SB1 steel?

[HK47]

Hello
I am new to this forum(first post) and i am wondering if somone can shear some insigth of some steel.

Anyone who know aboute the sb1 steel?

I am aboute to by a knife made of this steel. very expensive one.
is it a good steel? Ability of the steel, sharp,strong,flxibility?

Anyone who hawe knife of this steel?

i dont find any info on it at the net.


Tanks

 

[Gator97]

Well, according to my records SB1 is Niolox, mostly used by Euro makers. Never ha done, but supposedly a good one. Contains Niobium, which is a strong carbide former, harder than Vanadium carbides.

 

[HK47]

Thanks

 

[cotdt]

I have some Niolox/SB1, it's not at all expensive, just rarely used. Niolox is produced by the Lohmann steel mill in Witten, Germany. Typically used between 58-63 rc, it is very fine-grained and has very good edge retention (on par with 154CM or D2). It's relatively easy to sharpen and takes a wicked sharp edge. In mechanical properties it behaves more like a carbon steel than other stainless steels. The edge stays smooth as it wears not toothy, and it can hold a really thin edge if hardened to 60+ rc.

Here is a video of it cutting through a nail w/o chipping (not mine):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB7f1oiz76U

 

[Mad_Maxx]

if it's Niolox it's a good Stainless steel, a maker on the MCKF forum in italy made a couple and it cut long and well, some users tested them and they performed very good

Maxx

 

[HK47]

Wow. thanks cotdt!

it helps me to settle at the sb1 steel cous i was torn aboute thinking of changing to 1.2552 carbon steel when i hawe already ordered a customknife of sb1. i hawe heard the 1.2552 steel is sharper and my hart is fore carbonsteel. so it is not easy

 

[cotdt]

Wow. thanks cotdt!

it helps me to settle at the sb1 steel cous i was torn aboute thinking of changing to 1.2552 carbon steel when i hawe already ordered a customknife of sb1. i hawe heard the 1.2552 steel is sharper and my hart is fore carbonsteel. so it is not easy

If you like carbon steels you'll like Niolox/SB1. I can assure you that it gets really sharp (then again I can get any steel really sharp) and Niolox might actually be finer than 1.2552 because of its niobium being a grain refiner and most of the carbides in Niolox are very small. You can't go wrong with either steel, as both are excellent. It's more a matter of picking up corrosion resistance while giving up pretty much nothing.

 

[HK47]

thanks alot
That`s settle it at the sb1!

 

[Gator97]

Niolox is produced by the Lohmann steel mill in Witten, Germany.

Thanks for that info! I had wrong data listing Niolox as French, and no maker name. Updated chart.
If you got more names for the ones I have ?(maker) I'll be much obliged

 

[cotdt]

thanks alot
That`s settle it at the sb1!

you're welcome

Thanks for that info! I had wrong data listing Niolox as French, and no maker name. Updated chart.
If you got more names for the ones I have ?(maker) I'll be much obliged

of course. i rarely pay much attention to the steel producer but i think i might know some more and let you know about it.