Spyderco Volpe

exactly what k9nd if steel is that? It does not show on the spyderco chart. Is it as good as an S30V or aVG10? At that price, it should!
 
a little info from


http://ajh-knives.com/metals.html


N690 Stainless Steel
Have not found the manufacturer, or the ssupplier yet, only snippets of unofficial information.

This steel also called Austrian Cobalt steel - alloy containing 17% Chromium, Molybdenumm, Vanadium, and Cobalt.
Hi percetage of free Chromium makes it very stain resistent - if true at 17%, it would actually have the second highest Cr content - 440-C has the most at 18%.
Hardness 60 HRC

Extrema Ratio knives are made in a Extrema Ratio custom shop in Italy and is not nearly as well know in the United States as other companies. Started in 1997, they have taken the tactical world by storm. Many of the soldiers and armed men and women of the world carry Extrema Ratio. The result is a blade with a very hard edge (hardened and tempered to 60° HRC) that is very sharp, very long lasting with an elastic and tough body.

The Red line of Bench Mark will be made in Taiwan - uses N690 Cobalt SS
There's at least three types of N690 steel -?
Leatherman Squirt P4

Typical Analysis:

Carbon Chromium Cobalt Molybdenum Vanadium
N690 1.07% 17% 1.5% 1.1% 1.1%
 
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