Minor typo, Cyrillic X was sitting in the name, instead of the Latin X. So, it is 95X5GM.
Friday, March 5, 2010 19:23:22
I wasn't really planing on overhauling the review, but first I got several questions why did I assume the blade was X50CrMoV15 stainless steel and why did I think it'd be 54-56HRC. It's more or less easy guess for any knifenut familiar with the western kitchen knives, but I know not everyone is a knifenut. Second, I finally found Gude official website and updated the review with a few details from there as well. Well, I hope now it answers all of the questions.
Friday, March 5, 2010 18:04:58
After redirecting me to another person Latrobe remains mum... So, I'l start sending emails again next week. Interesting, what's so bad about geting their published(!) data.
Friday, March 5, 2010 09:50:51
Stainles cutlery steel. Has no AISI equivalent, never the less very popular in Europe as far as I can tell. Over 2 dozen steel companies make it, and what's more fun of course, under a dozen of different names. DIN name X39CrMo17-1. I also listed exact compositions of the N335 steel from Bohler-Uddeholm and PK335 steel from Metal Ravene, both are the same X39CrMo17-1 steel.
Friday, March 5, 2010 08:10:53
I've mentioned before, D2 is the true champion of the knife steel composition chart. It has the most names and the most composition variations. Well, here's one more, Amtek D2. Main distinguishing feature, 1% of Cobalt in its composition. Still qualifies as D2? Amtek sure lists it as such.
Friday, March 5, 2010 07:25:01
Well, the day started as usual. Called Crucible Industries. Security was there. Engineering was not. VIP or VP also was not. Left messages. Hang up. Will call them again later in the day.
Friday, March 5, 2010 07:11:22
Another old timer in my collection that is getting used, and what's more important it's getting upgrades and mods. This time, I've added the testing results of the rehardened and reground 154CM steel Nimravus. Both mods were done by custom knife maker Phil Wilson. Now it is a superb cutter!
Thursday, March 4, 2010 19:00:34
Added few things, fixed spelling errors, several entries were correctly referenced to corresponding entries in the metallurgy glossary.
Thursday, March 4, 2010 15:27:49
Fastenal lab called. They can not do non destructive test. So, I'd have to sacrifice the knife to test composition. Which I am not inclined to do at all. Still no price quote from Bess. Well, we'll see.
Thursday, March 4, 2010 09:58:12
That extra u... Correct translations needs letter u in many cases, but popular and widespread western versions are skipping it. E.g. Gyutou is correct, but we use Gyuto, Hochou and Hoch... In short, Ryoba usuba it is.
Thursday, March 4, 2010 09:40:35