| | HARDNESS | | COATED | | UNCOATED |
| ISO | MATERIAL | HB | K420C | K325C CUTTING SP | K205C EED M/MIN | K200 |
| NON-ALLOY STEEL FREE MACHINING STEEL | 130 | 120-200 | 110-180 | | |
| LOW CARBON ALLOY STEEL | 200 | 110-180 | 100-170 | | |
| P | HIGH CARBON ALLOY STEEL | 240 | 100-170 | 90-160 | 100-150 | |
| TOOL STEEL CAST STEEL | 270 | 70-120 | 60-110 | 60-100 | |
| HEAT TREATED STEEL | 400 | 50-90 | 50-90 | 50-90 | |
| 300 STAINLESS STEEL : ( 303,304,316 ) | 200 | 70-140 | 70-130 | | |
| M | 400 STAINLESS STEEL : (420, 440 ) | 240 | 80-120 | 80-130 | | |
| 17-4 PH, 15-5 PH, 13-8MO PH | 400 | 50-110 | 50-100 | | |
| GREY CAST IRON | 190 | 70-150 | 80-150 | | 80-120 |
| K | NODULAR CAST IRON | 180 | 100-140 | 90-130 | | 90-130 |
| MALLEABLE CAST IRON | 240 | 90-150 | 90-140 | | 80-130 |
| WROUGHT ALUMINUM: ( 2024, 6061, 7075…) | 80 | 100-400 | 100-400 | | 100-300 |
| CAST ALUMINUM : | 90 | 150-400 | 150-400 | | 100-250 |
| N | COPPER ALLOYS: BRASS, BRONZE, COPPER SILICON NON METALIC: Rubber, Polypropylene, Thermoplastics ( PVC ), Thermosetting Plastics ( FIBERGLASS ), Polyamides, | 100 | 80-180 200-500 | 80-180 200-500 | | 60-150 200-500 |
| TITANIUM : | | | | | |
| PURE TITANIUM: 99.0Ti | | 100-150 | 100-150 | | 70-130 |
| ALPHA ALLOYS:Ti 5Al2.5Sn | | 40-60 | 40-60 | | 30-50 |
| BETA ALLOYS : Ti 13V11Cr3Al | | 30-50 | 30-50 | | 25-40 |
| S | ALPHA-BETA ALLOYS : Ti 6Al4V | | 30-50 | 30-50 | | 25-40 |
| COBALT BASE ALLOYS : STELLITE | 350 | 20-40 | 20-40 | | 20-30 |
| NIKEL BASE ALLOYS: INCONEL, HASTELLOY, WASPALLOY, KOVAR | 300 | 20-40 | 20-35 | | 20-40 |
| HIGH TEMPERATURE ALLOYS: IRON BASED : INCOLOY | 270 | 30-60 | 30-50 | | |
| HARDENED STEEL | 56 HRc | 30-50 | 25-45 | 25-50 | |
| H | HARDENED CAST IRON | 50 HRc | 25-35 | 25-40 | 30-40 | |