Swedish Sandvik 12 C 27

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badboris
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Swedish Sandvik 12 C 27

Post by badboris »

is that SS or carbone?
and is it good steel for a small folder?
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It's a stainless that seems to hold an edge a little better than 420. Nothing super but it's o.k.
The quality of the heat-treatment is sometimes more important than the steel used. The finest steel made will be ruined by poor heat-treat procedures and mediocre steel can be brought to it's highest potential by expert heat-treatment.
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