The bright finish on these taps provides a smooth, polished surface. High-speed steel taps provide good wear resistance in general purpose tapping applications in a range of materials.

The TiCN coating on these taps protects them from wear and is harder and more wear-resistant than a TiN coating. These taps are made from powdered metal, which has a uniform microstructure and grain distribution that gives the material a similar strength as carbide. Powdered-metal taps are tougher and less likely to break than cobalt and high-speed steel taps. They are used for tapping highly abrasive materials such as high-silicon aluminum.

The black-oxide finish on these taps retains lubricants to improve the taps' wear resistance and chip flow. Black-oxide taps should only be used on ferrous metals. Cobalt taps are harder and provide more wear resistance when tapping hard materials at high speeds than high-speed steel taps.

The TiCN coating on these taps protects them from wear and is harder and more wear-resistant than a TiN coating. Cobalt taps are harder and provide more wear resistance when tapping hard materials at high speeds than high-speed steel taps.

The black-oxide finish on these taps retains lubricants to improve the taps' wear resistance and chip flow. Black-oxide taps should only be used on ferrous metals. These taps are made from powdered metal, which has a uniform microstructure and grain distribution that gives the material a similar strength as carbide. Powdered-metal taps are tougher and less likely to break than cobalt and high-speed steel taps. They are used for tapping highly abrasive materials such as high-silicon aluminum.

The bright finish on these taps provides a smooth, polished surface. Cobalt taps are harder and provide more wear resistance when tapping hard materials at high speeds than high-speed steel taps.

The black-oxide finish on these taps retains lubricants to improve the taps' wear resistance and chip flow. Black-oxide taps should only be used on ferrous metals. High-speed steel taps provide good wear resistance in general purpose tapping applications in a range of materials.