Solid high speed steel (HSS) saw blades are durable tools that meet the demands required by mass production. Given your cutting application and machine make and model, we can help you with the blade diameter, plate thickness, bore size (arbor), pinhole pattern, number of teeth, pitch, and tooth style. Our blades are manufactured from M-35 cobalt or M-2 high speed steel and hardened to 63-66 Rockwell C. Ferrous cutting blades are designed for low speed machines and therefore have to run at speeds under 500 SFM (maximum). For pricing on ferrous cutting high speed steel blades, click here. See the chart below for recommended tooth configurations for your application. The cutting speed chart is at the bottom of this page.

SOLIDS Diameter Range	Blade Diameter (Inches / MM)
	9" 225 mm	10" 250 mm	10-3/4" 275 mm	12" 300 mm	12-1/2" 315 mm	14" 350 mm	16" 400 mm
1/4" - 3/4"	180 BW	180 C	200 C	220 BW	220 BW	280 BW	320 BW
3/4" - 1-1/4"	120 C	120 C	140 C	180 C	180 C	220 BW	240 BW
1-1/4" - 1-3/4"	100 C	100 C	120 C	140 C	140 C	180 C	200 C
1-3/4" - 2-1/4"	80 C	80 C	100 C	120 C	120 C	120 C	140 C
2-1/4" - 2-3/4"	60 C	60 C	70 C	80 C	80 C	80 C	90 C
2-3/4" - 3-1/2"	-	-	-	60 C	60 C	60 C	80 C

TUBE / PIPE Diameter / Wall	Blade Diameter (Inches / MM)
	9" 225 mm	10" 250 mm	10-3/4" 275 mm	12" 300 mm	12-1/2" 315 mm	14" 350 mm	16" 400 mm
1/2" / .030-.090"	220 BW	240 BW	280 BW	300 BW	300 BW	320 BW	340 BW
1/2" / .090-.150"	200 BW	220 BW	240 BW	280 BW	280 BW	300 BW	320 BW
1" / .030-.060"	220 BW	240 BW	280 BW	300 BW	300 BW	320 BW	340 BW
1" / .060-.090"	220 BW	220 BW	240 BW	280 BW	280 BW	300 BW	320 BW
1" / .090-.150"	180 BW	220 BW	220 BW	240 BW	240 BW	280 BW	300 BW
1-1/2" / .030-.060"	220 BW	240 BW	260 BW	300 BW	300 BW	320 BW	340 BW
1-1/2" / .060-.090"	200 BW	220 BW	240 BW	280 BW	280 BW	300 BW	320 BW
1-1/2" / .090-.150"	180 BW	200 BW	220 BW	240 BW	240 BW	280 BW	300 BW
1-1/2" / .150-.250"	140 C	160 C	180 C	200 C	220 C	220 C	240 BW
2" / .030-.060"	240 BW	260 BW	280 BW	300 BW	300 BW	320 BW	340 BW
2" / .060-.090"	180 BW	200 BW	220 BW	240 BW	240 BW	280 BW	300 BW
2" / .090-.180"	140 C	160 C	180 C	220 C	220 C	220 C	240 BW
2" / .180-.300"	120 C	140 C	160 C	180 C	180 C	200 C	220 BW
2" / .300-.500"	100 C	110 C	120 C	140 C	140 C	160 C	180 C
2-1/2" / .030-.060"	240 BW	260 BW	280 BW	300 BW	300 BW	320 BW	340 BW
2-1/2" / .060-.090"	200 BW	220 BW	240 BW	260 BW	260 BW	280 BW	300 BW
2-1/2" / .090-.150"	180 BW	180 C	180 C	200 C	200 C	220 C	240 BW
2-1/2" / .150-.250"	120 C	140 C	160 C	180 C	180 C	200 C	220 C
2-1/2" / .250-.400"	100 C	110 C	120 C	140 C	140 C	160 C	180 C
2-1/2" / .400-.500"	90 C	100 C	110 C	120 C	120 C	140 C	160 C
3" / .030-.060"	-	-	280 BW	300 BW	300 BW	320 BW	340 BW
3" / .060-.090"	-	-	240 BW	260 BW	260 BW	280 BW	300 BW
3" / .090-.150"	-	-	180 C	200 C	200 C	220 C	240 BW
3" / .150-.250"	-	-	160 C	180 C	180 C	200 C	220 C
3" / .250-.400"	-	-	120 C	140 C	140 C	160 C	180 C
3" / .400-.500"	-	-	100 C	120 C	120 C	140 C	160 C
3-1/2" / .030-.060"	-	-	-	300 BW	300 BW	320 BW	340 BW
3-1/2" / .060-.090"	-	-	-	260 BW	260 BW	280 BW	300 BW
3-1/2" / .090-.150"	-	-	-	200 C	200 C	220 C	240 BW
3-1/2" / .150-.250"	-	-	-	180 C	180 C	200 C	220 C
3-1/2" / .250-.400"	-	-	-	140 C	140 C	160 C	180 C
3-1/2" / .400-.500"	-	-	-	120 C	120 C	140 C	160 C

Standard M-2 blades include a steam-treated oxide surface for reduced friction and metal adhesion and wear-resistance. M-35 cobalt blades are most often used on hard-to-cut metals. Special coatings are commonly used for certain applications - such as Titanium Nitride (TiN) for mild, medium, and hard steels, or Titanium Aluminium Nitride (TiAlN) for stainless steel, nickel-based alloys, refractory stainless, titanium, and cast iron - to enhance the low frictional properties and to enable faster feed rates and cutting speeds. Various tooth forms are available to suit specific cutting applications (see below).

GRIND IMAGE ANGLE APPLICATION A (Straight) 5 Shallow cuts, NF extrusions, < 3mm pitch AW (Straight bevel) 5 Thin sections where fewer teeth are required, ATB grind B (Curved) 10 Extrusions, thin tubes, small solids, > 3mm pitch BW (Curved bevel) 15 Thin walled steel, ATB grind, < 4mm pitch C (Triple Chip) 15 Steel solids and thick-walled tubes, TCG grind, > 4mm pitch CNS (Staggered) 15 Softer tubes, profiles, and composites, ATB and AFB grind BC (Notched) 10 Chipbreaker for thin wall tubes, > 4mm pitch

The chart below shows recommended cutting speeds and tooth angles for various applications. For pricing on ferrous cutting high speed steel blades, click here. Most blades ship in one week or less. For the best performance from HSS blades, you must use a high-quality coolant. Call us with questions, or to place an order.

Material	Cutting Angle	Relief Angle	Stock Diameter Range
			1/4" - 3/4"	3/4" - 1-1/2"	1-1/2" - 2-1/2"	2-1/2" - 3-1/2"
ALUMINUM	24	12	6500 SFPM 100" / MIN	6200 SFPM 85" / MIN	6000 SFPM 80" / MIN	5000 SFPM 75" / MIN
LIGHT ALLOYS (Cu, Mg, Zn)	22	10	3600 SFPM 70" / MIN	3300 SFPM 65" / MIN	3000 SFPM 63" / MIN	2600 SFPM 60" / MIN
LIGHT ALLOYS (Si)	20	8	650 SFPM 15" / MIN	600 SFPM 16" / MIN	550 SFPM 14" / MIN	550 SFPM 12" / MIN
COPPER	20	10	1300 SFPM 24" / MIN	1150 SFPM 24" / MIN	1000 SFPM 22" / MIN	800 SFPM 22" / MIN
BRONZE	15	8	1300 SFPM 24" / MIN	1150 SFPM 24" / MIN	1000 SFPM 22" / MIN	800 SFPM 20" / MIN
HARD BRONZE	10	8	400 SFPM 6.3" / MIN	360 SFPM 6" / MIN	325 SFPM 5.5" / MIN	300 SFPM 5.1" / MIN
COPPER - ZINC - BRASS	16	8	2000 SFPM 43" / MIN	2000 SFPM 43" / MIN	1800 SFPM 39" / MIN	1800 SFPM 35" / MIN
ALLOYED BRASS	12	8	1650 SFPM 27.5" / MIN	1300 SFPM 23.5" / MIN	1150 SFPM 23.5" / MIN	1150 SFPM 20" / MIN
GREY CAST IRON	12	8	82 SFPM 4" / MIN	75 SFPM 7" / MIN	72 SFPM 3.5" / MIN	66 SFPM 3" / MIN
MILD STEEL	20	8	160 SFPM 6.3" / MIN	150 SFPM 5.9" / MIN	150 SFPM 5.5" / MIN	130 SFPM 5.1" / MIN
MEDIUM HARD STEEL	18	8	100 SFPM 5.1" / MIN	100 SFPM 4.7" / MIN	80 SFPM 4.3" / MIN	80 SFPM 4.3" / MIN
HARD STEEL	15	8	66 SFPM 4.3" / MIN	66 SFPM 4.3" / MIN	60 SFPM 4" / MIN	57 SFPM 3.5" / MIN
STAINLESS	15	6	66 SFPM 2" / MIN	63 SFPM 1.75" / MIN	60 SFPM 1.75" / MIN	57 SFPM 1.5" / MIN