10v38

[cunningham]

I realize the carbon content is too low for a blade,but does the V make up for any of the lack of carbon? The 10v38 is free and i have alot of it. Any place in the knife world for this steel i'm not thinking of?

 

[Sam Salvati]

Perhaps damascus?

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Vanadium is a grain refiner and a carbide former. It eats carbon, leaving less available for martensite.

There are elements that can fill for carbon, but I'm pretty sure V ain't one of them.

Is this a spring steel?

Perhaps Mete could chime in....

 

[mete]

Composition ???

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I'm guessing 10% vanadium and 0.38% carbon. Who knows what else in in there?

 

[cunningham]

This steel is worn out cutter blades off a hay mower and anything free never works out for me.Thanks for saving me some time and aggravation.