)
Fax: Sales: +27 11 397 6720/1 (Local)
Tel: Sales: +27 33 355 6600 (Exports)
Fax: Sales: +27 33 394 7509 (Exports)
Email: exports@somta.co.za
Technical Information:
Email: tech@somta.co.za
Toll Free Number: 0800-331-399

Surface Coatings
Gauteng Sales Office & Carbide Tools Division
43 Bisset Road, Hughes Ext. 7, Boksburg, 1459
P.O.Box 14212, Witfield, 1467
South Africa
Tel: +27 11 390 8700
Fax: +27 11 397 6720/1
Sharecall: 0860 104 367
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Cape Town
Cell: +27 82 801 8851
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