TOOL APPLICATION	GENERAL REQUIREMENTS	1ST CHOICE
ARBORS	STRENGTH, WEAR	O1
AUGERS	WEAR, TOUGHNESS	A2
BEADING	FATIGUE, WEAR	D3
BOLSTERS	STRENGTH	2311
BITS (TOOL HOLDER)	WEAR, SHOCK	M2
BITS (ROUTER)	H.S. MACHINING	M2 / T1
BITS (SCREW DRIVER)	HARD,TOUGH	SI M2
BORING	WEAR, H.S. CUTTING	M2 / T1
BRICK MOULDS	WEAR	A2 D3 2311
BROACHES	EDGE,WEAR, SHOCK, CHIP RES.	M2/T1/M42
BUNTERS (COLD HEADING)	HARD SURFACE, TOUGH CORE	O1
BURNISHING	EXTREME SURFACE HARDNESS	D2
BURRS	HARD, NON CHIP	M2
CAMS	STABILITY IN HARDENING	O1 D2
CENTRES (DEAD)	RESIST TO GALLING	M2
CENTRES (LIVE)	MAX TOUGHNESS & STRENGTH	D2
BLACKSMITHS CHISELS	RESIST TO GALLING	S1
CHISELS – COLD, HAND & PNEUMATIC	HOLD CUTTING EDGE	S1
— HOT	RED HARDNESS	H13
FILE CUTTING	WEAR & EDGE	M2
CHASERS	EDGE & CHIPPING	M2
CLIPPERS (BOLT)	HARD & TOUGH	S1
CORES Zn, Al, Mg ,Sn, PRESS. DIECASTING	TOUGH,HEAT CHECKING	H13
— Cu ALLOYS	RED HARDNESS	H21
CONCRETE BREAKERS	SHOCK, ABRASION	2767 S1
COUNTERSINKS	KEEN EDGE	M2 T1
CUTTERS(form & gear)	RED HARDNESS	M42
– pipe glass wire slitting	KEEN EDGE	D2
– coal	IMPACT	S1
DIES – blanking hot	RED HARDNESS	M2
– cold	TOUGH	D2
– forging brass	HEAT CHECKING, RED HARDNESS	H10A H21
– burnishing	WEAR,NON GALLING	D2
– coining cold	RESIST TO SPALLING & SPLITTING	D2
– coining hot	WASHING, HEAT CHECKING	H13 H21
– cutting leather, paper, fabric	WEAR, DIM TOL.	D2
– drawing – cold	WEAR	O1 D2
– drawing – hot	ABRASION, HEAT CHECKING	H10A H21
– extrusion cold	HARD, WEAR RESIST.	D2
– hot	RED HARDNESS	H13 H21
– crimping	HARD & TOUGH	D2
– embossing	WEAR & CHIP RESIST	D2
– die casting	RED HARDNESS	H12 H13 H21
– forging hot	STRENGTH, RED HARDNESS	H13 H21
– forming bending	DIM TOL.	O1 D2
– header – cold	RESIST PICK UP	O1 M2
– hot	SPLITTING	H13 S1
– lamination	ABRASION	A2 D2
– needle	DIM STABILITY	O1
– nail	KEEN EDGE	M2
– burnishing	HARD & ABRASION RESIST	M2
– powder metal	WEAR	D2
– shaving	EDGE & ABRASION	D2
– stamping – cold	EDGE & ABRASION	O1 D2
– hot – brass	THERMAL SHOCK	H1OA H12 H13
– swaging	SHOCK, FATIGUE	S1 2767
– threading	KEEN EDGE	M2
– thread roller	STABILITY IN HARDEN.G	D2 M2 M35 M42
– trimmer	KEEN EDGE	M2
– tube drawing and bending	NON GALLING	D2 2767
– wire drawing	ABRASION RESIST	D2 M2
DOWELS	HARD	O1
DRILLS – TWIST	RED HARDNESS	M2 M35 M42
DRILLS – CENTRE	WEAR	M2
JIGS & BUSHES	DIM. STABILITY	O1 D2 S1
ENGRAVERS TOOLS	KEEN EDGE	O1 D2
FORM CUTTERS	EDGE RESIST TO CRUMBLING AND CHIPPING	M2 T1 M42
GAUGES – PLUG, RING AND SNAP	WEAR	D2
– THREAD PLUG, RING PLUG	WEAR	O1 D2
HOBS	WEAR	M2 T1 M35
HUBS	RESIST SPLITTING	D2
KNIVES – LEATHER	| | KEEN EDGE COMBINED WITH TOUGHNESS | |	M2
– PAPER		O1 T1
– CIRCULAR		O1 M42
– WOODWORK		M2
KNURLING TOOLS	TOUGH, HARD	D2
LATHE TOOLS	CUTTING EDGE	M2 M42
LINERS – MOULD BRICK	ABRASION	D3 D2
MOULDS – PLASTIC	LOW INCLUSIONS, POLISHABILITY	2767 2311 420
NOZZLES –	RESIST TO HEAT CHECKING	H13
– DIECASTING		1.2714
PARTING TOOLS	KEEN EDGE,	M2 T1
MANDRELS – HOT	HOT HARDNESS	H13
– COLD	HARD & ABRASION RESIST	D2 S1
PINS – DOWEL	HARDNESS	H13
– GAUGE	WEAR	A2 D2
PUNCHES – COLD	SHOCK, WEAR, TOUGH˜	D2 M2 2767 S1
– CENTRE, DRAWING, FORMING,	HARD, WEAR, SHOCK	O1 D2
– PHARMACEUTICAL	HARD, WEAR ,SHOCK	D2 S1 440C
– HOT	WEAR, RESIST TO HEAT CHECKING	H13 M2 H10A H21
REAMERS	EDGE, NON GALLING	M2
RIFLING TOOLS	KEEN EDGE	M2 TI
ROLL TURNING	MAX HARDNESS	M2 T1
ROLLS – COLD	WEAR , HARDNESS	O1 D2 M2
– HOT	WEAR & SHOCK	M2 H13
SAWS – HACKSAWS BAND, CIRCULAR	TOUGH & HARD	M2 T1
SHAFTS – DRIVE	TORSIONAL STRENGTH	O1
SHEAR BLADES COLD – LIGHT STOCK	HARDNESS, WEAR & KEEN EDGE	O1 2767 D2
COLD – HEAVY	SHOCK	D2 D3 M2 S1
– HOT	THERMAL SHOCK	H13 M2
SPINDLES	DIM. STABILITY	O1 D2
SPINNING	WEAR	D2 M2
SLOTTING	KEEN EDGE, HARD	M42
STAMPS – STENCILS	HARD & TOUGH	O1 S1 M2
STRAIGHT EDGES	STABILITY IN H/T	O1
STRIPPER PLATES	PRECISE SIZE CONTROL	O1
TAPS	EDGE,THREAD FORM	M1 M2 T1
THREAD ROLLERS	TOUGH & HARD	D2 M2 T1 M42
TOOL BITS	KEEN EDGE	M2 T1 M42
WOODWORKING	KEEN EDGE	M2 T1
WORTLE PLATES	ABRASION	D2