The different cutting tool materials and reasons why tools are coated - Episode 2 

HSS, carbide, cermet, ceramic, boron nitride or diamond - Roman Stabauer (iWFT) and Sebastian Wulf (TOOL FACTORY) explain to you in this episode of SPAN-ART© what the properties of the individual cutting materials are and what influence, for example, binders such as cobalt have on the toughness and wear of the individual cutting materials.
Last but not least, Rico Fritzsche from Oerlikon Balzers explains why coatings on cutting tools are important and what the difference is between CVD and PVD coatings.