Spyderco Mule Team - 2nd run

The Mastiff said:
Yep, both are going to be expensive to buy and process too. I'd guess triple the final cost of the 52100 mules? Then there's the PItA factor. We'll see. Joe
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Yes I just think it would be easier for Spyderco to get CPm-M4 and I think M4 would be better in every category. YXR7 looks good on that Hitachi chart, but that's compared to a bunch of high carbide stainless steels. If you look down you'll see that GIN 5 (similar to 13C26) matches it for toughness, though it gets a poor hardness rating.
 
How about L6? It's not as fancy as a lt of the other steels being mentioned, but it's tough as nails, has excellent edge retention, and a small crystal size,

- Chris
 
I'd vote for a common production steel, so we have a basis for comparison. VG-10, S30V, H-1, D2. No sense in playing with the super steels at extra cost and processing difficulty if they don't outperform stuff that's easier to work with.
 
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someone please check, but I looked at the choices so far, and assigned 3 points to the top choice, 2 for the second, and 1 for the third.

So far, top choices-
M4 14 points
3V 10 points
M2 9 points
13C26/D2 tied with 8 points
Super Blue 7 points

Since I just got a 3V blade, if I switch my #2 to super blue, it drops 3V to 8 points, and super blue goes to 9... But so far, one call to Crucible would set us up for 3 more mules!
 
Super Blue ,but Sal said it is hard to source and HT the exotic jap steels only I want it bad.

3V

S90V
 
Hi sal!!!
I think we should go exotic on these.:thumbup:

SG2
cpm 9v
cowry x:)

thx for the consideration:D

gine.
 
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