440A vs 440C

Oh boy...not a Cliff Stamp post rising from the grave again. Darn things won't stay dead! :p
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Oh boy...not a Cliff Stamp post rising from the grave again. Darn things won't stay dead! :p
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Must be getting close to Halloween... :D Need to beat it back into the grave!!! :ghost:

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(that was for you, Gator97)
 
1966c10 said:
Actually looks more like spam for Cutco. I see no other reason for the posts. It provides no new info to a 4+ year old thread, except that he really digs Cutco.
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Maybe the guy just wanted to know the difference. I didn't know the difference between a lot of steels a few years ago, and I've learned a lot in the past few weeks about steels. I learned through reading other peoples questions here on this forum, and by Google. I see no reason for anyone to consider this post as "spam" for Cutco. This thread may not contain any new information for the so called knife steel experts, but it does contain new information for the people that are trying to learn about the number of different steels available, like me. I wouldn't have read this thread if I already knew the difference between 440A and 440c, so what's the harm is posting a question like this one? Hell, if people are going to be considered a "spammer" every time I they ask a question here, then maybe I should find another Knife Forum to hang around in.


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SpyderPhreak said:
Must be getting close to Halloween... :D Need to beat it back into the grave!!! :ghost:

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(that was for you, Gator97)
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In Indy (Indianapolis, for those who don't know) a while back a group of pranksters hacked the road signs to show warnings for zombies, serial killers, and a third I can't remember. Wish I had been driving when that happened.
 
DBAR said:
I wouldn't have read this thread if I already knew the difference between 440A and 440c, so what's the harm is posting a question like this one?
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Did you read the thread, spam comment is in reference to the 4 year late bump to an already resolved question, which is also where the first Cutco comment is made. Of course, the same post that is supposedly Cutco spam also says that Cutco is too expensive and one should buy a VG-10 knife instead. Not very effective spam.
 
Cold Kill said:
440C has much mroe carbon that 440A, so it can take a sharper edge, hold said edge longer, but have lower rust resistance. In progression from 440A-B-C, the edge properties go up, but rust resistance (and I believe toughness too) go down. Same with AUS-4-10.
If I am not mistaken, 440A has around .6% carbon while 440C has around 1.0-1.1%.
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Not correct. You need to take better notes.
 
I've found it's easy to resurrect a necro thread. You're surfing trying to find info and the only place you see what you want is an old thread. I've done it myself. I guess you should start a new one, I dunno.
 
I was under the impression that Kershaw switched to Sandvick because they don't know how to properly heat treat 440A or what kind of temps to run 440A at. Rough Rider runs their 440A better than the Kershaws I have.
 
440A will typically take a finer ("sharper") edge than 440C.
440C will hold its edge significantly longer.
 
Silverdagger said:
I was under the impression that Kershaw switched to Sandvick because they don't know how to properly heat treat 440A or what kind of temps to run 440A at. Rough Rider runs their 440A better than the Kershaws I have.
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Personally I think that Kershaw did an admirable job with their 440A. I always felt that they were one of only a small handful of companies able to really make the stuff work near peak performance.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Personally I think that Kershaw did an admirable job with their 440A. I always felt that they were one of only a small handful of companies able to really make the stuff work near peak performance.
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Camillus and Schrade did nice 440A, as well.
 
So Kershaw 440A is as good/better than their Sandvik? I ask because I have my eye on a Kershaw in 440A, but I have always been under the assumption that it was basically garbage steel.
 
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