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Hi,
Sorry for the long post.
There is a argument i have been hearing a couple of times and i wanted to know what you guys think about it. I do not agree with this argument but i would like to hear what people who know more than me think.
The idea is that supersteels are not useful. The reason behind this though i think it comes from roman book.
And is that low alloy steel can have better edge stability though they could potentially have lower edge angles. Though having better wear resistance and cutting ability.
And the conclusion is that why buy a expensive super steel when a cheap low alloy steel can outperform 10v
Now risking to answering myself before anyone can comment. For a low alloy steel to surpass something like 10v in 15dps following the formula provided by larrin it need to go under 10dps.
https://knifesteelnerds.com/2019/07/15/carbide-types-in-knife-steels/
Also since all i have read the most important thing for edge stability is hardness. And at high hardness the toughness differences between steels tend to become thinner so is actually the better toughness of low alloy something considerable enough to be able to do such a big difference?
Sorry for the long post.
There is a argument i have been hearing a couple of times and i wanted to know what you guys think about it. I do not agree with this argument but i would like to hear what people who know more than me think.
The idea is that supersteels are not useful. The reason behind this though i think it comes from roman book.
And is that low alloy steel can have better edge stability though they could potentially have lower edge angles. Though having better wear resistance and cutting ability.
And the conclusion is that why buy a expensive super steel when a cheap low alloy steel can outperform 10v
Now risking to answering myself before anyone can comment. For a low alloy steel to surpass something like 10v in 15dps following the formula provided by larrin it need to go under 10dps.
https://knifesteelnerds.com/2019/07/15/carbide-types-in-knife-steels/
Also since all i have read the most important thing for edge stability is hardness. And at high hardness the toughness differences between steels tend to become thinner so is actually the better toughness of low alloy something considerable enough to be able to do such a big difference?