Drill America High Speed Steel 9/64" x 18" Extra Length Drill Bit, DWDDL Series

High-speed steel tools are good for most general purpose applications, offering a combination of hardness and toughness for wear resistance Black oxide treatment adds lubricity and creates small pockets on the surface of the tool that act to hold coolant near the cutting edge Round shanks allow use with a wide variety of toolholding systems When run in a counterclockwise direction (right-hand cut) spiral fluted tools evacuate chips up and out of the cut to reduce clogging For general purpose drilling in applications where extra length for reach is required, designed to perform in a broad range of materials in the iron and steel families