Nitro-V - Unobtainium???

[DrHenley]

Does Aldo ever have Nitro-V in stock? Is there anywhere else to buy it?

 

[DeadboxHero]

They'll get more in stock soon.

They have 1/4 stock.

Check usaknifemaker for other sizes.

 

[DrHenley]

Check usaknifemaker for other sizes.

Thanks, but all they have in stock is 1" wide billets, I need 2".

 

[DeadboxHero]

Thanks, but all they have in stock is 1" wide billets, I need 2".

Just use AEB-L man

 

[DrHenley]

Just use AEB-L man

That's what I'm using. I just wanted to try some Nitro-V.

 

[rodriguez7]

Alpha has z-finit, isn’t it similar?

 

[shqxk]

Alpha has z-finit, isn’t it similar?

They are quite different. Nitro-V is just AEB-L with hint of nitrogen and vanadium. Z-Finit does contain substantially amount of nitrogen.

 

[DrHenley]

Alpha has z-finit, isn’t it similar?

I thought it was more like Vanax, but I'm not really that familiar with it. Thanks, I'll look into it.

 

[Alpha Knife Supply]

Z-FiNit has a good amount of nitrogen (.5%) and is vacuum melted so it is very clean. Vanax has lots of nitrogen (1.9%) and is made using the 3rd generation particle metallurgy process.

Chuck

 

[JTknives]

Don’t forget LC200N

 

[Willie71]

Don’t forget LC200N

Lc200n is z-finit. Same stuff, different company.

 

[Willie71]

Z-FiNit has a good amount of nitrogen (.5%) and is vacuum melted so it is very clean. Vanax has lots of nitrogen (1.9%) and is made using the 3rd generation particle metallurgy process.

Chuck

Both are excellent steels, roughly equivalent in performance to aeb-l and S35VN, respectively.

 

[DrHenley]

Don’t forget LC200N

Jarod, how hard have you been able to get AEB-L?

 

[JTknives]

Jarod, how hard have you been able to get AEB-L?

It seams to vary by batch, which is why I allways recommend people don’t just go off the the charts. But most times I can pull a solid 63+ with a decent temper. I have gotten harder but it’s not consistent between batches. We are playing around with a few tweaks to see if we can push it further but time will tell.

 

[DrHenley]

It seams to vary by batch, which is why I allways recommend people don’t just go off the the charts. But most times I can pull a solid 63+ with a decent temper. I have gotten harder but it’s not consistent between batches. We are playing around with a few tweaks to see if we can push it further but time will tell.

I sent a test knife to Peters and requested 63. They got it to 62, but it was not quite hard enough. It did not hold up to chopping on an edge grain bamboo cutting board at the bevel angle I wanted to use. If I can get 64 I think that might work. Otherwise I'm going to need to switch to a PM steel.

 

[Metalhead0483]

I bought a couple of bars of Nitro-V from them at Blade, so they at least had it in stock there?

 

[DrHenley]

Oh hell, I guess I have to try S35-VN then.

They have the size I want, and it's not as expensive as I thought it would be.

 

[Cypress Creek Knives]

D DrHenley If you could make do with 1.5" Nitro V, I can send you some to test out. It is only .094" thick, however.

 

[DrHenley]

Thanks, I appreciate it, but that won't work. Neither wide enough or thick enough.

I've still got five AEB-L knives to make so I'll just wait and see if some comes available. Besides, I'm really leaning towards S35-VN now that I found some that isn't to expensive.

 

[Cypress Creek Knives]

Thanks, I appreciate it, but that won't work. Neither wide enough or thick enough.

I've still got five AEB-L knives to make so I'll just wait and see if some comes available. Besides, I'm really leaning towards S35-VN now that I found some that isn't to expensive.

S35VN is my favorite steel to work with. I like everything about it. It is easy to grind and finish. It is my primary steel nowadays.