Hardness

Toughness

Resistance to wear

All the above

Softness of material to be machined

Hardness of material to be machined

Toughness of material to be machined

Brittleness of material to be machined

Wide surfaces

Narrow surfaces

'T' slots

'V' grooves

Brazed tipped cutters are costly

Brazed tipped cutters cannot be reconditioned

Brazed tipped cutters are used only for machining high tensile strength steel job

Brazed tipped cutters are used only for machining low tensile strength steel job

0.1 mm

0.2 mm

0.5 mm

0.8 mm