Steel that cuts like white steel and sharpens quickly?

Chris & bodog - Thanks!

OP - I think, upgrade your sharpening skills would be a fastest way to reach your 'current' goal. 'Current' because it's a moving goal post ever higher, although toward diminishing return. Once hitting that cross over point, then chase after steel+ht. A right choice of this latter part may give a user a grin laces with certain words like 'fun/enjoyable/thrill/...'

Below is a bit of rough(bouncing around my head) info(compiled slowly overtime and quick to forget :p) about a few relevant steels & carbide sizes. (ignoring grain size & abrasive type+substrate/backing, etc...).

With good ht

AS(Aogami Super)/SB(Super Blue): 2-3 microns (um)
Blue#2: 1-2um
White#1: 1-1.5um
White#2: 0.5-1um
52100, Aeb-L: 0.1-0.5um

D2: 1-30um

PM(less than 1%C): 2-3um (MC); 1-5um(M7C3); 5-15um(M23C6)
PM(>1%C): 2-5um (MC); ditto


Edit:
**Carbide/particle size differences - Perspective **

In area (foot print): is square. e.g. 2um particle is 4 time larger than 1um particle

In volume: is cubic. .e.g 2um particle has 8 times the volume of 1um particle
 
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DavidL41 said:
Yes, dulls slowly. Not a necessity since the knife gets resharpened every 2 minutes or so. It needs to be 90 percent sharp at least. Convex edge. Needs to sharpen quickly by diamond sharpening rod or quick touch up on waterstone.

The issue is from what I read white steel is difficult to forge. Im not a knife maker obviously so I cant gauge how hard it is to "properly" forge a white steel knife. The rarity of white steel knife makers also is why im looking for an alternative steel.
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I'm in the early stages of forging Hitachi white steel. I don't know if I can assist you or not but feel free to contact me
 
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