When consumers look for kitchen knives, the phrases "forged" and "stamped" are often used by brands. What exactly do these words mean? Which knife design...

What Is Austenitic Steel? Stainless steel with austenite in it is known as austenitic steel. It has a high concentration of nickel and chromium, improving...

Chromium (Cr) is added to increase corrosion resistance, tensile strength, wear resistance, and hardness. Cr can produce significant, intricate carbides. Typically, steel is termed "stainless"...

With over 14,000 different types of steel we cannot cover everything. We have focused on leading steels manufactured in Japan and Europe which have been...

440C is ranked by the AISI as the steel most appropriate for knife making (the are also 440, 440A & 440B which don't cut the...

ZDP-189 is an ultra high carbon steel knife manufactured by Hitachi Steel. ZDP is the highest carbon concentration (~3%) meaning it will be extremely hard...

HAP-40 is a recent reformation of ultra-hard knife blade steel. The changes are a reduction in Chromium (typically set 12-15% moved to 3.7-4.7%) which typically...

Euro Steel, manufactured in Germany by companies like ThyssenKrupp Group or Eurotechni, has been used for many classic product likes Swiss army knives and classic wide spread,...

VG10 is made by Takefu Special Steel Company. VG10 or "V Gold 10" has become the worlds most popular high carbon yet anti-corrosive steel. It...