Alloy names are sorted by standard and then maker. So, when viewing detailed info about particular steel, standard names come first, then maker's names sorted alphabetically. Makes it easier to find names for steels with 40+ different names :) Sane principle works in the knife steel composition chart, the names in the A.K.A column or notes are sorted the same way.
Saturday, May 15, 2010 11:21:59
After adding last entry checked the stats, WOW! 500 alloy compositions and 1960 names. And I know quite a few alloys not in the chart, and most likely there's bunch of others that aren't in the chart, but I dunno about them. Anyway, it's a good milestone :) I figure at some point I'll switch back to coding/feature enhancements.
Friday, May 14, 2010 11:01:49
Added AISI M52 tool steel composition, with several standard and proprietary names for it. Also, solved the mystery with DIN 1.3302 being listed as AISI T15 tool steel on some sites. In the end it was simple, AISI A7 tool steel is very similar to AISI T15, except it has no Cobalt in it. That was it. Added over a dozen new names for A7 as well.
Friday, May 14, 2010 11:00:49
Several less known cutlery steels from world steel catalog.
Thursday, May 13, 2010 15:12:20
Mostly AFNOR and EN standard names, plus a few DIN names for several tool and bearing steels.
Monday, May 10, 2010 12:25:21
Added Carpenter CTS-BD1 steel. New alloy, Spyderco lists it in their knife steel charts. Added 1.3333 high speed tool steel.
Sunday, May 9, 2010 11:54:03
Before the steel alloying elements explanation was integrated into the Interactive Knife Steel Composition Chart. Apparently, that wasn't very convenient for the visitors, at least some of them :) Anyway, I made it available on its own, the link it in the header, of course in the index file of the Knife Steel Resources as well.
Saturday, May 8, 2010 15:21:37
Added steel standard names list and some information about each, whenever available. The information about standards is available from the steel charts directly, using Standards button, or alternatively you can access it as a separate file - International Steel Standard Names And Info
Saturday, May 8, 2010 11:52:05
The control panel was misaligned for some weirdo resolutions found on laptops. help button was jumping down on the next line. Fixed that. Involved javascript coding, so you might need to force the refresh, by clicking CTRL+F5, thanks to screwy browser javascript caching :)
Friday, May 7, 2010 21:19:56
Over 40 new GB, EN and JIS standard names for several high speed tool steels, shock resistant steels, ball bearing and stainless alloys.
Friday, May 7, 2010 20:22:25