Poll: Stainless Steel - What rocks the most!

[phillipsted]

I'm a big fan of Elmax, CTS-20CP, and M390.

TedP

 

[Raylas]

CPM-S30V for me! I have some Spydercos in that and I love it to death.

 

[SID-SWITCH-BLADE]

CPM 154 is nice : )

 

[flatgrinder]

ATS-34 is my personal preference.

 

[Lycosa]

"I use the steel for my knives that was designed to cut other steel."
Phill Hartsfield

 

[sloth357]

Ats34 is basically 154cm, slightly modified but not so much. Japan vs USA. So CPM154 = better because we are supporting a better steel and America, sort of.

 

[Bako]

I was just checking out some knives with I believe HXP blades. Seemed really nice, and very sharp.

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

CTS XHP I bet, it sounds like hot stuff. Souped up 440C (well kind of) which is a very under-rated steel in my opinion.

AKS has some of the best comparison charts and info http://www.alphaknifesupply.com/Pictures/Info/Steel/CTSXHP-DS.pdf


I'm leaning to CPM154. I like the fact that it is easy to sharpen but stays sharp. It is not likely to chip even at high hardness or with a thin edge.

http://www.crucible.com/PDFs\DataSheets2010\Datasheet CPM 154 CMv12010.pdf

 

[BLK]

I like cpm154.....great all around steel. I think the cpm154 actually is much stronger steel than we thought, imo.

 

[Tixx]

Got my first M390 and I am loving it!

 

[sloth357]

Regardless of what you poll says Let's ignore that s30v is ahead of cpm154.

Return customers for the ween.

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

Regardless of what you poll says Let's ignore that s30v is ahead of cpm154.

Return customers for the ween.

Fact!

 

[Bigdumplings]

Vg 10 should be one of the options!

 

[sloth357]

It is. "Other".

 

[SID-SWITCH-BLADE]

OMG!!! S30V over CPM 154? At least vote for S35V over S30V. What has this thread become? Daniel i'll pay extra for CPM 154, please offer up-grades in blade steel : ) Thanks.

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

OMG!!! S30V over CPM 154? At least vote for S35V over S30V. What has this thread become? Daniel i'll pay extra for CPM 154, please offer up-grades in blade steel : ) Thanks.

I am surprised too and there are a lot of votes! I'm 95% sure I will go with CPM154 for my stainless steel of choice.

I'll be offering a few models in stainless steel over the year, it really performs.

 

[Striderco]

I dont think anyone is dissatisfied with Farids REX 121, it was just a royal pain in the arse to grind since its so hard!! I had Richard J put a convex edge on my Farid REX and even he was challenged I think! He did say that it was some pretty tough stuff! So many good steels! CPM154, CTS-XHP, S35VN, S30V, Love Elmax!! Not sure if 3V is stainless but one of my favorites! D2 rocks! I ve read a lot about the Strider guys really knowing their steels, and they have been using a ton of CPM154! Correct me if im wrong but the heat treatment I believe is vital to a good outcome! You can take a killer steel and screw up the heat treat and its garbage. Im sure im forgetting a few good ones but its late and Im tired!

 

[Lycosa]

HT is the nutz, my good man. ^

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

You can take a piece of steel, heat treat it and cut the rest of the same steel with it. HT is key!

I don't play when it comes to heat treat, I have two kilns, three quenchant types, plates and more. I look up the manufacturers recommendations then work from there when heat treating. Each steel is different; for example D2 varies by maker.

 

[butcher_block]

i picked other cause now there is stock of XHP at SB metals. if that was not the case i woudl go cpm154