This contribution focuses on hole drilling into grey cast iron and steel 11 523. The most used method of hole machining is the one using a screw drill HSS to reach the accuracy class from IT 11 up to IT 14. Surface roughness ranging between Ra 3.2 μm and Ra 6.3 μm depends on the parameters of the drill used and drilled material. An emphasis is put on the accuracy of shape and dimension as well as on meeting the tolerance limits of holes [1,2,3,4,5]. In most cases, it is possible to reach those conditions using the common methods of hole drilling. Finishing such as roughing, reaming and countersinking is used for meeting high-quality requirements [6,7,8,9].
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