bm s30v griptilian vs cts-xhp ultimate hunter, whose edge retention is better?

[filtrum]

thanks

 

[marthinus]

Here is a general chemical comparison.

http://www.zknives.com/knives/steels/steelgraph.php?nm=cpm+s30v,cts-xhp

All else being equal you could expect S30V to give you more wear resistance on soft material. IE, it will keep a working edge longer, XHP will be easier to sharpen and should be able to take a keener edge and higher polish easier.

However, how you sharpen your knife and cater the edge to your uses is far more important.

 

[bdmicarta]

I think it would be hard for most people to tell much difference.

 

[dkb45]

Both steels rate very will on wear resistance. S30V is best at the working edge, but the refined edge is gone almost instantly. XHP is more similar to D2 in how it functions in that it can be both refined or toothy, because it uses chromium carbides which can be pretty easily refined (I think even AlOx abrades it). Between the two I would take XHP every day, but that is because S30V has done me wrong in the past.

 

[BellaBlades]

I like both equally. The knife itself is more important for me to make my choice than anything else. If I like a design it does not matter unless we care comparing aus, or crmov stuff to high carbon steels.