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Best circular saw blade for aluminium

Updated: October 2026

You want one listing for a stated job: a 165 mm cordless saw, a mitre or table saw with a 30 mm arbor, or a saw that also cuts mild steel tube. Stars will not tell you which you are buying. The best circular saw blade for aluminium is the listing whose printed geometry matches the cut. The [circular saw blade for aluminium comparison](/hub/saw-accessories/circular-saw-blade-for-aluminium) keeps the full table of eleven amazon.co.uk listings. This is the Products Compared editorial team. We used those UK listings and public maker pages, not a lab test, and a qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one listing for a stated job: a 165 mm cordless saw, a mitre or table saw with a 30 mm arbor, or a saw that also cuts mild steel tube. Stars will not tell you which you are buying.

Our top picks

Trend Trend CSB/AP21072 210 mm 72T

Best overall

Trend Trend CSB/AP21072 210 mm 72T
6.7/10about £21.75
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Saxton Saxton TCT16048TMB 160 mm 48T

Rank 2

Saxton Saxton TCT16048TMB 160 mm 48T
8.8/10about £18.99
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BATIOPV BATIOPV 165 mm 36T metal blade

Preis-Tipp

BATIOPV BATIOPV 165 mm 36T metal blade
8.0/10about £17.99
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On this page
  1. 1.What best can mean on this page
  2. 2.Top pick when the hook is printed
  3. 3.Best value on a 165 mm saw
  4. 4.If you also cut steel
  5. 5.The 305 mm pair

What best can mean on this page

A best blade here means a fit between a job and a file you can open on amazon.co.uk. It does not mean the highest star line. Two METAK diameters both print 4.6 from 450 reviews. That is one shared pool, not two tests of the edge. Nine reviews on Trend’s 210 mm blade are too small a sample to treat 4.9 as a ranking of the aisle. Bosch’s UK EXPERT aluminium blade is 165 × 20 mm, 54 teeth, at £103.48. It is not an ASIN here, so it cannot be the top pick of this table.

Top pick when the hook is printed

If your question is which listing prints an aluminium hook, the plate for a 210 mm saw with a 30 mm arbor is the Trend CSB/AP21072: 72 teeth for aluminium and plastic, a stated −6° hook, at £21.75. Two UK reviews describe aluminium glazing bar and box. There is no reducing ring and no maximum rpm. Skip it if the arbor is not 30 mm. The 140 mm Trend is 42 teeth and the same −6° hook, at £14.00, and the UK text is laminated chipboard, not aluminium. The comparison’s top pick, on a different rule, is the Saxton, because its reviews belong to that blade and they do describe aluminium.
Trend Trend CSB/AP21072 210 mm 72T

Testsieger

Trend Trend CSB/AP21072 210 mm 72T
6.7/10about £21.75
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Best value on a 165 mm saw

On a 165 mm saw with a 20 mm arbor, the lowest shelf price is the METAK MTA16548 at £12.99. That is the best value only as a sticker. The 16 mm adapter is in the title, the components cell says only the blade, and the file has no maximum rpm. If you want the ring and the speed in the bullet, the Saxton at £18.99 is the clearer box: a 16 mm ring and 3,800 rpm. The bullets also name steel, and one review says it lost half its teeth. The comparison’s value badge, lowest price at 4.3 or above with at least 100 reviews on that ASIN, is the BATIOPV at £17.99. It carries a 2,800 rpm bullet and a review that reads 1,300 rpm on the plate. Fit checks are on the buying guide.

If you also cut steel

A blade that names steel is a different afternoon from a blade that names aluminium and plastic. Saxton, the 165 mm BRSCHNITT, EXFEIN and BATIOPV are the ferrous-capable plates. The BRSCHNITT says never to use it on wood. EXFEIN names wood as well. Skip the BAUBECK, 255 mm and 28 teeth, if you want a fine aluminium edge: the UK reviews are timber and skirting. The rake disagreement is on the aluminium blade versus a steel blade page.

The 305 mm pair

A 305 mm blade belongs on a mitre or table saw built for that diameter and a 30 mm arbor. Both plates are 100-tooth TCG, with a stated maximum of 4,500 rpm. FOCSTOL is £29.99, with a washer and a UK review about aluminium skirting. The 305 mm BRSCHNITT is £28.99, with 4.8 from 6 reviews and no UK review text. Skip it if you are treating 4.8 as a reason to buy. FOCSTOL is still the wrong diameter for a 165 mm cordless saw. Fascia and soffit are on the extrusions page.

Common questions

Which listing is the top pick if you want a printed hook angle?
For a 210 mm saw with a 30 mm arbor, that is the Trend CSB/AP21072 at £21.75, with a stated −6° hook and 72 teeth for aluminium and plastic. The limit is real: no maximum rpm and no ring in the file, and only nine reviews. The 140 mm Trend prints the same hook for the compact saws named on its bullet, and its UK text is not an aluminium write-up.
Which is the best value if the saw is 165 mm and 20 mm?
The lowest sticker is the METAK at £12.99, and that price comes without a printed rpm and with the adapter only in the title. If you want a 16 mm ring and a 3,800 rpm ceiling in the bullet, the Saxton at £18.99 is the clearer box, with steel also named and one report of lost teeth. The comparison’s value badge, on a review-count rule, is the BATIOPV at £17.99, which carries a 2,800 rpm bullet.
Which blade if you also cut mild steel tube?
Look at Saxton, the 165 mm BRSCHNITT, EXFEIN or BATIOPV, and only if the saw can stay under the rpm that file prints. Saxton’s ceiling is 3,800 rpm. BATIOPV’s bullet says 2,800 rpm, and a review reads 1,300 rpm on the blade. Their UK reviews are mostly tube and sheet. That is not a fascia score.
Who should skip the 28-tooth multi-material blade?
Skip the BAUBECK if you are docking thin aluminium and you care about the edge. It is 255 mm and 28 teeth, and the UK reviews in the file are timber, nails and skirting. It can be a rough multi-material plate for an Evolution R255-size saw. It is a poor match for a fine non-ferrous cut.
When is a dearer trade blade the fairer recommendation?
When you want the geometry those makers print and none of these files states it. Bosch’s 165 mm EXPERT page shows 54 teeth, a 0° hook and 8,500 rpm at £103.48. Trend’s 260 mm fascia blade is £120.36. Those are other products. They are the fairer buy if a missing rpm, a shared review count, or a steel-led review is the gap you will not accept.

Related pages

How to cut aluminium

Circular saw blade for aluminium

Aluminium circular saw blade: size, bore and speed

Circular saw blade for aluminium fascia and soffit

UK aluminium saw blade versus a steel cutting blade

Sources

Public UK sources used for this comparison. Listing prices, stars, and review counts are from amazon.co.uk extracts dated 16 October 2026.

  1. PUWER 1998, regulation 11 — guarding duty for employers (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  2. HSE EIS12 — pivoting-head metal-cutting circular saws (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  3. HSE WIS16 — circular saw benches (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  4. BS EN 847-1:2017 — tools for woodworking, circular saw blades (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  5. Knotwood UK cutting, storage and handling guide (June 2025) (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  6. Trend aluminium and plastic blade range (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  7. Addison Saws — why aluminium loads a blade (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  8. Electrical Safety First — circular saws (retrieved 16 October 2026)