How Many Different Steels In Your Collection ?

[chisel]

lets see...
01
L6
1084
1095
5160
52100
A2
D2
Damascus
Talonite
ATS 34
ATS 55
154 cm
440c
440v
420v
3v
BG42
And a few others i cant think of...

 

[AJ]

There are quite a few...

01
1084
5160
52100
A2
D2
M2
Damascus
Talonite
ATS-34
ATS-55
AUS-6
Gin-1
154-cm
BG42
VG-10


AJ

 

[Mark J]

Easy question when you have them all listed in a database . As the others said, a bunch of SS and unidentified "carbon steels" thrown into the mix too.

1095
0170-6c
154CM
420HC
420J2
440A
440B
440C
A2
ATS34
ATS55
AUS6A
AUS8A
BG42
VG10
Z60CDV14


- Mark

 

[Peter LC]

Carbon-steel; ref. unknown,
440A,
440C,
420HC,
154CM,
...and a few other stainless types I don't know the specifics of
(Victorinox and Leatherman. Anyone know these?).

 

[Peter LC]

Originally posted by Peter LC
Carbon-steel; ref. unknown,
440A,
440C,
420HC,
154CM,
...and a few other stainless types I don't know the specifics of
(Victorinox and Leatherman. Anyone know these?).

Plus, soon to arrive: SK5 Carbon and VG-10.

 

[Guyon]

Lemmeseenow...

1095
154CM
420HC
425M
440A (Schrade+)
440V
ATS-34
ATS-55
AUS-6
AUS-8
VG-10

Like Peter, I have a Leatherman and a couple/three SAKs, but I'm not sure about the steel. Also have a bunch of unknowns amongst knives that belonged to my great-grandfather, grandfather, and father. Bokers, K-Bars, Case, and such...

I want to try D2 and BG42.

 

[Warhawk]

You mean besides that type known as "Surgical Stainless"?

410
420-J2
420HC
425M
440A
440C
ATS-34
154CM
BG-42
1095
Damascus (Buck, late 80's)
Damascus (Buck, current)

 

[Coonskinner]

1095
154CM
440c
VG-10
52100
CPM440V
420HC
Damascus--1084 and 15N20
440A
L6
W1
AUS8
Acuto 440 (CRKT WASP)


Some unknowns.

 

[OwenM]

I've got one unkown "carbon" steel in a Schrade slipjoint, and 4 in whatever ss Victorinox uses, plus...
1 ea. of:
AUS-6
154CM
ATS-34
M-2
440A
420HC
modified INFI
1095
CPM-10V
12C27
-----
2 in CPM-420V(S90V)
---------
3 ea. of:
D2/D2M
BG-42
0170-6

Forgot I had some of those knives 'til this post made me dig them out

 

[rdangerer]

Uh ... 28 or 29 I think, now that I count 'em up.
Oh, and damascus by 7 makers.

1084
1095
0170-6
5160
52100

420HC
440A
440C
AUS-6
AUS-8
GIN-1
VG-10
ATS-34
ATS-55
154CM
D2 (does D2 modified w/ more chrome count? as another?)
A2
M2
BG-42
CPM3V
CPM440V
CPM420V
INFI
Talonite
Stellite 6K
Boye's 440C Dendritic
Cast D2 Dendritic
Whatever they make Henckels kitchen knives out of.


add S30V in a few weeks.


Damascus by only 7, sadly:
==========================
Norris
Thomas
Hubbard
Fisk (amazing Wolve's tooth ladder, "Shimmer tooth")
Damasteel
Norwegian guy... Roger Bergh (amazing)
German stainless guy ... uh ... damn. Fritz Schneider...yah, yah.

I guess mokume doesn't count.

 

[GigOne]

440A
440C
ATS-34
AUS-6
AUS-8
BG-42
154-CM
CPM-440C
CPM-440V
CPM-420V
Damascus (5160~1095~1018 nickel steel, 1095-203E, Nick Smolen Ladder Pattern carbon and Cable Twist)
Damasteel
D-2
G2 (old Spyderco Steel, a.k.a Gin-1)
0-1
0-2
Stellite 6K
Talonite
VG-10
1095
12C27
154-CM
425 Modified Stainless Steel

Man. . .that's allot of different metal !