french stainless steel

[bernard]

HI

was thinking of buying a knife blade which uses french stainless steel. whats that??? how does it compare to 440, 5160, 10xx? in terms of durability, RC?

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What knife/What maker???

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[bernard]

its some czech knife kit thats quite cheap, u see i am new at this and was thinking of DIY my first blade and is torn between a high carbon steel or french stainless steel

 

Sorry Bernard, I did not want to "rough" you, but did not have enough "clues" to give you an answer!
Good luck and happy sharpening.

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[This message has been edited by ZUT&ZUT (edited 07-01-2000).]

 

[bernard]

I understand how difficult it is to tell but among just metals, which is best, stainless, 5160 or 10XX for knives ? And when high carbon steel is used, what do they usually mean? 5160? thanks


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[Jeff Clark]

Joe Talmadge produced an FAQ on knife steels that is in our "knowledge base". One way to get there is to go to the top of this page and select LINKS then at next page select KNOWLEDGE BASE then at next page select FAQS.

Here's a shortcut:

http://www.bladeforums.com/features/faqsteel.shtml

Here's another link to a steel table that talks about some typical RC values.

http://www.linder.de/English/InfoE/StahltabE.htm

[This message has been edited by Jeff Clark (edited 07-01-2000).]

 

[slon]

In Czech republic is "french steel" manufacturer name of CSN 17 136 (or trade name AK 5Mo), composition is 0.5% C, 15% Cr, 0.5% Co, 0.5% Mn, 0.5% Mo, 0.4% Si. Quality (an composition) is similar to 440A.

 

[bernard]

Thanks for yr reply, darn, they do really have lotsa name to it. They should have called it 440a or some more general. regards

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