	Name	Purchased for ($)	Link	Made In
	DeWalt	$30.00	Search on Amazon	Taiwan, finished in China
Claims two times the life. Winner of the previous step bit test.
	TEMO	$30.00	Search on Amazon	China
M35 Cobalt spiral flute step drill with double spiral flutes for more efficient swarf clearance.
	Klein Tools	$34.00	Search on Amazon	China
Claims 10 times more durable, straight flute design.
	KSEIBI	$27.00	Search on Amazon	China
Black oxide M2 high-speed steel, dual flute design claimed to be twice as fast with four times the life.
	Greenlee	$53.00	Search on Amazon	USA
Claims the fastest and smoothest cut with a progressive split tip. Rated for aluminum, brass, copper, wood, fiberglass, plastics and mild steel up to 10 gauge.
	Norseman	$27.00	Search on Amazon	USA
Special axial and radial flute design, dual flute, gold oxide finish.
	Sharptool	$18.00	Search on Amazon	China
Made of M2 high-speed steel with a special coating that resists wear better than titanium.
	OXMUL	$22.00	Search on Amazon	China
Made of M35 Cobalt, claimed to drill eight times longer and three times faster.
	Milwaukee	$50.00	Search on Amazon	USA
Sold three to a pack. Designed to drill through hard metal with cobalt content and a claimed 15 times longer life.
	Hercules	$20.00	Search on Amazon	China
Sold at Harbor Freight two to a pack. Bronze oxide coating to keep the bit cooler, spiral flutes, rated for drills and impact drivers.
	1WANUE	$30.00	Search on Amazon	China
Made of M35 Cobalt with a four spiral flute design and a 135 degree cutting angle, rated for impact drivers.
	Toolant	$53.00	Search on Amazon	China
Four spiral flute Cobalt step drill bit, impact ready, made of M35 Cobalt high-speed steel.
	PIT	$19.00	Search on Amazon	China
Impact ready, wear-resistant coating, claimed hardness of HRC 64 to 67, made of M35 Cobalt.
	Snap-On Blue Point	$123.00	Search on Amazon	China
Straight flutes rather than spiral. Sold by Snap-On.
	Neiko	$9.00	Search on Amazon	China
High-speed steel with a titanium nitride coating, two-flute design, deburrs holes as it drills.
	Diablo	$35.00	Search on Amazon	Switzerland
Freud Diablo. Supposed to drill twice as fast with six times longer life and up to 75% more cuts per charge.
	Irwin	$8.00	Search on Amazon	USA
Cobalt alloy high-speed steel with a single flute and a speed point tip claimed to prevent walking.
	Mac Tools	$100.00	Search on Amazon	China
Dual radial concave fluted self-starting design, titanium nitride coating.
	EZARC	$33.00	Search on Amazon	China
The Obsidian triple flute design, made of M35 Cobalt high-speed steel.
	Anfrere	$7.00	Search on Amazon	China
Claims to be made of M35 Cobalt.

Rank	Product	Result
1	KSEIBI	4.17
2	DeWalt	6.55
3	TEMO	7.53
4	OXMUL	8
5	Greenlee	8.41
6	Hercules	8.57
7	Norseman	10.17
8	Sharptool	11
9	Klein Tools	12
10	1WANUE	12.23
11	Toolant	12.34
12	PIT	13
13	Neiko	14
14	Snap-On Blue Point	15.48
15	Mac Tools	24
16	EZARC	25.82
17	Diablo	30
18	Milwaukee	30
19	Anfrere	60

Rank	Product	Result
1	KSEIBI	2.26
2	DeWalt	3.29
3	OXMUL	4.43
4	TEMO	4.74
5	Hercules	6
6	Norseman	6
7	Klein Tools	6.34
8	Sharptool	6.50
9	1WANUE	6.75
10	Neiko	7
11	Toolant	7
12	PIT	7.73
13	Irwin	8.20
14	Snap-On Blue Point	8.20
15	Diablo	9
16	Mac Tools	11.77
17	EZARC	11.87
18	Anfrere	32.44

Rank	Product	Result
1	DeWalt	7.79
2	Greenlee	9.39
3	Norseman	10.17
4	Klein Tools	11.15
5	Diablo	17.29
6	Snap-On Blue Point	20.18
7	Neiko	21.80

Rank	Product	Result
1	Mac Tools	0.82
2	Irwin	0.81
3	TEMO	0.75
4	Sharptool	0.68
5	Toolant	0.68
6	1WANUE	0.56
7	Hercules	0.50
8	OXMUL	0.50
9	EZARC	0.50
10	KSEIBI	0.44

Rank	Product	Result
1	KSEIBI	1.27
2	DeWalt	2.67
3	TEMO	3.18
4	Milwaukee	3.23
5	OXMUL	3.39
6	Klein Tools	3.55
7	Hercules	3.60
8	Greenlee	4.17
9	1WANUE	4.27
10	Norseman	5.10
11	Toolant	6.24
12	PIT	6.55
13	Sharptool	6.65
14	Snap-On Blue Point	7.63
15	Anfrere	0 (DNF)
16	Neiko	0 (DNF)
17	EZARC	0 (DNF)
18	Diablo	0 (DNF)
19	Irwin	0 (DNF)
20	Mac Tools	0 (DNF)

Rank	Product	Result
1	Milwaukee	0.79
2	Klein Tools	0.77
3	TEMO	0.74
4	DeWalt	0.64
5	Sharptool	0.63
6	KSEIBI	0.61
7	Greenlee	0.61
8	1WANUE	0.59
9	PIT	0.58
10	Hercules	0.56
11	Toolant	0.56
12	OXMUL	0.54
13	Norseman	0.50
14	Snap-On Blue Point	0.44
15	Anfrere	0 (DNF)
16	Neiko	0 (DNF)
17	EZARC	0 (DNF)
18	Diablo	0 (DNF)
19	Irwin	0 (DNF)
20	Mac Tools	0 (DNF)

Rank	Product	Result
1	TEMO	12.61
2	1WANUE	11
3	Sharptool	10.81
4	Klein Tools	10.21
5	Hercules	10.16
6	Norseman	9.03
7	PIT	7.40
8	Toolant	7.02
9	OXMUL	6.86
10	KSEIBI	5.86
11	Snap-On Blue Point	5.34
12	Milwaukee	2.80
13	DeWalt	1.61
14	Greenlee	1.26

Best Step Bit: 20 Brands Tested on Mild Steel, Stainless, and AR500

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Price

Mild Steel Pilot Hole Time

Medium-Hardness Steel Pilot Hole Time

Medium-Hardness Steel Hole Completion Time

Medium-Hardness Steel Hole Size Reached

Stainless Steel Pilot Hole Time

Stainless Steel Hole Size

AR500 Armor Plate Depth

The Verdict

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Mild Steel Pilot Hole Time

Medium-Hardness Steel Pilot Hole Time

Medium-Hardness Steel Hole Completion Time

Medium-Hardness Steel Hole Size Reached

Stainless Steel Pilot Hole Time

Stainless Steel Hole Size

AR500 Armor Plate Depth

The Verdict