440c

[gazz98]

When done correctly, 440C is a very good steel.
Boker does it just right.
Good thread.
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I agree. Most of my 440c is from Boker. They do a pretty good job with it at the price point (ie. Boker Trance, Subcom, Wharcom).

 

[DocT]

Spyderco has used 440C in some very nice knives, like the Cat. They still make an upgraded 440C that is cast so it performs better. That knife is a fixed blade called the Serrata.

 

[JR88FAN]

I have been all over the map with my blade steel purchases. 1050, 1075, Aus8A, 1095, D-2, VG10, s30v etc. In my reading travels I keep seeing 440c popping up as an old favorite steel for some folks. Is 440c on the back burner today simply because the powdered or ''super'' steels are so readily available and superior in edge retention? I am finding that the higher up the cutting edge longevity scale I go, the more difficult or time consuming the sharpening process is at times. Was/is 440c a comfortable point between performance and maintenance ?

440C is a great steel and making a big comeback in PM form as CTS40CP.

Strider is using it.
Shiro has it on 2017 models.
I believe Spyderco may release a knife with this steel.

Great steel that gets much better through the PM process.
Takes a razor edge with ease, and holds it much better than 440C.

I have been using it for about 2 months, and it is every bit as good an EDC steel as anything out there, and much better than many.

I would compare it in PM form to VG10 in how easily it takes a razor edge with a major improvement in holding that edge.

 

[DeadboxHero]

440C is a great steel and making a big comeback in PM form as CTS40CP.

Strider is using it.
Shiro has it on 2017 models.
I believe Spyderco may release a knife with this steel.

Great steel that gets much better through the PM process.
Takes a razor edge with ease, and holds it much better than 440C.

I have been using it for about 2 months, and it is every bit as good an EDC steel as anything out there, and much better than many.

I would compare it in PM form to VG10 in how easily it takes a razor edge with a major improvement in holding that edge.

I bet that steel is awesome with the PM process, that would make a dope kitchen knife with that steel.

 

[kaozer]

440C is a great steel and making a big comeback in PM form as CTS40CP.

Strider is using it.
Shiro has it on 2017 models.
I believe Spyderco may release a knife with this steel.

Great steel that gets much better through the PM process.
Takes a razor edge with ease, and holds it much better than 440C.

I have been using it for about 2 months, and it is every bit as good an EDC steel as anything out there, and much better than many.

I would compare it in PM form to VG10 in how easily it takes a razor edge with a major improvement in holding that edge.

I will be keeping an eye out for CTS40CP thank you.

 

[brownshoe]

David Boye has been doing cast 440C for a long time calling it Boye Dedritic Steel or BDS. Cast 440C has some excellent edge holding properties, particularly when kept with a toothy edge.

I have two fixed blades and a folder in BDS from him and they are real edge holders and good slicers. Only downside, is BDS will be more likely to chip a little than regular 440C when abused, but Ive had no problem with normal use. The fixed blads are regularly used in the kitchen, one is a custom, used & washed by non-knifeknuts and has held up well.