Has RAM always been sandvik or 440a?

nevermind35

nevermind35

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Last night I was browsing the old kershaw sub forum and I came up with a thread where Thomas W. was explaining that they're knives would soon be converting from 440a to sandvik 13c26. However at the end of the thread he said something like "To avoid any confusion these models have always been made with 13c26:" I remember there were about 5 models, the speed bump was one of them. Thomas, or anyone who is certain on the matter, could you please let me know which models those were again? I just spent about a half hour using the search and looking through my internet history but i cannot find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
knivesandguns said:
How so? :confused:
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It’s probably a comment on it’s carbon content. From C .68 to C .62.
Many (steel snobs) users like for the carbon content to move in the opposite direction before considering it an upgrade. I would personally like to see more and not less carbon. In this case carbon was sacrificed for chromium and nitrogen. Of course that is a gross simplification of the new 14C28N.

Believe me when I say I do not mean to denigrate the new steel. I’m not knowledgeable enough on the issue to do so. In addition to the secret recipe of 14C28N. I have knives in booth steel’s and see no difference.
I would suspect that the millions who live in areas of high humidity will not notice when their knives DO NOT form rust spots and therefore will notice no difference as well. No doubt a good thing.
 
Hey thanks a million condition 1! As for the difference in sandviks, I have not noticed any real world difference either.
 
IIRC, Kershaw's 13C26N was run at about 56-58 RC or similar to AUS-8 & the newer 14C28N is run at 58-60 & seems similar to AUS-10 or 440C.

I have noticed better edge retention in the later Sandvik, but no difference in rust resistance. However, I do live in S. Calif with little humidity & far enough from the ocean for it not to be an issue. I do believe Kershaw believes the newer Sandvik is an upgrade. If you recall, they were using 440A in many models & the 13C26 seemed like an improvement & 14C28 is supposed to be even more so.
 
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FWIW, we feel 14C28N is an upgrade from both 13C26 and 440A.

I'll add that for me, when I was in my 20's, man was I awesome.
 
nevermind35 said:
Last night I was browsing the old kershaw sub forum and I came up with a thread where Thomas W. was explaining that they're knives would soon be converting from 440a to sandvik 13c26. However at the end of the thread he said something like "To avoid any confusion these models have always been made with 13c26:" I remember there were about 5 models, the speed bump was one of them. Thomas, or anyone who is certain on the matter, could you please let me know which models those were again? I just spent about a half hour using the search and looking through my internet history but i cannot find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Look here. ;)


And yes, Thomas has been drinking. :D
:p ;)

Thomas W said:
I'll add that for me, when I was in my 20's, man was I awesome.
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mgboy said:
I ordered this yesterday. What steel does it have? The new Sandvik 14C28N, I assume?
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Depends on when it was made. It started out with 13C then got the switch
to 14C in Mar/09. Soooooooo, you'll just have to check the date when you
get it. Both are great steels, and which ever you get, you'll have a great
knife. One of the best (IMO) knives on the market. :thumbup:
 
CL01 said:
IIRC, Kershaw's 13C26N was run at about 56-58 RC or similar to AUS-8 & the newer 14C28N is run at 58-60 & seems similar to AUS-10 or 440C
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13C26, as done by Kershaw, was originally ran RC57-59 and later at RC59-61. The newer 14C28N averages a little harder, but it sharpens and cuts like 13C26 to me and that's very good in my book.
 
cotdt said:
Ha! That's a downgrade.
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If youre going to flap at the gums, back up your smack with some evidence or further explanation. Or you could not answer the multiple people above that asked you for the same thing.

14C28N IS better steel. More corrosion resistance, higher RC, takes a finer edge. But I only own about 10 knives in each steel, so I probably don't have your level of experience :rolleyes:
 
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