The knipex 2616200 200mm long nose side cutters have long flat round jaws that are highly loadable with elastic precision points with blades for hard wire diameter up to 22mm and medium wire diameter up to 32 mm the cutting edges are separately induction hardened for durability and longer working life and are hardened to approx 61hrc these knipex pliers are made from oil hardened good quality special tool steel material and are fitted with two component heavy insulated handles which are vde test