AUS-6 in despite other steels

[stiglic]

I am interested where I can find specifications about steels witch are used in Spyderco knifes.
I overlooked Speyderco comercal site and I didn't find nothing about AUS-6 and advantages and disadvantages of this steel.

Can someone help me ???

spyder lover

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from Croatia !!!

 

[Corduroy]

For some good steel content charts and other Spydie info, look here:
http://www.spyderco.com/spyderco_products.cfm

AUS-6 is without doubt the poorest performer in Spyderco's steel line-up. It is reasonably tough and has very good corrosion resistance, but its ability to hold an edge is very low. Its main advantages are easy sharpening and low cost to manufacture with. I'm really unclear how it ended up in a Spyderco knife. It's more in the league of 440A and 420M used by companies like Gerber, Buck, UC, etc. in their lower models.

-Drew

 

[Jeff Clark]

A steel comparison chart that I like is the Linder Solingen "Knife Blade Steel Table". It includes foreign alloy designations and typical Rockwell hardenesses for the alloys. See the following link:

http://www.linder.de/English/InfoE/StahltabE.htm

 

[Clay Kesting]

Have a look at James Mattis' scan of the Spyderco Steel Chart.

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Take care,
Clay

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow....in Australia it's tomorrow already.

 

[bansidthe]

Actually I have found 440 A to outperform AUS6 by a large margin. No doubt about it,it is really not worth buying an AUS6 blade.

 

[bansidthe]

Double post.



[This message has been edited by Sal Glesser (edited 30 October 1999).]

 

[Sal Glesser]

Bansidthe - interesting conclusion. What type of testing did you do to reach this conclusion?

sal