SLEIPNER or MAXAMET

[Beyondsharp]

Title says it all! I cant decide what blade steel to go with... SLEIPNER or MAXAMET Help me choose!

 

[Ajack60]

Depends on what you will use it for. If you’ll be cutting/using on abrasive material, Maxamet probably wouldn’t be the best choice.

 

[Justabulletaway]

Maxamet for edge retention. Sleipner for toughness.

 

[Larrin]

Seems like a pretty random 2 steels to be choosing between.

 

[DeadboxHero]

Hrrmm, both look the same in barstock and come annealed . Suppose it depends on the knife design ,intended use, preference , and sharpening competency than comparing bars of steel

 

[HKGuns]

Good luck even finding a knife made of Maxamet. Not real available.

 

[jpm2]

Extremely different steels... although, maxamet is extremely different than most knife steels.
Since you don't say how it'll be used, get the maxamet while you can.

 

[Beyondsharp]

Thx for the help everybody I decided to go with the MAXAMET.

 

[Alberta Ed]

Thx for the help everybody I decided to go with the MAXAMET.

Let us know how it performs. It's interesting stuff.

 

[tyyreaun]

Thx for the help everybody I decided to go with the MAXAMET.

I'm curious - what two knives were you looking at that your choice was between these two steels?

 

[PirateSeulb]

Same I am curious as there are few knives out there using Sleipner almost as few as Maxamet.

 

[trevitrace]

Good luck even finding a knife made of Maxamet. Not real available.

Three models of Spyderco currently available in maxamet at bhq.

 

[navman]

I have a few bars of Z-MAX which is similar to MAXAMET. Excited to see how it performs in a small 3" EDC fixed blade.

 

[tyyreaun]

I have a few bars of Z-MAX which is similar to MAXAMET. Excited to see how it performs in a small 3" EDC fixed blade.

I actually recently had a Z-Max EDC made by @Robert Erickson, @68HRC - will be sending it to Pete over at the Cedric and Ada channel on YouTube for edge testing soon.

I don't expect it to beat Rex 121, but I'm hoping it places third on his leaderboard, ahead of Maxamet. The custom heat treat should help.

 

[allenC]

I'm curious - what two knives were you looking at that your choice was between these two steels?

Yeah, it seems like the question is really a "this knife or that knife" question.

Unless you're creating your own knife.

 

[tyyreaun]

Yeah, it seems like the question is really a "this knife or that knife" question.

Unless you're creating your own knife.

Yep, especially since Maxamet is only available (in the production space) on Spyderco folders, whereas Sleipner is mainly Lionsteel bushcrafting knives.

I can't imagine a situation where I'm trying to decide between a PM2 and a full tang bushcrafting fixed blade

 

[DeadboxHero]

Its nice that's its more available, I heat treated some Z-max to 69.5rc, so it definitely pops in hardness. The Maxamet I heat treated got harder though with one of the coupons hitting 71rc and made more MC type carbides with less M6C at comparable austenitizing temps.

I've been wanting to do some head to head testing but have been more focused on cpm 15v since it cuts longer.

I have a few bars of Z-MAX which is similar to MAXAMET. Excited to see how it performs in a small 3" EDC fixed blade.

 

[HKGuns]

Three models of Spyderco currently available in maxamet at bhq.

Thanks for making my point.

 

[Beyondsharp]

It was between the titanium bronze Lionsteel sr22 in sleipner or the grey g10 spyderco pm2 in maxamet they still have on bladehq I still plan on getting the sr22 soon also tho.

 

[tyyreaun]

It was between the titanium bronze Lionsteel sr22 in sleipner or the grey g10 spyderco pm2 in maxamet they still have on bladehq I still plan on getting the sr22 soon also tho.

Why the SR22, and not the ROK? M390 would (probably) serve you much better, on a folder.