The San Mai VG1 vs VG10 steel core pro's & con's?

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

Looking up the pro's and con's to these two San Mai offerings, gets one a lot of mixed, often contradicting info.
I know that the VG10 is considered a higher grade of steel over the VG1, but how do they compare to each other under real life use?
What is the scoop on this, guys? Thanks in advance

 

[KenHash]

Looking up the pro's and con's to these two San Mai offerings, gets one a lot of mixed, often contradicting info.
I know that the VG10 is considered a higher grade of steel over the VG1, but how do they compare to each other under real life use?
What is the scoop on this, guys? Thanks in advance

If you want to know the difference in terms of composition, and the attributes that result from them, see here:

VG1 vs VG10

I really liked the discussion on the VG10 vs 1095 thread and I learned a lot, but it got me to thinking about VG1 steel. I looked at the comparison chart at zknives (as suggested) but feel like I need more clarification between these two stainless steels. The VG1 has a lot less molybdenum, no...

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In actual use I haven't seen much difference. I've managed to chip both, repair both, sharpen both.
I did have a 2006 CS Voyager in VG1 monosteel and I found it's edge retention much better than my older Aus8 ones.