Elemental make-up of Cold Steel's Carbon V

[misque]

From time to time I see the question asked about what is in Cold Steel's proprietary steel that goes by the moniker of Carbon V.
It kind of pisses me off when a company tries to tout some mystery steel off on it's customers because, like most of you, I wanna KNOW what I'm shelling out my hard earned money on.
This analysis comes from a chemical test that Wayne Goddard had done on one of the original Trailmaster Bowies.

Carbon V
Carbon .95%
Manganese .46%
Silicon .16%
Chromium .48%
Vanadium .19%

with the bulk being Iron, naturally.

This may vary slightly because CS has been rumoured to change the steel from time to time.

I hope this gives those of you who have had this question kicking around in your minds for awhile some semblance of relief.


All the best,
Mike U.

 

[Steven Roos]

Is this similar to any other steels?

 

[frank k]

Originally posted by im2smrt4u
Is this similar to any other steels?

50100 would be close with a nominal 1.00% carbon and 0.50% Chromium content.

Carbon V is rumored to be the same or similar to Camillus's 0176-6C.


-Frank

 

[Steven Roos]

Originally posted by frank k
50100 would be close with a nominal 1.00% carbon and 0.50% Chromium content.

So, would the difference be negligable? What companies/knives use 50100?

 

[frank k]

Originally posted by im2smrt4u
So, would the difference be negligable? What companies/knives use 50100?

The numbers are close enough to be within the variation range for 50100, except for the Vanadium, which is something commonly added to steels for grain refinement.

I don't know of any knife advertised as using 50100.


-Frank