| ISO gr | oup | WMG | (WorkMaterialGroup) | | Hardness (HB or HRC) | Ultimate Tensile Strength (MPa) |
| | P1.1 | Free machining steel | Sulfurized | < 240 HB | ≤ 830 |
| P1 | P1.2 | (carbon steels with increased machinability) | Sulfurized andphosphorized | < 180 HB | ≤ 620 |
| | P1.3 P21 | | Sulfurized/phosphorized and leaded Containing | < 180 HB < 180 HB | ≤ 620 ≤ 620 |
| P2 | . P2.2 P2.3 | Plain carbon steel (steels comprised of mainly iron and carbon) | . Containing Containing>0.55 % C | < 240 HB < 300 HB | ≤ 830 ≤ 1030 |
| P | | P3.1 | | Annealed | < 180 HB | ≤ 620 |
| P3 | P3.2 | Alloy steel (carbon steels with an alloying content ≤ 10%) | Hardened and tempered | 180 – 260 HB | > 620 ≤ 900 |
| | P3.3 P4.1 | | Annealed | 260 – 360 HB < 26 HRC | > 900 ≤ 1240 ≤ 900 |
| P4 | P4.2 P43 | Tool steel (special alloy steel for tools, dies and molds) | Hardened and tempered | 26 – 39 HRC 39 – 45 HRC | > 900 ≤ 1240 > 1240 ≤ 1450 |
| M1 | . M1.1 M1.2 | Ferritic stainless steel (straight chromium non-hardenable alloys) | | < 160 HB 160 – 220 HB | ≤ 520 > 520 ≤ 700 |
| M2 | M2.1 M2.2 | Martensitic stainless steel (straight chromium hardenable alloys) | Annealed Quenched and tempered | < 200 HB 200 – 280 HB | ≤ 670 > 670 ≤ 950 |
| | M2.3 M3.1 | | Precipitation-hardened | 280 – 380 HB < 200 HB | > 950 ≤ 1300 ≤ 750 |
| M | M3 | M32 | Austenitic stainless steel | | 200 – 260 HB | > 750 ≤ 870 |
| | . M3.3 | (chromium-nickel and chromium-nickel-manganese alloys) | | 260 – 300 HB | > 870 ≤ 1040 |
| | M4.1 | Austenitic-ferritic (DUPLEX) or super-austenitic stainless steel | | < 300 HB | ≤ 990 |
| M4 | M4.2 | Precipitation hardening austenitic stainless steel | | 300 – 380 HB | ≤ 1320 |
| | K1.1 | Gra iron or Automotive Gra iron (GG) | Ferritic or ferritic-pearlitic | < 180 HB | ≤ 190 |
| K1 | K1.2 K1.3 | y y (iron-carbon castings with a lamellar graphite microstructure) | Ferritic-pearlictic orpearlitic Pearlitic | 180 – 240 HB 240 – 280 HB | > 190 ≤ 310 > 310 ≤ 390 |
| | K2.1 | Malleable iron (GTS/GTW) | Ferritic | < 160 HB | ≤ 400 |
| K2 | K2.2 K2.3 | (iron-carbon castings with a graphite-free microstructure) | Ferritic orpearlitic Pearlitic | 160 – 200 HB 200 – 240 HB | > 400 ≤ 550 > 550 ≤ 660 |
| K3 | K3.1 K32 | Ductile iron (GGG) | Ferritic Ferritic orpearlitic | < 180 HB 180 – 220 HB | ≤ 560 > 560 ≤ 680 |
| | . K3.3 | (iron-carbon castings with a nodular graphite microstructure) | Pearlitic | 220 – 260 HB | > 680 ≤ 800 |
| K | | K4.1 | Austenitic gray iron (ASTM A436) (iron-carbon alloy castings with an austenitic lamellar graphite microstructure) | | < 180 HB | ≤ 190 |
| K4 | K4.2 | Austenitic ductile iron (ASTM A439 or ASTM A571) (iron-carbon alloy castings with an austenitic nodular graphite microstructure) | | < 240 HB | ≤ 740 |
| | K4.3 | | | < 280 HB | > 840 ≤ 980 |
| | K4.4 | Austempered ductile iron (ASTM A897) (iron-carbon alloy castings with an ausferrite microstructure) | | 280 – 320 HB | > 980 ≤ 1130 |
| | K4.5 K5.1 | | Ferritic | 320 – 360 HB < 180 HB | > 1130 ≤ 1280 ≤ 400 |
| K5 | K5.2 | Compacted graphite iron CGI (ASTM A842) h l h | Ferritic-pearlitic | 180 – 220 HB | > 400 ≤ 450 |
| | K5.3 | (iron-carbon castings wit a vermicuar grapite structure) | Pearlitic | 220 – 260 HB | > 450 ≤ 500 |
| | N1.1 | Commercially pure wrought aluminium | | < 60 HB | ≤ 240 |
| N1 | N1.2 N1.3 | Wrought aluminium alloys | Half hard tempered Full hard tempered | 60 – 100 HB 100 – 150 HB | > 240 ≤ 400 > 400 ≤ 590 |
| N2 | N2.1 N22 | C lii ll | | < 75 HB 75 90 HB | ≤ 240 240 270 |
| | . N2.3 | ast aumnum aoys | | – 90 – 140 HB | > ≤ > 270 ≤ 440 |
| | N3.1 | Free-cutting copper-alloys materials with excellent machining properties | | – | – |
| N | N3 | N3.2 | Short-chip copper-alloys with good to moderate machining properties | | – | – |
| | N3.3 | Electrolytic copper and long-chip copper-alloys with moderate to poor machining properties | | – | – |
| | N4.1 | Thermoplasticpolymers | | – | – |
| N4 | N42 | Thttil | | | |
| | . | ermoseng poymers | | – | – |
| N5 | N4.3 N5.1 S11 | Reinforcedpolymers or composites Graphite | | – – < 200 HB | – – ≤ 660 |
| S1 | . S12 | Titi titi ll | | 200 280 HB | 660 950 |
| | . S1.3 | anum or anum aoys | | – 280 – 360 HB | > ≤ > 950 ≤ 1200 |
| S | S2 | S2.1 S2.2 | Fe-based high-temperature alloys | | < 200 HB 200 – 280 HB | ≤ 690 > 690 ≤ 970 |
| S3 | S3.1 S3.2 | Ni-based high-temperature alloys | | < 280 HB 280 – 360 HB | ≤ 940 > 940 ≤ 1200 |
| S4 | S4.1 S42 | Co-based high-temperature alloys | | < 240 HB 240 – 320 HB | ≤ 800 > 800 ≤ 1070 |
| H1 | . H1.1 | Chilled cast iron | | < 440 HB | – |
| H2 | H2.1 H2.2 | Hardened cast iron | | < 55 HRC > 55 HRC | – – |
| H | H3 | H3.1 H3.2 | Hardened steel | | < 51 HRC 51 – 55 HRC | – – |
| H4 | H4.1 H4.2 | Hardened steel >55 HRC | | 55 – 59 HRC > 59 HRC | – – |