I am pleasantly surprised at how many cuts this blade makes in both aluminum and steel and it still cuts well. I don't use coolant and cheap blades tend to chew/break down quickly. Not this blade. It really cuts the same as it did when it was new, after a few dozen cuts of 1/4 inch wall square and round steel pipe, angle iron and a significant number of cuts of 1/2-3/4 inch aluminum plate mixed in with it . I am very satisfied and will order these blades again in the future.