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New Knives....material hardness? - Sam Sloane - 02-22-2019
Hi Guys,
Mark R put me in touch with IVO Cutlery out of Portugal. They have a NA Headquarters not too far from me, and I met them yesterday....I also picked up some knives for trials! ( Thank you so much Mark......you are awesome!)
One is X50CRMOV15
the other is X55CRMOV14
So the 2nd is slightly higher in carbon and lower in Vanadium.....
I cant find specs on its hardness.......any insight from forum members???
Thanks
Sam
RE: New Knives....material hardness? - Mark Reich - 02-26-2019
This is a popular German stainless steel. Used in Victorinox "Swiss Army" knives, and many German kitchen knives. Medium carbon and high chromium makes it very stain resistant.
Published working hardness of HRC 56-58, seems like it's normally 55-56 in my estimation.
RE: New Knives....material hardness? - Sam Sloane - 02-26-2019
Mark, you always come through for me!...Thank you
RE: New Knives....material hardness? - Mark Reich - 02-26-2019
Most welcome, and always my pleasure, Mr Sam
