Overview

• High speed steel (HSS) provides good wear resistance and can be used in general purpose applications on both ferrous and nonferrous materials
• Oxide coating prevents chip building, galling and welding on the workpiece It is commonly used on low carbon metals, stainless steel and ferrous metals
• Regular, also known as medium spiral bits, are used in general purpose applications They are used on soft, nonferrous materials
• Spiral flute reamers are used in blind and through-hole operations They are used to bridge interrupted cuts
• Straight shanks are used for general purpose applications The shank is smaller than the drill bit diameter They are used with portable drills and drill presses on ferrous and non-ferrous materials