Benchmade Blade Steels

We talk about Benchmade Blade Steels at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010

Benchmade knife company was founded on the premise of designing, manufacturing and delivering the highest quality, functionally featured, sporting cutlery
http://www.benchmade.com

D2
high-carbon, high-Chromium: Carbon, Molybdenum, Chromium, Vanadium
Rc: 57-61
Tool steel. Good corrosion resistance, excellent wear resistance.
Good for hard use. Very difficult to process.

154CM
Carbon, Molybdenum, Chromium
Rc: 57-59, 58-60
Made in USA, Crucible Metals
Great corrosion resistance with good toughness and edge quality. very few impurities.
Must be laser cut
Developed as a high temperature alloy for use in fan-jet engines.
154 CM is not an accepted standard grade designation, just a manufacturers trade name.

S30V
High-Chromium: Carbon, Molybdenum, Chromium, Vanadium
Rc 58-60
Made in USA, Crucible Metals
Uniform structure & clean steel properties. Excellent corrosion resistance and superb edge qualities.
Must be laser cut
Created especially for knives in 2001

M390
vanadium, chromium
Excellent corrosion resistance

N690
Carbon, Cobalt, Molybdenum, Silicon, Chromium, Manganese, Vanadium
Rc 58-60
Made in Austria, Bohler
Keen edge qualities with great corrosion resistance, high resistance to wear, keeps a sharp edge

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