Victorinox SAK blade steel?

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I'm sure that this has been gone over a GAZILLON times :yawn: but I'm not able to do a search so; What kind of blade steel does Victorinox use in their SAKs?
 
Exact specification is unknown to me but I understand that Victorinox steel was German, whilst Wenger was Swedish.
It's a guess that it's probably something similar to the 400 series stainless steels.
 
Yes, this question comes up every 4-6 months, and, yes, the "inox" steel used in Victorinox SAKs is similar in composition to 12C27M. But, if you ask most SAK users, including SAK fanatics (from SOSAK), most of them will either say "don't know, don't care" or ask you "why do you ask?". This is because they found that SAK steel, whatever it is, offers a perfect balance of rust resistance, ability to take and hold a good edge, and being easy to sharpen, which is all you need in a multitool! :D
 
ufox9al said:
Yes, this question comes up every 4-6 months, and, yes, the "inox" steel used in Victorinox SAKs is similar in composition to 12C27M. But, if you ask most SAK users, including SAK fanatics (from SOSAK), most of them will either say "don't know, don't care" or ask you "why do you ask?". This is because they found that SAK steel, whatever it is, offers a perfect balance of rust resistance, ability to take and hold a good edge, and being easy to sharpen, which is all you need in a multitool! :D
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Well said , it just works !

Chris
 
I agree, it stays sharp long enough and never rusts.a really good balance of performance and price.
 
Thanks for the replies every one. I was just curious. I don't realy care all that much what they are made of as long as they work, and they always have for me!
 
Knowing the facts about SAK steel definitely does not hurt, and good on you for asking!
In my post, I just wanted to pre-empt the follow-up question, that could take you where you don't want to be, which is "Can I get a SAK with <insert the latest fad steel here>?"
The question has been raised a number of times, and even though SwissBianco (a.k.a. +B) produced a handful of Damascus main blade SAKs in co-operation with Victorinox, the main attraction of SAKs has always been in their amazing utility and price/performance ratio. Not many people would consider even a $50 SAK, leave alone a $250!
 
You know, the main reason why SAKs are popular is because of it's amazing quality at an affordable price.
Meaning that it's easy on the pockets - both in real terms and as a figure of speech.
BTW, according to someone (who posted at another forum), that within the Victorinox 2008 Salesman's Brochure, the mysterious steel composition is stated as...
C 0.48-0.60
Cr 13-15
Mo 0.50-0.80
V 0.15
 
Wow... that is a mysterious steel composition. Probably Euro Stats. I own several Vics & they perform very well for me. I only wish I had discovered them way sooner than I did.
 
I have carried Victorinox for over 20 years and they have never let me down, well maybe once, but I cant remember. Tough , Stainless, great edge retention and easy to sharpen what more can you ask for. As far as the exact metal comp never really thought to ask , seems to work just fine though&#8230;.


John...
 
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