S30V Steel - History and Properties

[Larrin]

New article on S30V, including information on its development. I was able to interview the lead development metallurgist, Dick Barber, who shared a lot of interesting information. I also compared its properties to other common knife steels and talked about the steel’s impact on the knife industry. https://knifesteelnerds.com/2020/04/13/s30v-steel-history-and-properties/

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Very enjoyable read Larrin. Thank you.

 

[Willie71]

Thanks Larrin. Very informative as always. The history and development is quite fascinating.

 

[DevinT]

It’s hard to believe that it was developed almost 20 years ago.

Hoss

 

[shqxk]

I like S30V edge holding but I found it to be more difficult to hand polish compare to M390 or Elmax.

 

[DevinT]

I like S30V edge holding but I found it to be more difficult to hand polish compare to M390 or Elmax.

And that’s why they developed S35VN.

Hoss