26 Types of Drill Bits for – Metal | Wood | Stone | Concrete

These 26 types of drill bits are made with different materials and for different purposes. When you choose a drill bit you should know its manufactured material, geometry, and coatings. Each one is really important for the hardness, cutting speed, efficiency, durability, and thermal resistance.

If you do not know to select a proper drill bit you can refer to this. This guide will help you to find the correct drill bit for drilling any material such as metal, concrete, stones, glass, tile, and many more. So check what you need to use.

Metal Drill Bits HSS-R

  • Suitable for alloyed and non-alloyed steel up to a tensile strength of 900 N/mm², nonferrous metals, and hard plastics. This can be used for cast iron drilling.
  • High elasticity due to low-heat shaping manufacturing process
  • Low risk of breakage – especially when drilling with diameters smaller than 6 mm.
  • Spiral flute with oxide coating for rapid chip removal
  • Long lifetimes due to tough core thickness and distinct hardness within the area of application

HSS Stand for High-Speed Steel

Stub Drill Bits HSS-R

  • Suitable for structural steel, alloyed metal, and nonferrous metal up to a tensile strength of 900 N/mm²
  • For drilling in sheet metals and pipes with a thickness of 2 to 6 mm
  • For stationary use and especially suitable for hand-held drills
  • Exact drilling without pre-punching due to the self-centering drill bit tip
  • Extra-short drill bits for confined spaces Flute with an ideal working length for most types of work
  • Self-centering drill bit tip for a precise drilling start without pre-punching

Metal Drill Bits HSS-G

  • Suitable for alloyed and non-alloyed steel up to a tensile strength of 900 N/mm²,
  • cast steel, cast iron, sintered iron, malleable cast iron, non-ferrous metals and hard plastics
  • Precision-ground HSS-G drill bit enables up to 40% faster drilling rate and up to
  • 50% lower feed pressure than standardground HSS drill bits with a chisel edge
  • Self-centering split point drill tip means there is no need to pre-punch or pilot drill up to 10 mm diameter
  • The HSS-G drill bits are available in two quality levels. The Topline drill bits are for the toughest jobs and the standard drill bits are for professional use

Double-Ended Drill Bits HSS-G

  • Suitable for many trades and industrial applications in steel, non-ferrous metals, and plastic
  • For use with hand-held drills (suitable for cordless tools) and in drill stands or pillar drills,
    especially for car bodywork and metal machining (e.g. rivet hole or thread hole drilling)
  • With double lifetime due to two drill bit tips and flutes
  • Split point drill tip for drilling without pre-punching

Metal Drill Bits HSS-Co

  • Suitable for alloyed and non-alloyed steel up to a tensile strength of 1000 N/mm²,
  • Stainless steel V2A/V4A, cast iron, cast steel, acid, and heat-resistant steels
  • Precision drill bits that are resistant to heat and wear
  • For use in drill stands or in pillar drills
  • HSS-Co consists of some cobalt. This guide helps you to know all about cobalt drill bits.

When you observe the above drill bits, you can see all are made with HSS. So you can use this guide to identify the drill bit as a professional.

Metal Drill Bits HSS-TiN

  • Suitable for alloyed and non-alloyed steel up to a tensile strength of 900 N/mm².
  • Malleable cast iron, sintered iron, new silver, copper, bronze, and hard plastics such as perspex
  • Enables up to 40% faster drilling than comparable drill bits with 118° drill bit tip and no split point

Metal Drill Bits HSS-G with 1/4″ Hex Shank

  • Precision-ground HSS twist drill bit manufactured to
  • Right-hand cutting twist drill bit, Type N, 1/4″ hex shank manufacturing
  • 135° drill bit tip, split point manufacture
  • Twist drill bit ground from solid metal with excellent surface quality manufacturing
  • Drill bit color: polished
  • Two flutes

Brad Point Drill Bits

  • Clean Hinge cutting bits tungsten carbide tipped
  • Suitable for tear-free drilling in all wood materials, abrasive materials such as plywood,
  • hardwood, chipboard, wood fibreboard, plastic laminated wood. Perfect working also in solid wood
  • Ideal for joiners and carpenters, furniture and cabinet manufacturers, kitchen, shop, and exhibition stand builder

Hinge Cutting Bits, Tungsten Carbide Tipped

  • Suitable for abrasive materials such as plywood, hardwood, chipboard, wood fibreboard, plastic laminated wood
  • Ideal for use by joiners and carpenters, especially for window, door, and kitchen building

Forstner Drill Bits

  • Suitable for hard and softwood, veneered wood
  • Precision drill bit with main and side cutting spurs, and short center tip
  • Made of tempered special steel according to a factory standard, cutter hardness of a minimum of 50 HRC
  • Forged and ground drilling head, polished with black flutes
  • Meets high requirements with regard to cutting quality and tear-free drilled hole edges Can be used in all drills with 10mm chuck

Cantilever Hinge Cutting Bits

  • Suitable for soft and hardwood, treated woods, laminated chipboard, abrasive materials with mineral content, also for medium density tiles
  • Ideal for pre-drilling for fittings Versions with and without tungsten carbide

Plug cutters/Shank Cutters

  • Suitable for soft and hardwood such as pine, beech, oak
  • Especially for joiners, carpenters, exhibition stand builders
  • Plugcutter with high performance and long life thanks to high-quality tool steel and solid structure
  • Precision-ground drilling head for precise, cylindrical, accurately fitting tenons
  • Low friction thanks to high concentricity and optimum geometry with multiple relief grinding
  • The extra-long body with open sides enables extra-long tenons to be cut and easily removed
  • The 13 mm cylindrical shank fits all standard drill

Spade Bits Self Cut, with 1/4″ Hex Shank

  • Suitable for soft and hardwood, light building materials, and plasterboard
  • Drills three times as fast as standard spade bits
  • Patent-pending, self-feeding threaded tip and cutting geometry
  • Manufactured in accordance with own factory standards from specially toughened steel
  • Precision-ground tip and cutting edges for accurate dimensional stability when drilling
  • 1/4″ hex shank manufactured to ISO 1173 E6.3

Formwork and Installation Drill Bits

  • Suitable for formwork, interior fitting work, plumbing, heating, electrical installation, also for metals, e.g. sandwich material with steel, aluminum, or profile sheeting, wood, plasterboard, light building materials, insulation
  • Can be used in all drills with 13 mm chuck HSS twist drill bit with long shank, drill bit tip with chisel edge 118°, manufactured to DIN 7490
  • Drill bit meets the safety standards of the “Berufsgenossenschaft Holz” (German Timber Trade Association)
  • Drill bit color: black, polished
  • Note: Only drill with rotary function, without impact

Concrete Drill Bits Blue Granite

  • Suitable for drilling holes in granite, concrete, masonry, limestone, natural and
  • artificial stone
  • Hammer-resistant heavy-duty drill bit, manufactured to ISO 5468, for all impact drills
  • Suitable for drilling holes for fixings
  • Drill bit color: blue, polished

Concrete Drill Bits Silver Percussion

  • Suitable for drilling holes in concrete, masonry, limestone, natural and artificial stone
  • Hammer-resistant heavy-duty drill bit, manufactured to ISO 5468, for all impact drills
  • Suitable for drilling holes for fixings
  • Drill bit color: silver-grey, sand-blasted

Masonry Drill Bits Impact

  • Suitable for drilling holes in masonry, limestone, natural and artificial stone
  • Can be used with all impact drills
  • Tungsten carbide tipped hammer drill bit, manufactured to ISO 5468
  • Drill bit color: silver-grey

Multi-Purpose Drill Bits Multi Construction

  • Suitable for practically all materials in interior fitting work, e.g. concrete, masonry,
  • brick, light building materials, multi-layer materials, ceramics and tiles, wood, plastic, metal plates, aluminum
  • Perfect results when drilling with or without impact
  • Drill bit colour: blue, polished

When you use the above drill bits you should use a drill with a hammer mechanism in order to drill efficiently. For a better experience, you can use moving piston hammer mechanism drills such as SDS, SDS plus, and SDS max.

Tile Drill Bits Expert for Ceramic

  • Using this drill bit you can drill tiles without cracking them. As well as this can be used for the perfect glass drilling process.
  • Drill bit colour: white
  • Note: Use with low speeds and without impact. No cooling required

Hammer Drill Bits Speed X, SDS-Plus

  • Suitable for concrete and reinforced concrete, masonry
  • Can be used in all rotary hammers with SDS-plus holder
  • Reclosable packaging for professionals

When we consider SDS hammer drills, there is a difference in SDS Vs SDS plus. Because of this there are different hammer actions (hammering force), drill bits, and more.

Hammer Drill Bits S4L, SDS-Plus

  • Suitable for masonry, concrete, and reinforced concrete
  • Appropriate for all rotary hammers with SDS-plus holder

Hammer Drill Bits Speed X, SDS-Max

  • Suitable for concrete and reinforced concrete, limestone, masonry
  • For use in rotary hammers with an SDS-max holder

Hammer Drill Bits Ram X, SDS-Max

  • Suitable for natural stone
  • Reclosable packaging for professionals

Breakthrough Drill Bits SDS-Max

  • Suitable for breakthroughs with diameters from 45 mm to 80 mm in concrete, masonry, limestone, e.g. for fixing cables and pipes outside
  • One-piece tool, bell-shaped head with asymmetrically positioned carbide pins and center cutter
  • Large-volume spiral flute, tapered shank.

Hammer Drill bits SDS-max

  • Suitable for concrete and reinforced concrete, masonry
  • Can be used in all rotary hammers with an SDS-max holder
  • Price/performance optimized 4-cutter

SDS-max Core Cutters

  • Suitable for concrete, masonry, and limestone
  • The one-piece design guarantees optimum power transfer of the machine
  • Aggressive work progress and simultaneously very quiet during operation thanks to the asymmetric teeth arrangement




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