Advice on steel.

[Terrill]

Gentlemen
If I could have your opinions please. I want to have a knife made with a "hot blued" blade. However I also would like good performance as to edge holding abilities. Your suggesstions on steel type would be helpful.

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[mikeS]

1095 or 5160 would be my pick.

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5160 for overall toughness and a good edge

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[Jerry Hossom]

Terrill, I think as long as the bluing tanks don't exceed 350-400 degrees, you're OK with most steels.

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[raker]

Terrill, 52100 will usually require a higher temp for tempering than the 10x and 5160 steels. My 52100 small knives are tempered at 450 deg and the large ones are at 500 deg. If the 52100 has been properly forged and normalized BEFORE the heat treat, there should be no problem with the hot blue.

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[Darrel Ralph]

52100 for carbon.. or A2 would work

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[tom mayo]

If Darrel says 52100 I would go with that.. It is one of the best steels there is....period!