Can anyone ID this steel?

[fudo]

I have a Sonderklasse kitchen knife with this written on the blade-
1.4116X45CrMoV15. Can anyone say what type of steel is this, or closest American equivilent.
Thanks in advance

 

[spikedog]

Fudo:

it is a stainless steel with specifications here: http://www.metallograf.de/start-eng.htm?werkstoffkartei-eng/4116/4116.htm

 

[egroeg555]

***Edit***
heh, I posted the same site... after you apparently.

 

[john w]

Thanks for the steel site spikedog!!!
WOOK

 

[hardheart]

looks like AUS6 without the nickel, or 425M, according to Spyderco's sheet

 

[spikedog]

It is a stainless steel chromiun >12% (here 14-15%). It has carbon, so it may be heat treated. (C=0.45-55%); however, the carbon content is not as high as some carbon steels. The vanadium and molybdenum are in there to aid in heat treating and increase toughtness.

It is probably a good all around Stainless for knives.