Miniature high-speed steel ball end mills have a smaller diameter and provide more precision and better control over material removal during milling tasks than standard ball end mills. They are suitable for detailed milling applications such as dental milling or small-electronics manufacturing. High-speed steel ball end mills offer good wear resistance for general purpose milling applications. They're more flexible and can absorb more shock and vibration than carbide, powdered-metal, or cobalt steel end mills. Also known as ball-nose end mills, ball end mills have a rounded nose and create a round-bottomed groove in milling tasks. They are rotated against a workpiece to make round-bottomed slots and pockets or mill complex shapes without sharp corners.