CPM-S30V question

[dutch_0311]

What is the difference between CPM-S30V and plain S30V steel?? Is there a major difference in quality?

 

[A.P.F.]

What is the difference between CPM-S30V and plain S30V steel?? Is there a major difference in quality?

They are one in the same.

 

[MikeX]

CPM just means "Crucible Powder Metallurgy" (the company) and S30V is the steel name itself. So it's just like "Chris Reeve Sebenza" compared to just "Sebenza".

 

[mete]

It's "Crucible Particle Metallurgy" . S30V is from it's beginning a CPM steel, no plain version exists.
On the other hand the original plain 154CM has an improved CPM154 version .The two have the same chemistry but made differently.
In a similar way D2 has an improved CPM D2 version.
If you have a choice get the CPM version. Better properties make the added cost worth it !

 

[batosai117]

It's "Crucible Particle Metallurgy" . S30V is from it's beginning a CPM steel, no plain version exists.
On the other hand the original plain 154CM has an improved CPM154 version .The two have the same chemistry but made differently.
In a similar way D2 has an improved CPM D2 version.
If you have a choice get the CPM version. Better properties make the added cost worth it !

Exactly what he said :thumbup: