Given the stress I put these blades on I'm surprised they last so long. Not sure if I accidentally got the 1/2" armor plate from a junkyard as it resists drilling. These blades stoically gnawed at around 0.5mm/s and outlasted the battery. They were much quicker on softer 2" HSSTs. Of the 6 packs I've bought so far only 1 blade was upside down and that was easily fixed with a pair of leather work gloves.