We have been using this blade in our shop production routine for 20+ years. It will cross cut any aluminum, bronze or brass sheet, billet, channel, bar, tube or angle while holding close tolerances. Our primary use is for table saw crosscutting of 6061 aluminum angle and channel up to 2.0" high on a shop-made, sliding, crosscut bed, holding material to a precision stop for repeated cuts. We also do a lot of 24.0" to 48.0" rips in up to .25" aluminum plate, channel and angle.We keep a spray bottle of Starret M1 lubricant or WD40 handy and spray the blade, while running, before each cut. We keep a strong vacuum system running during the cutting operations to help clear chips. Long rips in heavier material get a little hot towards the end. Cut rough and go to tolerance on a second pass. Conversely, small crosscuts in light material can be made to tolerance with only occsional "spritzing" and in a single pass.We buy one of these blades every two to three years, relegating the old one to rough ripping of hard anodized aluminum plate, which finishes them off pretty darned quick, but they get the job done. Consistent spray lubing before cutting of clean material can produce long lived blades that will pay for themselves many times over. We keep a ready spare in the blade drawer at all times.We find the quality of this blade to be some of Freud's best work; dead flat discs and no snaggle teeth every time, easy to hold .001 tolerances in crosscuts of .125" thickness, 6061 angle, on a well set up crosscut bed.This is a safe blade. We have never lost or damaged an individual tooth in production use. The cruelest tasks have been repeated crosscuttings of 2.0" square, 6061 bar and rough ripping of hard anodized, .25 material, the latter a sacrificial effort fit only for a soon to be retired blade. We do not consider resharpening at this shop. Results have never met our standards. Blades are consumables. Their useful life easily justifies their cost.This blade is available on Amazon Prime, at best prices.