Glossary, Page 2

Sandvik 14C28N

14C28N is swedish stainless steel produced by Sandvik Materials Technology. High quality knife steel with a hardness of 58 - 62 HRC. The optimized composition of  elements creates a combination of desired properties such as excellent edge…

Sleipner

Sleipner is a tool steel from Bohler-Uddeholm, created as a modification of D2 steel. Sleipner steel has good wear resistance and edge retention comparable to D2 steel. At the same time, however, it is more resistant to chipping and has higher…

VG-10

VG-10 is very popular stainless steel from the Japanese manufacturer Takefu. VG10 steel is stainless steel with very fine carbide structure and high carbon content. Thanks to this, it is resistant to corrosion, achieves a very high sharpness and is…

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…