Newbie steel question 9260

[Willie71]

I have some plow blades, new in the box from the farm I grew up on. The model # is stamped on the blade. I looked up the manufacturers specs and they are 9260 steel. I also have some smaller Klongsgilde made in Denmark blades but haven't been able to find the steel type yet. I see 9260 is used a lot in longer blades/swords. Is it appropriate for smaller blades as well, and just not commonly used, or is the lower carbon content too low for smaller blades? From what I can piece together it is similar to 5160, with more alloying elements, which is used in regular knives.

 

[Mitchell Knives]

It's basically 5160 IIRC.

Should be fine for pretty much any kind of knife.

 

[Willie71]

The silicon content is much higher, 0.2% in 5160 compared to 2% in 9250. Carbon and chromium are about the same.

 

[fast14riot]

9260 is a spring steel (like 5160) but has almost double the tensil strength of 5160. Great for prying tools, and swords, but I don't think it can get as hard as some of the more common knife steels.


-Xander