G-Sakai Japanese High Speed Steel? (Need help with translation from Japanese)

[nozh2002]

G-Sakai have some knives like HSEK made from High Speed Steel. Here they say they have two variants 440C and High Speed, when High Speed is bit more expensive. So I assume it is not AUS which they usually refers as to molibden steel or it is not Shirogamy which usually called as white label steel

Does anybody know what it is?

Here the link:
http://www.ameyoko.net/marukin/html/factory/sakai7.html
with translation -
http://translate.google.com/transla...i7.html&prev=/search?q=G-SAkai+HSEK&hl=en&lr=

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

Assuming it isn't an actual high speed steel (M or T series) it could be BG-42 or most likely ATS-34 which has decent hot resistance and is refered to as a high speed steel by some.

-Cliff

 

[nozh2002]

In this site they directly mention ATS-34 on different page? I think this is different then - I think it very well may be some real High Speed steel. But what it is? ACD73? YXR7?

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[Temper]

Ahhhh Marukin, the same guys that had a Military priced at over $300.00

 

[nozh2002]

Found some article about japanese matrix HighSpeed Steel:

http://www.imsteel.com/newsroom_article8.htm

http://www.japanesechefsknife.com/PowderedHighSpeedToolSteelSeries.html

Thanks, Vassili.

P.S. Is it Marukin which is under Ochimachi station?

 

[nozh2002]

OK, as I uderstand from this page

http://www.gsakai.co.jp/jp/english/shop/shop_gsaka6.html
and
http://www.gsakai-cgi.rsp.jp/cgi/cart/main.cgi?mode=ls&cat=010&disp_n=9

Knife with "HSEK" logo on it is 10706 and so made from 440C, so this knife in A.G.Russel catalog:

http://www.agrussell.com/knives/by_..._samurai_bowie_with_black_leather_sheath.html

is most likely 10706 and so is made of 440C not High Speed steel

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

Interesting materials information, yet another perspective against high carbide volume. The wear resistance is significantly low, however the toughness and fracture strengths are much higher. I think arguements could be made they would be superior for certain types of knives.

-Cliff

 

[nozh2002]

OK, I can finish this thrad with this link:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=404061&highlight=G-Sakai

Thanks, Vassili.