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Just curious about everyone's thoughts and "reviews" of SK-5 steel....
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It's Japanese 1080.
It's Japanese 1080.
Sk-5 steel is JIS standard equivalent for AISI 1080, like Samahan said.
Yep. Your statement is based on an assumption. The assumption is that CS and "whoever" are using the same heat treat method. That may or may not be true. If it's not true, then they may not act the same.If CS or whoever HTs 1080 using the same method it'll act the same.
Am I missing something here?
I'm confusedNaming and composition are independent of HT.
Causes difference from what? If CS or whoever HTs 1080 using the same method it'll act the same.
Am I missing something here?
That's when you get into proprietary heat treatments..
Remember Carbon V?
Yep. Your statement is based on an assumption. The assumption is that CS and "whoever" are using the same heat treat method. That may or may not be true. If it's not true, then they may not act the same.
It's the heat treatment that CS uses that makes the difference.
I get it! They're the same alloy. It's like saying that using IDENTICAL HT on DNH7 and 1075 will give the same results. They're also the same alloy.I think you misread what I said. using IDENTICAL HT on SK5 and 1080 will give same results.
Any thoughts on the two new military knives from Boker? The Air Force and the Navy? They're SK-5 and I love the looks, and they got a decent little write up in Tactical Knives. They're made in China, which kind of sucks, but I can get over it. I like the fact that they are "old school" type knives.