Just got a Canal Street Cutlery Muskrat that will probly go into the rotation of skinning knives. How user freindly is it when it comes to sharpening and touching up? How about angle, can you run it some what flat/fine?. Kinda knew to to these higher quality steels ,D2 has been intresting and the German Eye Brand Muskrat has gained a fondness with me so far.
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What's your take on 14-4CrMo
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I like it , takes and holds a very good edge ! :thumbup:
Data sheet .
http://www.latrobesteel.com/assets/documents/datasheets/14-4CrMo.pdf
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Data sheet .
http://www.latrobesteel.com/assets/documents/datasheets/14-4CrMo.pdf
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YES. Same composition, from Latrobe Steel.
I have a Canal Street half moon trapper in 14-4 CrMo. I measured the hardness at 58HRC. In manila rope cutting comparisons it held an edge on the order of 154CM as one would expect.
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According to the Data sheet it ( 14-4) at RC 61 has greater wear resistance than D2 at RC61. It's showing greater toughness too.
It's not often we see it, ATS, or 154cm in production knives that hard.
I was wondering if people have indeed found it more wear resistant than D2 at similar hardness?
I was always under the impression that D2 was a bit more wear resistant, but I admit I've never done hard testing of these steels.
Anybody else have an opinion? I do know 154cm/ATS34 is more wear resistant at RC61 than RC58-59, but does it really beat D2 in tests for wear resistance?
It's not often we see it, ATS, or 154cm in production knives that hard.
I was wondering if people have indeed found it more wear resistant than D2 at similar hardness?
I was always under the impression that D2 was a bit more wear resistant, but I admit I've never done hard testing of these steels.
Anybody else have an opinion? I do know 154cm/ATS34 is more wear resistant at RC61 than RC58-59, but does it really beat D2 in tests for wear resistance?
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Given the identical composition - 14-4CrMo vs. 154CM vs. ATS-34 and the fact that they're all made with conventional technology, i.e. no CPM, or PM or ESR etc, I'd think they're identical in performance too.