matt009au
Well, a steel is more than it's name, some folks only have a surface level interest in the metallurgy involved which is a damn shame because going deeper unveils of the true magic of materials rather than just looking at steels like trading cards.
MagnaCut is impressive because it changed the industry in how we think about stainless steels.
It was known in the industry that steels like CPM 4V/Vanadis 4 Extra were the "Nexus" of toughness, strength and wear which no stainless could achieve.
Along comes MagnaCut with it's humble 10.7% Cr and it's not only finer in microstructure than Elmax and Vanadis 4 E but tested so corrosion resistant Spyderco put it in their Salt water line.
This went against conventional wisdom of how much chromium is needed to make a stainless.
We've never seen a material so well balanced.
A bridge between the worlds of PM stainless steel and PM tool steels
It didn't just come from nowhere. It required a special person with a very deep understanding of metallurgy to go against the conventional wisdom of what makes something stainless and tough and what does not. It required a mastery of having a real working understanding of what the elements actually do and adding the perfect amounts without conflict.
Nobody even thought a material like this was even possible until it was made.
Unfortunately, when something is balanced, it's not an extreme, so there's people on different ends of the spectrum that would want something that has more trade-offs whether they are aware of it or not. This is fine, variety is the spice of life.
I personally have a fondness for extreme materials that have significant trade-offs.
When it comes to taking a dump on MagnaCut keep in mind, There's never been a shortage of critics and naysayers throughout every step of MagnaCut coming to market and being available in production knives.
It is a wonder how anything new ever gets made to push innovation, however the endless march of progress goes on and can't stop for people that have endless negative criticism.
I've noticed some folks just like to elevate their opinions by being non-conformists about anything that seems mainstream without any care for objectivity.
Gotta be cool
Bad boys go against convention.
Hope the folks that say MagnaCut is overrated get lots of babes.