CPM10V HELP!!

[P.J.]

Is anyone using CPM10V for blades and if so what are it's pros and cons?
I thought I'd seen a thread on this previously but couldn't find it.

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P.J.
YES,it is sharp, just keep your fingers out of the way!
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[Rob Simonich]

I recently made a knife of 10-V. I have very little experiance in field use of 10-V however. The stuff was hell to grind in the annealed condition due to the Vanadium content. I had a very snappy heat trat and hardened up very well. With what little cutting I did with the knife I think it will be a great edgeholder, but may be a bit brittle and will corrode easily. Thats about all I know about it other than I have another small bar of it that I dont want to grind! It is rather expensive also, approching Talonite in cost.

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[amacks]

I don't remember where, but I've seen references to someone using a 10V blade to shave hardened ATS-34. Also one of the Engnath memorial blades was(is) 10V.
Aaron

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[P.J.]

Thanks for the info guys.
Rob, what did the rockwell on the knife test to? The corrosion aspect, what does it compare to? Could you post the contact info. for a materials supplier too.
Thanks

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P.J.
YES,it is sharp, just keep your fingers out of the way!
www.silverstar.com/turnermfg

 

[Rob Simonich]

After a freeze treat, the full hardness was Rc68, I tempered it back to Rc 62. The corrosion resistance is about like CPM 3-V or A-2. The customer supplied the steel and he got it from Crucible. I believe the web address in www.crucible.com, if that dosen work do a search.

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