Uddeholm Viking Steel

[DB.Cooper]

Does anyone know if any production knives were made with the stuff? I know it was mostly designed to be a tool steel, but I figure someone out there had to make a run with it somewhere along the line since we see converted file knives and the like.

 

[knarfeng]

http://www.bucanada.ca/media/viking-english_990104_.pdf

At only .5% carbon in a non-stainless steel, I have to wonder what benefits would be derived from using this for a knife. Hardness is anywhere from 52-58HRC.

 

[Scurvy092]

Just because it's a tool steel doesn't mean it's a good cutlery steel. It's a blanking steel so it would probable never be able to take a keen edge.