what type of blade material is used? in the technical details is says 154cm. under the at a glance is says "Constructed of 420HC stainless steel ".
193815
Yes the metal in the blade 420hc stainless steel I believe the 154cm is the thickness of the blade I really like it I have used one for years.for the price and quality I brought three of them you can't go wrong I use mine for deer
327255
From the information that I could find the blade is 2 mm thick. I hope this helps. Thank you American Survival Gear
1630585
154cm is a steel. It's actually a very good steel type, commonly called a "crucible steel" because of it's superb properties. The 154 cm doesn't refer to the length in centimeters of the blade.
1698449
#1 This knife uses 8Cr13Mov steel#2 420HC is not a "high carbon" steel even if they list "hc" in the name#3 All 420 steels are just about the worst used in terms of edge retention. They do however do alright in rust resistance. A steel like Aus8 or 8Cr13Mov is a bit better than 420HC at not that much more $$
832733
Not sure if anyone is still looking for an answer but you can go to manufacturer's site (Nisaku tools) and look it up. According to them it's 420J2 stainless steel.
1537492
I have this knife. The Blade is 1/8" thick on the spine. It is made of 5160 Carbon Steel.
1914034
According to the spec. sheet " http://www.unitedcutlery.com/Specsheets/uc2934-web.pdf " It is 1060 carbon steel. with that being said, check my review of it. I gave it 3 stars due to the lack of proper spring in the blade. it seems the manufacture quench hardened it decently but they way over tempered it to the point where it lost most of its spring.
1420663
High carbon stainless steel, so 420 C, 440 C, 1040, 1095 crovan steel... the carbon is what is making it hard to sharpen. I have several carbon steel knives and for the best edge I find that using a butcher's sharpening steel.
2247072
"High Density Chromium Cobalt Carbon Vanadium Stainless Steel Blade" &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; from the description. Definitely Stainless Steel
2177728
The label on all of the blades reads as follows, X30Cr13 STEEL / HRC53 + - 2 / ICE TEMPERED -300 DEGREES F. That is all I can tell you. Hope it helps you.
2247071
"High Density Chromium Cobalt Carbon Vanadium Stainless Steel Blade" <<<< from the description. Definitely Stainless Steel
427012
The blade is made of 9Cr18MoV which is similar to 440B except with a little added molybdenum and vanadium for grain refinement. It sharpens up pretty easily and takes a super keen edge. Hopefully you will get a better one than I did tho, because the first one I purchased came with a cracked blade.
785587
It is listed as stainless on Amazon, and appears to be the same stainless as my 20 year old German Henkel knife. This one was marked Made in Spain. If it was ordinary carbon steel it would rust. I believe that all steel is "carbon steel" to some degree, since steel is by definition an alloy of carbon and iron, but stainless also contains chromium ( which prevents rust formation due to the surface oxide) and other metals as well, a situation fraught with misunderstanding
425532
I apologize, but I haven't had the packaging for a while. As I recall, the knife material is 8cr13.
383510
Not really sure the grade of the steel used for this blade but I dont believe it is 440 stainless. I will say that for the price its a good heavy blade that takes an edge and has held it. My experience with 440 stainless is that it is a pain to sharpen and doesnt always hold the edge well.
53937
several of the answers given are knives made from carbon steel rather than stainless. this knife is vg10...a steel that i have in all of the spyderco knives i own. it all comes down to what you want a knife to do, really. i have owned a gerber gator for the better part of 20 yrs with the 420hc steel and it has performed flawlessly for me...and now i find that they have the gator in 154cm! two of my most favorite fixed blade knives are the benchmade steep country and the esee 3...both of which will near the $100 mark.
1594330
I am certainly no metallurgist, But this blade is listed as a 4116 "Stainless Steel". So to my knowledge, all Stainless Steel is made up of some type of Carbon and Chromium to prevent metal from getting corroded. Now the exact amounts of Carbon or type, I am not sure of. Lets do a Wiki on this..."4116 Stainless Steel: A fine grained, stainless steel produced by Germany's ThyssenKrupp. Often used for medical devices and food processing, the steels Carbon and Chromium content give it a great degree of corrosion resistance, as well as strength and edge retention. 4116 Stainless Steel has a Carbon Content between 0.42-0.55 and it's Chromium content is between 13.8-15."Hope that helps I am certainly no metallurgist, But this blade is listed as a 4116 "Stainless Steel". So to my knowledge, all Stainless Steel is made up of some type of Carbon and Chromium to prevent metal from getting corroded. Now the exact amounts of Carbon or type, I am not sure of. Lets do a Wiki on this..."4116 Stainless Steel: A fine grained, stainless steel produced by Germany's ThyssenKrupp. Often used for medical devices and food processing, the steels Carbon and Chromium content give it a great degree of corrosion resistance, as well as strength and edge retention.... » Read More I am certainly no metallurgist, But this blade is listed as a 4116 "Stainless Steel". So to my knowledge, all Stainless Steel is made up of some type of Carbon and Chromium to prevent metal from getting corroded. Now the exact amounts of Carbon or type, I am not sure of. Lets do a Wiki on this..."4116 Stainless Steel: A fine grained, stainless steel produced by Germany's ThyssenKrupp. Often used for medical devices and food processing, the steels Carbon and Chromium content give it a great degree of corrosion resistance, as well as strength and edge retention. 4116 Stainless Steel has a Carbon Content between 0.42-0.55 and it's Chromium content is between 13.8-15."Hope that helps « Show Less