What is considered they most "exotic" super steel out there?

SpyderPhreak said:
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... :eek: Rex-121 has ~29% of these same three elements!!! :cool:
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There's a new-ish Vanax that's only found on high end Shirogorov knives from what I can find through Google.

Vanax 37 is made with 14 elements. 😱

Only 1 thread on BF, so that alone should make it exotic.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1372787-VANAX-37-steel-(No-not-35)
 
Definitely Adamantium. So far the only known applications have been to the claws and skeleton of Wolverine.

Seriously though, I would second Maxamet mentioned earlier here.
 
Alpha Knife Works,

Chuck,

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.
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A side question : Is cutting S110V with a plasma cutter a bad idea ? Warps ? Premature hardening ?
Just curious. I don't pretend to be a knife maker just a metal rat. Surely cutting it submerged in water with a plasma cutter would be cool (sorry couldn't help saying that ).
 
I don't know a bout a plazma cutter, but water jet works. I make knives as a hobby, but work with S110V because I like the end result. For me I can't cut it with my porta band. It cuts approximately a half inch then the blade (good quality Starrett bi metal) dies. I went back to the old drill and connect the dots method, using a chainsaw file. Slow process, but the steel DOES respnd well to files. I have made 15 blades this way, 8 are currently and Peters'.
 
navman said:
I don't know a bout a plazma cutter, but water jet works. I make knives as a hobby, but work with S110V because I like the end result. For me I can't cut it with my porta band. It cuts approximately a half inch then the blade (good quality Starrett bi metal) dies. I went back to the old drill and connect the dots method, using a chainsaw file. Slow process, but the steel DOES respnd well to files. I have made 15 blades this way, 8 are currently and Peters'.
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I wonder, are your files harder than the teeth of the Starrett bimetal blade? Or could it be the blade overheats cutting the S110V? My guess is it's the latter, and maybe liquid coolant or a cold air gun would extend the blade life for the bimetallic Porta-Band blade. Were you cutting dry?

Also: Will a HSS twist drill make holes in the annealed blank, or do you need carbide drills?
 
no coolant but I have tried running it as slow speed as possible. HSS/Cobalt works fine, no need for carbide. I can profile 3-4 knives with one bit, again no coolant.
 
SM100 is just a hyped up garbage according to several famous maker Krein, Borka etc.

Stellite won't hold an edge as good as plain D2 but 20 times more expensive.

Rex121 basically one of the most brittle PM steel out there.
 
navman said:
no coolant but I have tried running it as slow speed as possible. HSS/Cobalt works fine, no need for carbide. I can profile 3-4 knives with one bit, again no coolant.
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Thanks. Seems like there ought to be a way to make the bimetal bandsaw blade last longer. I'm pretty sure those teeth are cobalt HSS just like your drills.
 
could you define "crème de la crème". there are so many variations of steel, there is not 1 that is the best for everything.

plus heat treat and edge geometry play more into the roll than the steel type imho.
 
shqxk said:
SM100 is just a hyped up garbage according to several famous maker Krein, Borka etc.

Stellite won't hold an edge as good as plain D2 but 20 times more expensive.

Rex121 basically one of the most brittle PM steel out there.
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My Stellite knives all hold an edge better than D-2. I use Stellite 6-B, 6-BH, and 6-K. My favorite stainless steel is CPM S-125-V.
 
MythrilBlades said:
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 the most exotic, super sexy, grape flavored, "oooh la la," new hotness steel out right now?

The newest one. Or the one some marketing department is telling us.

What's the best steel today? Depends on too many variables to be answered.
 
marcinek said:
What is the most exotic, super sexy, grape flavored, "oooh la la," new hotness steel out right now?

The newest one. Or the one some marketing department is telling us.

What's the best steel today? Depends on too many variables to be answered.
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Couldn't agree with you/this more. :thumbup:
 
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