material: premium plus carbon steel drop forged, entirely hardened and tempered the cutting edges are induction-hardened to 61HRc head surface finish: finely ground surface finish: phosphated to standard ISO 9717 handles plastic dipped made according to standard ISO 9242 Advantages: the precise form of the joint enables the automatic opening of the pincers in a horizontal position, so the force is applied only during cutting of the wires Usage: useful for the binding and cutting of wires