AEB-L Military and Manix2?

AEB-L Military and or Manix 2

  • Military

    Votes: 11 33.3%

  • Manix 2

    Votes: 6 18.2%

  • Yes to both

    Votes: 8 24.2%

  • Not interested

    Votes: 8 24.2%
  • Total voters
    33
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DocT

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AEB-L, being a very tough steel, sounds like a good fit for these knives, doesn’t it?
 
For those of us that have not heard about this steel, maybe you could give us a description/comparison to its competitors, to help with the answer.
 
Definitely interested in something in AEBL (Military or PM2 would be my hope). From what I read, it's quite the steel.
 
nephron said:
For those of us that have not heard about this steel, maybe you could give us a description/comparison to its competitors, to help with the answer.
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One of the toughest stainless steels: https://knifesteelnerds.com/2019/03/04/all-about-aeb-l/

In comparison to other stainless steels, like S35VN, S110V, M390, .... it can support a thinner edge geometry and thus better cutting performance for many tasks.
 
I love aeb-l and nitro v. I think both of them would be perfect in the PM2 or the manix, I guess the military would be fine too I just dont really carry for liner locks.
 
From what I’ve read AEBL has been called a stainless 52100 and it is what razor blades are made from. I currently have enough 52100 and don’t mind the non-stainless attributes to want something else with similar qualities but I’m all for bringing out a larger variety of steel in the flagship models.
 
I don't know why there are hardly ever folders in AEB-L. I suspect because the edge retention isn't as "super" as the S90Vs of the world. I would love to see some folders in it, and I'd be all over a Manix 2, PM 2, or anything else.
 
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