1095 CV vs. 1070-6c

[gnw1209]

hi im not sure if this is the right place to put so i apologize if its not.
can somone please tell me the pros and cons of the to steels if you havent guessed im wonding which becker steel is better.

Thanks,
Garrett

 

[knarfeng]

According to Wayne Goddard in The Wonder of Knifemaking, when he had a sample of 0176-6C, more commonly known as Carbon V, analyzed, he found it was an alloy steel that had 0.95% Carbon, 0.45% Chromium, and 0.2% Vanadium. From a compositional standpoint it would be hard to distinguish from 1095 Cro Van.

IIRC, I saw a review that said that Camillus ran the Becker 0176-6C blades at 58-59HRC. KaBar runs their 1095 Cro Van at 56-58.

So the Camillus should have a bit better edge retention due to the higher hardness. Whether the difference can be seen in the field I do not know. There is a Becker forum under "Manufacturers". You might also want to ask there.

 

[orca8589]

:thumbup: to what knarfeng said. My impression with 0170-6C (Carbon V?) is that the heat-treat makes the difference. Both steels, heat-treated properly, will give you great performance.

thx - cpr

 

[Morales]

Mr Ethan Becker said that the new 1095 CV has a little less edge retention than the 0170-6C but a lot more toughness. So for bigger knives that's a great thing to have...