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Greetings Electric: Read this thread. It will fully answer your question regarding stainless steel knife blades. OldDude1
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=368828
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=368828
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"Stainless Steel" is not very descriptive. There are a multitude of alloys that can be described as "stainless steel". Only a few are reasonable choices for a knife bade. The same can be said for "non-stainless steel". Of the huge number of alloys developed, only a few are suitable for knives.
See Old Dude1's link above to the Steel FAQ sticky in this forum.
See Old Dude1's link above to the Steel FAQ sticky in this forum.
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welcome electric & please feel free to ask any question anytime.as with any group of people you run into a bad apple every now & then but the great majority will go out of their way to assist you. as mentioned earlier this is a complex question but as you read the info lots of things will clear up.knives are made from many different alloys so take it slow & it wo'nt be overwhealming.