Steels compared - in depth??

[Patriot49]

Does anyone know if there is an article which gives a very thorough comaprison of the advantages and disadvantages to the best known steels such as:
AUS-8
ATS 34
154 CM
CPM 440V
420 SS
SV 30

 

[Cliff Stamp]

Joe's steel FAQ which is archived all over the net is a good place to start.

-Cliff

 

[db]

Therewas a steel FAQ on this place but I cann't find it. Here is the same FAQ. http://www.knifeart.com/knifeart/steelfaqbyjo.html

 

[Patriot49]

Therewas a steel FAQ on this place but I cann't find it. Here is the same FAQ. http://www.knifeart.com/knifeart/steelfaqbyjo.html

Thank You. I appreciate the information.

 

[paulwesley]

look at spyderco home under education and find the steel chart its pretty good

 

[paulwesley]

440c is good
vg10 is good
ats34 is good
x15tn is good
s30v
s60v
s90v
154cm
aus8
bg42
ats55
g2
aus10
theyre all pretty good

 

[paulwesley]

lets not forget zdp189 i have yet to break or chip my caly jrs

 

[DGG]

I don't know how "in-depth" you want to go into but here are some steel related links from my "Favorites" folder for your reading pleasure and enjoyment. Just pour a cool one, pull the lever on the lazy boy (well whatever chair you have at the PC) and off you go.

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

http://www.gordonengland.co.uk/hardness/rockwell.htm

http://www.bkcg.co.uk/guide/downloads/steel_chart.PDF

http://users.ameritech.net/knives/steels.htm

http://www.devinthomas.com/pages/faq.html

http://spyderco.com/edge-u-cation/steel.php

http://www.crucibleservice.com/products/CPM/index.cfm

http://www.key-to-steel.com/Articles/Art128.htm

http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/phys/phase.htm

That's enough info to get you to sleep at night! Hee hee!

 

[tim8557]

BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion > General Knife Discussion > The Toolshed: Knife Care, Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment

This should take you to Joe Talmadge's "sticky" on Knife Steels. Its everything that you ever wanted to know, and probably more.

 

[Patriot49]

Thanks very much. Exactly the kind of info I have been searching for.

 

[Artfully Martial]

Here's my favorites from what I actually own and my perception:

420HC
AUS8 and 440C (tie)
VG10 and D2 (absolute opposites in what they excel at, in my experience, but they rank equally in my book for different reasons--tie)
S30V