Category: Knife Steel

Nieto AN-58 Steel Knife
Knife Steel
Parker Thompson

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

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DC53 steel Miguron knife
Knife Steel
Parker Thompson

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

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L6 steel sword
Knife Steel
Parker Thompson

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

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Vanadis 4E Steel Knife
Knife Steel
Parker Thompson

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

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Spyderco Z-max Steel knife
Knife Steel
Parker Thompson

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

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Busse INFI Steel Knife
Knife Steel
Parker Thompson

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

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