what can you guys tell me about 55Cr3

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SHOKR

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i discovered a source for leaf springs steel today
went and bought 4 pieces for experimenting

their steel is 55Cr3
i wanted to post the properties here but apparently sources online differ a bit

they said they can HT themselves (basic HT, simply heat and quench) and i also thought i might try the regular HTer, altho one after another keep apologizing for doing my work because of current events

anyway what can you guys tell me about that steel?

HT, hardness, usability for knives, pros/cons, forgability, so on

i want it mainly for the bigger knives/choppers/short swords

thanks
 
it is basicaly 5160 steel it should yield an amazing knife in heat treated right.
 
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