Is 15n20 safe?

[KADEN MARTIN]

Hello I was wondering is 15n20 carbon steel safe for kitchen knives?
I know it has a high content of nickel. And that kind of bothers me.

 

[115Italian]

I would think so. Its stainless. Takes a great edge. Holds it for a while under light cutting task. The nickel in its composition is not harmful unless your getting metal shavings in your food, and in that case any metal in harmful. The nickel doesn’t leech out of the steel.

 

[KADEN MARTIN]

Ok thx. What about acidic foods would that cause it to leech out?

 

[Alpha Knife Supply]

15N20 is a carbon steel that makes excellent kitchen knives when heat treated to higher hardnesses (above HRC 61).

Chuck

 

[dirc]

it's worth reading this, and some people have developed sensitivity to Nickel - 15n20 has 2% - and I wouldn't worry about it unless your female knife user likes to pinch grip onto the steel always... the bigger issue is jewellery (which is why MUCH more sensitivity is reported in women)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel#Toxicity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_allergy

 

[Larrin]

High end stainless flatware is often made from 18-8 or 18-10 stainless which is 8-10% nickel: https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/oneida-reg-moda-flatware-sets/239874

 

[KADEN MARTIN]

Thx for the info