Technical information i 2. MATERIALS USED FOR PRODUCTION OF TOOLS Symbol Name Description HSS High-speed steel Standard material for general purpose cutting tools Material with high heat resistance, cobalt content HSSE High-speed steel allows to increase the hardening temperature and (HSCo5) improves the stability of cutting edges. This homogeneously structured material for tools, obtained with the use of powder metallurgy, has High-speed powder HSSE-PM the high-hardness and high-temperature resistancesteel properties, which ensure that the tools made with it are characterized by high stability of cutting edges. The homogeneously structured material for tools, obtained with the use of powder metallurgy from the Micrograin cemented tungsten carbide, features high abrasion resistance VHM carbide and hardness. In comparison with the high-speed steel it is more brittle and usually used with the PVD coatings 12 279