154 cm stainless?

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lagarto

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Does anyone know if 154 CM is a stainless steel. I'm doing diving tomorrow and have adapted my Nimravus Cub sheath so that it can be used as a dive knife, but I don't know if it's stain resistant. If not I have a true dive knife I can use, but the Nimravus is sharper. I'll be in freshwater and not salt which is a plus. Thanks for any info you've got.
Lagarto
 
Hi Lagarto, yes 154-CM is a stainless steel and should work fine in the water. I have a knife made out of ATS-34 (the Japanise equivalent) and have not had any problems with it rusting on me.
 
All stainless steels are rust resistant to various degrees, they can still rust. If you like Benchmade, they have another fixed blade called the 100Sh20. It is designed as a marine use knife and made of H1 steel, which is marketed as being 100% rust resistant.
 
154cm is not the perfect steel for a salt water environment - it will depend on a number of factors inc. heat treatment. Also stain resistant does not necessarily mean corrosion resistant and salt water is corrosive or should I say the salt is. Also just because the blade is stain resistant it does not mean the rest of the knife is. For me one of the best steels for such an environment would be 440c.
 
JDBLADE said:
154cm is not the perfect steel for a salt water environment - it will depend on a number of factors inc. heat treatment. Also stain resistant does not necessarily mean corrosion resistant and salt water is corrosive or should I say the salt is. Also just because the blade is stain resistant it does not mean the rest of the knife is. For me one of the best steels for such an environment would be 440c.
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Yes, 154cm is a very BORDERLINE stainless steel. In fact, it's a very good compromise between stainless and carbon steels - right in the middle.

ALMOST the same steel as ATS-34.

The simple answer is that you should rinse it off and oil it and dry it.

The complicated answer is that, it depends on the surface texture. (In my PERSONAL experience surface texture has more effect on whether something will rust than the steel composition itself.) IF you have a bead-blast or satin knife it will rust easily if you don't take care.
But, IF you have a polished or coated blade it won't rust very easily.

You're using it in a freshwater environment, so you needn't worry too much. MOST of my knives are 154CM and I often rinse them under tapwater and pocket them and they never rust. The similar ATS-34 has rusted quickly by being carried next to my body so you should worry about your own sweat on the knife more than river water.
 
hey, just a thought... if you dive, which we know lagarto dives, and you must pry, why don't you just carry a prybar? why not a knife AND a prybar? A cold chisel from Home depot costs between 3 dollars and 8 dollars... you paint it to prevent rust, and you're all set.

just a thought...
 
MelancholyMutt said:
hey, just a thought... if you dive, which we know lagarto dives, and you must pry, why don't you just carry a prybar? why not a knife AND a prybar? A cold chisel from Home depot costs between 3 dollars and 8 dollars... you paint it to prevent rust, and you're all set.

just a thought...
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Someone please tell me, is there some sort of "ignore" featue on BF where you can just tune-out a particular poster? This guy's "jokes" are just getting old.
 
dude, Yes, there is an ignore feature... use it if you must, but I'm not ragging on you...
I'm just espousing the use of tools other than knives for prying...
 
Well, most dive knives aren't that tough and 154CM is pretty brittle. A chisel is only $3 and if it rusts, who gives a crap? The last thing you want is broken shards of sharp metal underwater that may injure you.
 
Josh M said:
All stainless steels are rust resistant to various degrees, they can still rust. If you like Benchmade, they have another fixed blade called the 100Sh20. It is designed as a marine use knife and made of H1 steel, which is marketed as being 100% rust resistant.
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The Benchmade 100SH20 is one to take a good look at as it IS a dive knife, and the yellow-handled model would be easier to find (if dropped in not too deep of water) than the normal black-handled models.
 
100H2O's are nice. I bought a couple for the rescue boats of my Fire and Rescue Service..
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