blade steel

[randy]

I saw the posts about steels you use. 425 mod was used before 1994 and 1994 to present is 420HC. I have 2 old buck knives the 425 mod steel. My question is does the 420HC hold an edge as good as the old 425 mod steel? Is the 420HC, like any other brands use in their knives. Just wondering why did you change steels?

My old bucks hold good edges and sharpen very easy and never have a hint of rust. They are very well made and as good today as when new.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

There are lots of steels out there that are much harder to remove metal from. Then again there are lots of steel that are easier (soft plain carbon ones). If you can sharpen any of the common steels, buck's will not be a problem.

--edit--
The above is actually an answer to another post :

http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum27/HTML/000081.html

I have no idea how I managed to get the reply to come up in a different thread.

-Cliff


[This message has been edited by Cliff Stamp (edited 19 May 1999).]

 

[Jeff Clark]

So I assume 420HC is 420 High Carbon. Is this really different than basic 420 stainless? How does this alloy compare to what you might find in a kitchen knife?

 

[Jeff Hubbard]

Jeff,
The 420 regular is about .35% carbon. The 420HC is .45% to .55%
www.alleghenyludlum.com has additional info on the whole series.

our engineering group is writing a response to the reasoning behind the change.
Jeff

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