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K340 Steel: Composition, Properties, and More
K340 is also referred to as Böhler K340, it is not stainless steel, as for most steels to be stainless, they must contain 12% minimum
July 9, 2022
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What is AN-58 Steel?
AN-58 steel is stainless steel as it contains about 13.5% chromium enough to make it stainless steel. Therefore, its products can be used in corrosive
July 7, 2022
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How Good is DC53 Steel?
DC53 steel is used in forging, blanking, shearing, and knife making. It is recommended for the manufacture of budget knives to be used in applications
July 5, 2022
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What is L6 Steel?
Why is it special? L6 steel is special because it is heated and worked on to form Bainite, which gives the steel a high hardness
July 4, 2022
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What is Vanadis 4E Steel?
Vanadis 4E steel is great knife steel that offers a more balanced approach to toughness, edge retention, and corrosion resistance. The steel does not contain
June 22, 2022
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What is Z-Max Steel?
Z-Max steel is referred to as Z-Max PM steel with the PM signifying the powder metallurgy production process which enables the formation of a huge
June 21, 2022
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What is INFI Steel?
There have been two versions of INFI steel. The older version contained nitrogen elements for hardening because it contained low amounts of carbon. The current INFI
June 20, 2022
Knife Steel
Sandvik 13C26 Steel: Composition, Properties, and More
Other manufacturers have also adopted Sandvik’s 13C26 Steel under different proprietary naming. The most common is Henckel’s in their Miyabi Kitchen Knives under the proprietary
June 10, 2022
Knife Steel
H2 Steel: A Replacement of H1 Steel
Although it is a huge loss to the steel industry, there is a positive side because Spyderco, in partnership with other steel manufacturing partners in
June 8, 2022
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