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New Knives....material hardness?
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02-26-2019, 12:05 PM
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.
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New Knives....material hardness? - by Sam Sloane - 02-22-2019, 06:46 AM
RE: New Knives....material hardness? - by Mark Reich - 02-26-2019, 12:05 PM

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