Glossary
X50CrMoV15 (1.4116)
X50CrMoV15 steel (also called 1.4116) is high-alloy German steel with very high corrosion resistance. Thanks to this, it is used primarily on kitchen or hunting knives. It is not high carbon steel, despite some marketing claims. However, steel…
XC90
High carbon steel used for example on Opinel knives. Carbon steel XC90 (known also as 1086 steel) is easy to sharpen and you can easily achieve very high sharpness of the edge. 1086 steel has a very low corrosion resistance. It rusts very…