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5160 steel is a spring steel alloy good for knives. Even so, it’s more popular in swords and large knives than in everyday-use small knives. And the reason is simple, 5160 comes in ¼ inches … Read more

Crucible Industries developed the 154CM steel in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force in 1959. Inventors created this steel for use in high temperature and challenging environments like inside combustion engines. And Crucible based the … Read more

X50CrMoV15 is martensitic stainless steel made in Germany. Its mouthful of a name indicates the chemicals used to make it. The X means this steel is stainless, the 50 shows the composition of carbon, in … Read more

Oregon-based Kershaw is a big shot in the knife industry. They have maintained quality and affordability since they opened doors in 1974. Now, imagine a combination of Kershaw and the famous Rick Hinderer, then you … Read more

420HC martensitic steel belongs to the 420 steel series. It’s stainless, and the HC in its name indicates its high carbon content. This steel ranks high in the low-end stainless steels with great qualities that … Read more

Outdoors have fun and danger in almost equal measures. Usually, any serious camper or hunter won’t leave their home without a well-packed survival kit. And in every survival kit, a good stainless or carbon steel … Read more

VG10 is a high carbon stainless steel from Takefu Special Steel Corporation based in Fukui, Japan. This steel has massive popularity in the Japanese cutlery market, and other global manufacturers are using it for specialized … Read more

CTS 204P is a premium stainless steel high in carbon, vanadium, and chromium. This US-made steel by Carpenter Technology Corporation offers top-notch hardness, toughness, and corrosion resistance.  Technically, this steel is equivalent to M390 and … Read more

N690Co steel is a popular cobalt stainless steel with varying and sometimes opposing opinions on its strengths and weaknesses. You will certainly hear about it when knife shopping. Opinions in knife steel forums, from your … Read more

1095 CRO Van Steel is high carbon steel derived from the famous 1095 steel by adding more carbon, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium. Other names used to refer to this steel include Sharon Steel 1095CV, … Read more