High-speed steel tools are good for most general purpose applications, offering a combination of hardness and toughness for wear resistance
Gold oxide is a thinner oxide surface treatment than black oxide typically used to identify cobalt steel tools; performance is similar to uncoated tools
Round shanks allow use with a wide variety of toolholding systems
When run in a counterclockwise direction (right-hand cut) spiral fluted tools evacuate chips up and out of the cut to reduce clogging
8 Piece reduced shank S and D drill set