is this the 440 steel or the 7Cr17 High Carbon Stainless steel?
1939204
Well, I'm not entirely sure, but when it snapped in half with a very small amount of pressure it looked like carbon steel. Hope that helps.
1939205
It say it is 440 stainless. This is a really nice survival knife holds edge really well.
1939206
also hardened steel will break before it will bend that is a characteristic of hardened steel, ( referring to other post )
2263887
This is stainless steel, it is a very heavy duty piece of equipment. I do recommend this highly.
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
1180077
I'm sorry but I don't know. But I am very happy with it.. Check on Amazon, it should say. I just checked the web site and it's 18-10 stainless steel.
1311698
Yes, the blade is 440 stainless steel, Which is pretty hard steel, it flips open quick with just one finger, it works very smoothly and is quite sharp, it Has a seatbelt cutter and a glass breaker. I have one of these knives and I love it, it's a great looking knife to.
853906
Yes it is, I have both, the 1095 carbon seems to attract rust just looking at it.
232692
The specs supplied with the 17pc cookware we ordered says they are multi layers of heat-conducting metals with 12-element 304 surgical stainless steel exterior. Hope this helps. We are very happy with the cookware we received.
734534
very heavy stainless/carbon steel. it really is a good deal for the money ;-)
82443
It is probably high carbon steel the metal revolution in steel blades begun in the 80 with the introduction of some blades oriented alloys like 440 and 420 family of steel so this make me think you have high carbon steel or a low end stainless steel (by today standard)
1798652
420HC stainless according to my husband who is very knowledgeable about knives. I ordered it for him.
883051
All three of these are stainless steels. To keep things simple, the harder the steel the harder it will be to sharpen, the softer the steel the more often it will need to be sharpened. 440HC and 8CR13MoV are approximately equivalent higher carbon SS, with the 8CR being from China. They will dull faster than S30V but are easier to sharpen. S30V is, being harder and holding an edge better, considered a better choice for knife blades. The softer steels are not bad choices however; they may dull faster but are relatively easy to sharpen, and that's what you get in return for a lower price point for the knives.
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Elaine, sorry for not giving you a better answer the first time. I can factually say that: the blade is a very, very heavy duty stainless steel I am not sure aboutthe 440 part. This is a stout and rugged heavy tool. It will hold a sharp edge for quite awhile. You will have to sharpen it if you but it. It is well worth the priceand I would not take 3X the money for it. It is an altogether well made tool and does quite a job.....
218984
Current product description from their website is : 1 1/8" 700c Hi-Ten. Which is steel, not aluminium.
1652707
High carbon steel with a Rockwell hardness of 57/59, hope it helps. Chef Ryan
1672868
According to my research, 440HC is the hardest grade for Stainless Steel (what Buck uses for their standard blades). S30V is an alloy (the best steel to use for blades according to Buck). 8Cr13MoV is Chinese Stainless steel and I would avoid it for that reason (different hardness standards) - difficult to tell where it ranks with the others and of course I would have questions about consistency in the alloys made by different manufacturers. Hope this helps.... see also: http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=about.feature
1393272
Yes. 1095 chrome vanadium. Just about any knife from Ontario/Ka-Bar/Becker/Old Hickory/ESEE is going to be high carbon, unless otherwise clearly stated.
115365
What a great question! I was very upset for not researching that before I bought, but I have researched and found it to be Stainless Steel!