Anybody know anything about 14-4CrMo steel?

[ginshun]

It is the steel used in Microtech's Draganfly series of balisongs. I have one and it seems to be pretty good steel, I have cut quite a bit of stuff with it and it seems to stay sharp pretty good.

I can't find any other knives that use that steel and I was just kind of wondering what other steels it is comparable to.

Anybody know?

 

[Keith Montgomery]

It is very similar in it's chemical makeup to ATS-34 and 154CM

14-4: C 1.05%, Mn .5%, Si .3%, Cr 14%, Mo 4%

ATS-34: C 1.05%, Mn .4%, Si .35%, Cr 14%, Mo 4%

154CM: C 1.05%, Mn .5%, Si .3%, Cr 14%, Mo 4%

 

[Wunderbar]

It's produced by Latrobe. A company that Microtech buys steel from when Crucible runs short on 154CM. Latrobe also produces BG-42.

 

[ginshun]

thanks guys, thats what I was wondering!

 

[Redguy]

According to this* datasheet, 14-4CrMo aka 154CM or ATS-34 is much tougher than BG-42, which is considered a very tough, durable stainless, even the second best after S30V. What gives? I thought vacuum melted steels supposed to be superior to traditional alloys in every way.


*http://www.timken.com/products/spec...PDF_Files/air_melt/KnifeSteels/BG42_Knife.pdf