Tag - Knife Making Materials

Knife Steel 5 Key Properties And Performance Charts

In choosing the best pocket knife you should pay particular attention to the type of steel used in the blade.  Alongside edge geometry and design, blade steel is a critical element that determines how a knife performs.  Steel is essentially an alloy (i.e. a mix) of carbon and iron that is often enriched with other elements to improve certain characteristics depending on the desired application. In the knife industry different types of steel are created by varying the types of additive elements [...]