Pick a metal and defend it!

I like 1095 the best as well. For all the reasons already mentioned. I like D2 a lot as well, but it seems that my 1095 blades take a much sharper edge than D2 does.

If I had to pick a stainless, it would be Sandvik 12c27 and/or 13c26. I'd like to get a couple of blades in Kershaw's 14c28N and some 19c27 to see how those steels are.

I haven't played with any of the newer stainless steels, but I've had ATS-34, 154CM, AUS6, AUS8, 440 A, B, and C, 420J2, 420HC (Buck), 425M.

I'd take plain old 1095 over any of them, any day of the week.
 
1095 CV and 5160........ Such strength !! They just might take over the world !!

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Beckerhead #32
 
randomayes,

knowing that. how would the wear resistants and edge retention be for S5 steel?

frc505
 
Wear resistance even, compared to 1095, will be relatively low for S5. Edge retention will depend on what you're cutting and how. It also depends on the mechanism of dulling. If your application causes dulling by microchipping of a harder steel, S5 would be better. If the edge dulls because of edge deformation, the higher the hardness of the S5, the better it will hold an edge. If the edge is dulling by wear, S5 will be pretty low. Put another way, chopping wood or other such work is where S5 will excell. If you open sand bags all day, it will not be very good.
 
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