How To Use The Knife Steel Chart
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- Move Mouse over * marked Name cells to see attached notes, hit Esc or mouse out hide it;
- Click Search button to run search against entire database, or advanced button to search with mode options;
- Select one or more steels in # column and click the Graph button to generate composition comparative graph;
- Click on the individual alloy name links in the Name column to generate analysis graph for the specific alloy;
- Use Standards, Maker, Country and Tech menus to display steel listings by Standard, Maker, Country or particular technology.
- Note - I'm not a knifemaker or a metallurgist, the information is for reference purposes only.
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Name

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C
Cr
Mo
V
W
Co
Ni
Mn
Si
S
P
Cu
Nb
N
Tech
M4* | Fe | 1.25- 1.35 | 3.75- 4.30 | 2.50- 4.90 | 3.70- 4.10 | 2.50- 5.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15- 0.40 | 0.20- 0.45 | 0.01- 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Fe | 1.15- 1.20 | 3.75- 4.20 | 4.70- 6.30 | 2.70 | 2.90- 5.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15- 0.30 | 0.20- 0.50 | 0.00- 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Fe | 1.25- 1.30 | 3.70- 4.00 | 4.60- 5.00 | 2.80- 3.00 | 2.90- 6.50 | 7.50- 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.14- 0.30 | 0.30- 0.44 | 0.026- 0.030 | 0.027- 0.030 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Fe | 2.90 | 8.00 | 1.50 | 9.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | ? | ? | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Fe | 1.23- 1.33 | 3.80- 4.50 | 4.70- 5.30 | 2.70- 3.20 | 5.70- 6.70 | 8.00- 8.80 | 0.00 | 0.30- 0.40 | 0.45- 0.55 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Fe | 2.10- 2.30 | 3.80- 4.20 | 6.00- 7.00 | 5.00- 6.50 | 6.30- 6.50 | 9.50- 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.20- 0.40 | 0.30- 0.70 | 0.030 | 0.030 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Fe | 2.10- 2.30 | 3.80- 4.20 | 6.00- 7.00 | 5.00- 6.50 | 6.30- 6.50 | 9.50- 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.20- 0.40 | 0.30- 0.70 | 0.030 | 0.030 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
CSW7* | Fe | 2.30 | 12.50 | 1.10 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.60 | ? | ? | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Fe | 1.45- 1.60 | 3.75- 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.20- 5.20 | 11.50- 13.50 | 4.20- 5.20 | 0.00- 0.25 | 0.15- 0.40 | 0.15- 0.40 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00- 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Fe | 1.60 | 4.80 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 10.50 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.20-0.40 | ? | 0.030 | 0.030 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Fe | 1.47-1.52 | 3.80-4.50 | 2.30-2.80 | 2.30-2.80 | 3.90-4.20 | 0.00-0.75 | 0.00 | 0.20-0.40 | 0.40-0.60 | 0.030 | 0.030 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Fe | 2.45-2.50 | 3.80-4.50 | 2.90-3.30 | 3.90-4.30 | 7.60-8.20 | 0.00-0.90 | 0.00 | 0.20-0.50 | 0.40-0.60 | 0.030 | 0.030 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Fe | 0.80 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.20-0.40 | ? | 0.030 | 0.030 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Fe | 0.80 | 6.20 | 3.00 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Fe | 1.85 | 4.80 | 4.80 | 6.30 | 18.50 | 5.80 | 0.00 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Query Returned - 15 records. Served 1055642 queries.


