Inron My801

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9Cr13Mov Blade, G10 Handle, Liner Lock
Whole length: 214mm(8.43");
Blade's length: 93mm(3.66");
Closed length: 121mm(4.76");

 

[Navy299]

Looks great. Do you have a review?

 

[brets-ftw]

nice blade you have there.

 

[nightman]

It looks kinda chinese.

 

[flatface77]

Interesting. Never heard of Inron. I'd like to see more Chinese folders with 9Cr13Mov blades.

 

[payus]

How is 9cr compared to 8cr? It must be almost the same right? I find it ok.
It must be good for EDC and must flip pretty nicely, could you add some more info and impressions?

 

[flatface77]

Maybe I was thinking of 9Cr18Mov. Byrd had a knife in that steel recently. Its the one to look for on the Chinese steels.

 

[Tostig]

Not bad at all , I like the overall appearance.

It looks kinda chinese.

What brought you to that conclusion ?


Tostig

 

[Mephtyrm]

To all to those who don't know, Inron is a company run by a former production manager of Enlan, so I'd guess they'd be similar in some ways.
Anyways, I'm planning on buying one just to try out that 9Cr13MoV steel.

 

[Tsujigiri]

Hopefully quality is similar to Enlan; I'll be interested to hear reviews on these.

 

[res1cue]

Interesting. Never heard of Inron. I'd like to see more Chinese folders with 9Cr13Mov blades.

Me too.. I actually really like that steel.

What is the price on these?

 

[like em sharp]

Me too.. I actually really like that steel.

What is the price on these?

The 'Bay seems to have 'em for about ~$20 shipped. Probably save $5 off of that price if you can find a site like DX or Exduct that carries the line.

 

[killgar]

It looks kinda chinese.

As does just about everything sold in America these days. LOL

 

[knarfeng]

To all to those who don't know, Inron is a company run by a former production manager of Enlan, so I'd guess they'd be similar in some ways.
Anyways, I'm planning on buying one just to try out that 9Cr13MoV steel.

If each is hardened to the same hardness and tested for edge retention:
440C holds an edge a bit better than 9Cr13MoV.
9Cr13MoV holds an edge noticeably better than 8Cr13MoV or 8Cr14MoV.

IIRC, 9Cr13MoV is one of the Chinese alloy which has been sometimes incorrectly reported as being 440C. The performance of the two is close.

 

[allyourblood]

Looks kinda decent for a cheapy, but I'm not liking that pivot screw one bit. Wish they'd throw in a tool for that with the knife.

 

[Chris "Anagarika"]

If each is hardened to the same hardness and tested for edge retention:
440C holds an edge a bit better than 9Cr13MoV.
9Cr13MoV holds an edge noticeably better than 8Cr13MoV or 8Cr14MoV.

IIRC, 9Cr13MoV is one of the Chinese alloy which has been sometimes incorrectly reported as being 440C. The performance of the two is close.

Does it mean the Navy that states it's 440C is actually 9Cr?
What about the early Byrd that was reported 440C? IIRC they turned out to be 8Cr, correct me if this is not the case.

 

[Bill1170]

Frank, what western steel is closest to 9Cr18Mo? I use a Spyderco Mule made of this in my kitchen and it is very good steel.

 

[Gator97]

Frank, what western steel is closest to 9Cr18Mo?...

It's virtually identical to AISI 440C - here, AISI 440C vs. GB 9Cr18Mo steel composition comparison.
Or click on the 9Cr18Mo steel link to see all equivalent standards and some proprietary alloys.

 

[Bill1170]

It's virtually identical to AISI 440C - here, AISI 440C vs. GB 9Cr18Mo steel composition comparison.
Or click on the 9Cr18Mo steel link to see all equivalent standards and some proprietary alloys.

Thanks, Gator97. I have been impressed with this steel. IIRC Sal said awhile back that their China maker could not work with 9Cr18Mo at that time. I am thinking this may be because it cannot be blanked out like 8Cr13MoV. I recall that this is why Buck went from 440C to 420HC, so they could punch out blanks for their blades.

 

[like em sharp]

Right, is this 9Cr18Mov or 9Cr13CoMoV? Because the former is the 440C equivalent, and the latter is a higher-end, cobalt bearing steel (Benchmade uses it in a few items like the Nagara and Pika series).