The bahco mts 8 25 e auto tape has a non reflective nylon coated stainless steel blade with easy to read high contrast metric and imperial graduations on both sides of the blade its edges have been purposely de burred to help prevent the paintcoating from peeling with time and use the stainless steel blade is 100 corrosion resistant and can be completely immersed in water for extended periods of time to no ill effect fitted with a magnetic zero end hook ideal for working with metal its bi materi