The quality of piston rod refers to the combination of piston rod material and piston rod coating.
| Quality of piston rod | Application | |
| Piston rod material | Piston rod coating | |
| 20MnV6 | hard-chrome plated | Standard for universal use |
| 42CrMo4V hardened | hard-chrome plated | For high strength and heavy duty applications |
| 42CrMo4V | hard-chrome plated | Standard for highly dynamic use in test actuators series 320 |