1095 Steel Poll...

[Mitchell Knives]

1095 is great and very versatile.

1095 can make a great blade of ANY type.

 

[link2derek]

I say "Good." At least, in the applications (fixed blades) that I've encountered. YMMV.

 

[Kels73]

I voted "good."

I like it in traditionals and outdoor fixed-blades.

 

[meinblackshear]

I love cv case knives especially for users

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[Ernie1980]

I have 1095 in fixed blades, traditional folders, and straight razors...great in all of them!

 

[GermanyChris]

I voted "meh" and "cats"

 

[James w]

Well look at the kabar I mean look at all it's done in ww2 my grandfather carried one into Iwo Jima and then continued to carry it all through his life in ww2 and after into Korea he said it's saved his life more times then you count

So I would say if treated right it can be great

Now that I think about it kabar uses 1095 crovan but I guess it's still 1095

 

[LoneStarNinja]

Got an couple Ontarios in 1095 and a couple Ka Bars. I like the heat treat on Ka Bar a little better. Seems like higher hardness to my scientific testing aka sharping. Both work just fine. My vote is good enough steel.

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[RX-79G]

Kabar's steel isn't 1095. It is a type of bearing steel more similar to 52100.

 

[pinnah]

I find the question impossible to answer

For what? Compared to what?

1095 is a fine carbide steel. Some applications favor more carbide rich steels. No fine carbide steel can compare or should be compared to more carbide rich steels for that reason. It's an apples to broccoli comparison.

In comparing 1095 to other fine carbide steels, I think it's still relevant for some applications. At Rc levels around 56 and lower, I think it's much easier to hone to a fine edge than fine carbide stainless steels I've used. Fine carbide stainless feels gummy and prone to persistent burrs.

But at Rc 57 and above, I can't tell the difference between 1095 and steels like 420HC or Sandvik 12C27.

What I don't get is why 1095 knives will fetch such high price points the same knife make with 420HC or 12C27 is perceived to be "cheap".

 

[Larcivs Lepidvs]

It's very good. It's not IF is overpriced (see Tops knives e.g.).

 

[David Stifle]

Kabar's steel isn't 1095. It is a type of bearing steel more similar to 52100.

Kabar advertises it as 1095, why would they do that if it's an entirely different type of steel?

 

[samuraistuart]

Current Ka-Bar website is saying 1095 Cro Van. Which, according to ZKnives, is identical to 50100B, and off the top of my head, I think that is the old Sharon Steel Cold Steel Carbon V. 52100 has a lot more chromium in it, and no vanadium.

 

[KingMC]

Kabar advertises it as 1095, why would they do that if it's an entirely different type of steel?

Ignore the '1095' part, it's all about that 'cv' part, that's what makes it a completely different steel and not at all comparable to the 1095 from ESEE or TOPS.

If Ka-Bar could pull off advertising it as anything not related to 1095 they'd do it, I'm sure.

But hey, if people want to think that Ka-Bar uses a steel close to 52100, which is also what they think Busse's SR101 is closest to, that means that both Ka-bar and Busse use basically the same steel and should have similar performance stats, right?

 

[marcinek]

I has debated putting a turtle option in.
I guess my lack of scientific training is showing...stupid history degree!

I would have voted if you did. Also if there was an "okey-dokey smokey" option.

 

[katanas]

King, "What are you saying Jerry?". Marci, smokey what?

 

[deskil]

Kabar advertises it as 1095, why would they do that if it's an entirely different type of steel?

Current Ka-Bar website is saying 1095 Cro Van. Which, according to ZKnives, is identical to 50100B, and off the top of my head, I think that is the old Sharon Steel Cold Steel Carbon V. 52100 has a lot more chromium in it, and no vanadium.

Thank you. 1095 Cro Van is not even close to 52100 in performance. It's' more like Case's CV steel.

 

[Hickory n steel]

I love 1095, if my knife is gonna cut some wood it better be carbon steel.
Don't ask me why, but it just doesn't seem right otherwise.
IMHO I don't need stainless Steel unless I'm cutting food .

 

[Hickory n steel]

Thank you. 1095 Cro Van is not even close to 52100 in performance. It's' more like Case's CV steel.

I'm pretty sure cro van is short for chrome vanadium. As far as I know isn't 1095 cro van just 1095 with chrome vanadium added to it ( what else could it be )

 

[marcinek]

I'm pretty sure cro van is short for chrome vanadium. As far as I know isn't 1095 cro van just 1095 with chrome vanadium added to it ( what else could it be )

Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, because 1095 Cro Van is a made up, proprietary name. It could be 1095 with crow added to it. Its a pretty common practice...giving steels your own name...then they can be anything, and even change along the way.

I think Cold Steel's SK5 or Carbon V was the same way.

So...What else could it be? Anything.