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Please pardon the intrusion, but I'm off work today and would like to butt in.
AUS10 is sometimes found on Japanese knives. Spyderco had a Seki City made Native II version in AUS10 for a while.
I have a Junglee Marshall with an AUS10 blade. I find it is a bit harder to sharpen than AUS8. Still takes a very fine edge. Both AUS8 and AUS10 are said to have very fine grain structures, giving them the ability to take a fine edge.
Without having done side by side comparison testing, IMO AUS10 seems to be comparable to VG10 in edge retension. Both seem superior in edge retension compared to AUS8. That's just based on my EDCing one sample of each steel and doing everyday chores with them. YMMV since I only have one blade in each steel and each is from a different mfg, so there is no way to compare the heat treats or do absolute comparisons of steel performance.
AUS10 is sometimes found on Japanese knives. Spyderco had a Seki City made Native II version in AUS10 for a while.
I have a Junglee Marshall with an AUS10 blade. I find it is a bit harder to sharpen than AUS8. Still takes a very fine edge. Both AUS8 and AUS10 are said to have very fine grain structures, giving them the ability to take a fine edge.
Without having done side by side comparison testing, IMO AUS10 seems to be comparable to VG10 in edge retension. Both seem superior in edge retension compared to AUS8. That's just based on my EDCing one sample of each steel and doing everyday chores with them. YMMV since I only have one blade in each steel and each is from a different mfg, so there is no way to compare the heat treats or do absolute comparisons of steel performance.