DALO, Marco Aurelio. Performance of the cutting tools in the boring machining process vermicular cast iron -CGI (Compacted Graphite Iron), Campinas: Mechanical Engineering Faculty, State University of Campinas, 2009. Thesis (Msc) Today there is a trend in the market for diesel vehicles manufactured in compacted graphite iron due to better combustion efficiency of the engine and greater resistance to compression, allowing thinner walls of galleries with a result in reducing the weight of the block, when compared to the usual block made of the gray cast iron. Thus, it would be possible to meet new market demands and the environment. However, the difficult machinability of this material requires the survey of the machining conditions and development of the tools that can improve productivity of machining processes of the blocks. The rough boring in the bearings of the engine block is one of the machining operations of the poorest development among those used in the production of compacted graphite iron block.The variation of the tool material and cutting conditions used in the machining process variables were tested in this work to get the best performance of the process of boring the block. The results show that ceramic tools have suffered excessive front wear of the cutting edge diffusion and carbide tools had a better outcome in comparison with the ceramic. With respect to cutting conditions, results from the use of lower cutting speeds showed a lower front wear of the cutting edges. The power consumption of the spindle was limited for maximum feed per tooth used in the experiments.