Tag - Stainless Steel Knives

Guide To Popular Knife Steel Types

Common Knife Steel Types The most common blade steel types generally fall into the following categories:Tool Steel – primarily hard steel alloys used in cutting tools.  Some popular steels in this group include D2, O1 and Crucible’s CPM series (i.e. CPM 3V) plus more advanced high speed steels like M4. Carbon Steel – generally made for rough use where toughness and durability is important. Common in survival knives and machetes.  They take a sharp edge and are relatively easy to re-sharpen.  The trade-off is being more prone [...]

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 [...]