| Fig. | Type of wear | Effects | Reason | Countermeasure |
| 1+2 | Flank wear | – Bad surface quality and dimensional stability – Increase of cutting force | – Grade not wear-resistant enough – Cutting speed too high – Clearance angle too small – Feed rate too low | – Grade with higher wear-resistance – Reduce cutting speed – Increase clearance angle – Reduce feed rate |
| 3 | Crater wear | – Bad surface quality and chip control | – Grade not wear-resistant enough – Cutting speed too high – Feed rate too low | – Grade with higher wear-resistance – Reduce cutting speed – Reduce feed rate |
| 4 | Chipping | – Unstable tool life – Sudden breakage of cutting edge | – Grade too hard – Feed rate too high – Cutting edge not stable enough – Stability of the holder or tension insuf- ficient | – Grade with higher toughness – Reduce feed rate – Change honing of cutting edge – Use a more stable tool holder |
| 5 | Breakage | – Increase of cutting force – Bad surface quality and dimensional stability | – Grade too hard – Feed rate too high – Cutting edge not stable enough – Stability of the holder or tension insuf- ficient | – Grade with higher toughness – Reduce feed rate – Change honing of cutting edge – Use a more stable tool holder |
| 6 | Plastic deformation | – Bad dimensional stability – Damage to cutting edge | – Grade not wear-resistant enough – Cutting speed too high – Cutting depth and/or feed rate too high – Temperature on the cutting edge too high | – Grade with higher toughness – Reduce cutting speed – Reduce cutting depth and feed rate – Grade with higher heat-resistance |
| 7 | Welding | – Increase of cutting force – Bad surface quality | – Cutting speed too low – Cutting edge not sharp enough – Grade not suitable | – Increase cutting speed – Increase rake angle – Use a more suitable grade |
| 8 | Thermal cracks | – Breakage due to thermal interaction, often caused when cutting is interrupted (milling) | – Temperature fluctuation when machining – Grade too hard | – Dry machining – Grade with higher toughness |
| 9 | Notch wear | – Burr formation – Increase of cutting force | – Damage through chips (jagged edges) – Feed rate and cutting speed too high | – Grade with higher wear-resistance – Increase rake angle to get a sharper cutting edge – Reduce cutting speed |
| 10 | Flaking (coating) | – Often appears when ma- chining hardened materials or caused by vibration | – Cutting edge adhesion and chipping – Bad chip removal | – Increase rake angle to get a sharper cutting edge – Chip breaker with bigger chip space |