Kershaw Tilt in Vanax 75

Gator97

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Hi All,

So Kershaw knives introduced this futuristic looking knife, Tilt. Looks pretty cool, I'll pick one up for the collection.

However, the question that's bothering me is the Vanax 75 steel composition.
I have a placeholder for it in the steel chart, but no real data. One more "secret" in the knife world....

I found documents on the net mentioning Vanax 75 steel dated as far back as 2007. One article along all the question marks indicated that it's a Nitrogen steel.
Hardly a surprise, their Vanax 35 steel also has it, whole 1.90% of it.
Apparently an evolution of Vanax 35.
There's another article, this one dated 2009, says Vanax 75 is new, well, ok so be it. Mentions more data, such as 316 class stain resistance and up to 5 times greater wear resistance compared to "standard steel".
I have no idea what is a standard steel in general, or for slaughterhouses, but since it has vanadium in it, I figure it will be wear resistant...

Anyhow, since Kershaw and custom makers are playing with it, may be the composition will be finally published? Does anyone have solid data w/o violating NDA and such...
Considering the mess Bohler-Uddeholm websites are, may be they forgot to put the correct link on one of their sites?

I'm really tired of secret steels :( And I still can't find a test lab in bay area that will test the composition for a reasonable price.
 
I'm really tired of secret steels And I still can't find a test lab in bay area that will test the composition for a reasonable price.
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I'm mildly amused that you are so bothered by this. :D

Tostig
 
Vanax 35: C 0.2, N 1.9, Si 0.3, Mn 0.3, Cr 20, Mo 2.5, V 2.8

Vanax 75: C 0.2, N 4.2, Si 0.3, Mn 0.2, Cr 21.2, Mo 1.3, V 9
 
I am intrigued by the design... Pretty wacky looking blade

(looking at the pics in this thread: not sure if I'm allowed to link to other forums, mods. If it's verboten, I apologize)

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The Kershaw Tilt won the American Made Knife of the Year!

We were quite pleased, it was a good night. :thumbup:
 
Thomas W said:
The Kershaw Tilt won the American Made Knife of the Year!

We were quite pleased, it was a good night. :thumbup:
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Congratulations Thomas, as mentioned the knife overall is a very cool design. Any word on when it will be available?
 
It looks awesome. I don't think I've ever been so attracted to a Kershaw :D
 
Congrats to the whole team at Kershaw! An outstanding award for another outstanding piece:thumbup:
 
Congrats, Thomas and the whole Kershaw team! You guys really hit one out of the ballpark this time. :thumbup:
 
SOLEIL said:
About a year.
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I'm unsure if your comment is designed to be critical, but hopefully there is understanding when it comes advanced technology and production firsts. Circumstances beyond one's control certainly can prevent projects like the Speedform and Tilt from being completed sooner than later. Setbacks and delays can be quite common.

I would hope manufactures would not be discouraged in trying new steels, and pushing the production envelope to new levels because of the potential delivery setbacks that's associated with difficult and industry leading/changing projects.

With that said, there is not an ETA on the Tilt at this time. I'll keep everyone posted.
 
Really like the blade profile. The clip has got to go, that's furniture & auto paint destruction just waiting to happen at waist level.
 
The clip has got to go, that's furniture & auto paint destruction just waiting to happen at waist level.
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Congrats on the American Made Knife of the Year. This looks like an awesome folder. I agree with the clip. Looks too boxy and would rather see a deep pocket carry. The bearing pivot looks like a great idea. I'm looking forward to this folder.
 
Congratulations to team Kershaw :) Very interesting design and the award is well deserved.
 
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