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In the ranks of what knife connoisseurs consider "super steels", which is the crème de la crème? Ofcourse the answers will be subjective to personal experience... so please share your personal experience!
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What is considered they most "exotic" super steel out there?
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Maxamet I'd say. It's just a beast of a metal. Most makers won't even consider it because of the added production costs.
Some if the Japanese super steels would also qualify I'd imagine as they're rarely exported.
Some if the Japanese super steels would also qualify I'd imagine as they're rarely exported.
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I'd say CPM REX-121, and Vanax 35/75. Followed by Maxamet. Though the latter may be changing.
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It's fairly exotic (as is 10V), but not compared to the other examples I listed. Vanax isn't even made anymore. Maxamet is ~26% Cobalt, Tungsten, and Vanadium. Almost enough alloy to be considered an iron ceramic...
Rex-121 has ~29% of these same three elements!!! 
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It's fairly exotic (as is 10V), but not compared to the other examples I listed. Vanax isn't even made anymore. Maxamet is ~26% Cobalt, Tungsten, and Vanadium. Almost enough alloy to be considered an iron ceramic...
yeah i see why now. s110v is kinda tame besides those steels ah ah. i do like that steel a lot though. on the pm2 its fantastic
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I absolutely hate working with S110V. That's all I need to know about that stuff.
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AKA Nitinol 60. Not a steel at all. Just Nickel and Titanium, nothing else.
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I would not call S110V tame. Try cutting a billet. Even annealed it eats $100+ carbide tipped bandsaw blades. It is the worst steel we've cut. But it has the best edge holding of any stainless steel we've tested.
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I wouldn't call S110V tame either! It isn't, and is a wonderful blade steel for the end user. But relative to the steels I mentioned; REX-121, Vanax 75, Maxamet, well then...
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Unobtanium alloyed with kryptonite
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It's pretty much a royal PITA to work with, which is why you don't see a lot of makers using it. I've had a custom maker flat refuse to use it. Also evidenced by the comments made by CM (in the orange) and AKS (in the green) above.
Nah, too brittle and just a slight radioactivity problem...
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Pretty much whatever bluntcut metalworks is producing tailored to intended use. And I really want a usable knife with Vanadis 4E made by Dan Keffeler.