| Standard | Name | Type |
| STRAIGHT SHANK DRILLS | ||
| DIN 1897 | Stub series parallel shank twist drills (more) | RN, Ti |
| DIN 338 | Jobber series parallel shank twist drills (more) | RN, RH, RW, GT-100, Ti, LN |
| DIN 339 | Long parallel shank twist drills (more) | RN |
| DIN 340 | Long parallel shank twist drills (more) | RN, RH, RW, Ti |
| DIN 1869 | Extralong parallel shank twist drills (more) | RN |
| Double-ended body drills (more) | ||
| Reduced shank twist drills (more) | ||
| – | Small-bore oversize shank twist drills (more) | |
| Parallel shank step drills | ||
| TAPER SHANK DRILLS | ||
| DIN 345 | Morse taper shank twist drills (more) | RN |
| DIN 341 | Long Morse taper shank twist drills (more) | RN |
| – | Long Morse taper shank twist drills (more) | RN |
| DIN 1870 | Extralong Morse taper shank twist drills (more) | RN |
| Type | Drilling material |
| RN | Carbon, alloyed, constructional steels and cast iron. |
| RH | Hard and brittle materials, gun metal, brass, bronze. |
| RW | Aluminium, aluminium alloys, copper, and soft plastics. |
| Ti | Hard materials, titanium and Ti-alloys, and stainless steels. |
| GT-100 | Unalloyed and alloyed steels (tensile strength up to aprox. 1000 N/mm2) and cast iron. |
| LN | Carbon, alloyed, constructional steels and cast iron. |