Sharp Damascus
Sharp Damascus
Whats the strongest and sharpest metal that is/was used for knives?
I know about Damascus Steel and mokume-gane but I want to know if there are any better metals out there.
There is a test to see how hard a steel is and how well the steel will hold an edge. It is called the Rockwell test ( A diamond is pressed into the steel to a set depth, the pressure used is the resulting number.) and it is usually displayed by a knife manufacturer as the RC value. The numbers cover a range such a RC 55 – 57. The higher the number value the better. 50 – 55 is average, 55 – 60 is very good and 60+ is exceptional.
As for better steels, Damascus steel is actually a layering of Damascus steel over a common tool steel core. and as for some other High Quality steels, there are 14-4CrMo ( RC 60 – 62 ), 154CM ( RC 58 – 60 ) those are some steels that qualify in the Stainless Steel category. Others that fit into the non-stainless cat. are White steel ( RC 66 – 64 ), Blue steel ( RC 60 – 62 ) and D2 ( RC 60 – 62 ). These are all high quality steels, the last 3 are often used in the milling machines that make the other knives out there.
hope that helps.
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