High Speed Steel (HSS)

Tooling used for machining, cutting, shaping and forming metals, wood & plastic. Forms of HSS include drills, end mills, cutters and various types of tooling.

Common grades: M1, M2, M35, M42, Rex 76, M48, T1, T15

Molybdenum (Mo), aka Molly – used for high temp applications.

Common forms: Powder, bars, tubes, coils, cast, single crystals.

Titanium (Ti): Aircraft and Aerospace, Medical, Plating, Machining and Engine parts. Used for changing temperatures and absorbing and displacing heat, corrosion.(See http://www.engineershandbook.com/Tables/titaniumgrades.htm for grades).

Tool Steel (Low Grade High Speed Steel ) – Low tungsten, chrome and molly. Tooling used for machining, cutting, shaping and forming metals, wood & plastic. Forms of HSS include drills, end mills, cutters and various types of tooling.

Common grades: H10, H11, H12, H13, D2, D4