Interactive Knife Steel Composition Chart

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	SKD1* D3* X210Cr12* 1.2080 X210Cr12* Z200C12* X210Cr12 Z20012C X200CM2 X200Cr12 X200C12 BD3* X205Cr12KU* X250Cr12KU X210Cr13KU Cr12* T21200 19437* 19435 19436 C.4150* X210Cr12* F.5212 F.521 X120Cr12 X210CM2 H12 X12* KH12 T30403 205Cr115 X210Cr12* NC11* K1* XT215Cr12* STD1* Narva12B Huron XW5 SC13 SC26 BE2080 Sverker3 K104 K100 K1000 B80 Hampden Tool Steel* Hampden 23S Superdie Special K DC1 CP10V Double Six ES50S YTL120 DTC Triple Die Special K GPMD3 Hecla125 CRD H&R K BCD Vital ICW AlloyC WPS CNS2 NRW RFB Dominial CH CH LSS D3 GSN LO-K 2080 HCHC OCR12 TMCN1 Dimonant Hicrom R32 CDS1 KD1 ESC FMP338 2002 IR KE970 KE970 QC1 Noresco Dominator OCR SIHard 2080 12225 GS-2080 Super Chromium CS13M Stora62G Thyrodur2080 Thyrodur2136 T200W Ultradie1 WNS40 WCR20 C120 Neor	Fe	1.80-2.40	12.00-15.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.60	0.40	0.030	0.030	0.25	0.00	0.00			JP
	SKD10* D2 1.2379 BD2 9Cr12Mo1V1* T30402	Fe	1.45-1.60	11.00-13.00	0.70-1.00	0.70-1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20-0.60	0.10-0.60	0.030	0.030	0.00	0.00	0.00			JP
	SKD11* D2* X155CrVMo121* X153CrMoV12 X165CrMoV12 X150CrMoVCo12 100Cr4* 1.2379* 1.2397 1.2061* X160CrMoV121* 2310* X160CrMoV12-28* Z160CDV12 X169CrMV12 Z155CDV12 Z155CDV12.1 BD2* X155CrVMo121KU X155CrVMo121* X150CrMo12KU Cr12MoV* Cr12Mo1V Cr12Mo1V1 19573* 19572 C.4850* F.520A* X160CrMoV12 X12MF* KH12MF H12MF KH12F1 X12F1 H12F1 T30402* 155MoVCr115* X153CrMoV12* NC11LV* K8* STD10* D2E* D2Mod SF27* Narva12A* Ontario CNA1 MicrofineD2 Amtek D2* XW41 XW42 Krome Die F.N.S. SANCY2 SY4 SC25 JEC CDV2 BE2379 Lehigh-H Sverker21 K110 K105 B79 Z Superior #3 No. 610 No. 610-FM PSF27* 69S Atmodie KMW Airdi 150 CPM D2* DC11 DAP DC11 Croloy STD11 CPPU ES70S YTL122 DTC-AR Diehard Standard Cromovan KMV GPMD2 GGD-D2 Hecla159 HYD2 HYRD2 HYRD2Co* ZCD-M SLD2 SLD HI-PM31* H&R K-2 VitalX IMV H42 CNS1 CH16V LSS D2 Olympic Olympic FM LO-K 2379 DUYOS2379 Usaspead OCR12VM R31 CDS11 KD11V KD11 KD11S NRM FMP336 2002R Aristocrat RD11 GN KEA180 KEA180 QC11 QCD2 QCM7 Noresco Dominator VM RCC Supra SIHard 2379 CCM CS13M Extra CS13M Extra Store364 Thyrodur2379 2379 Ultradie 2 Ultradie 3 Ohio Die VD2 Somcold Weld Mold 938 WCR79 LC120S Darwin #1	Fe	1.40-1.60	11.00-13.00	0.80-1.20	0.20-0.50	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.60	0.40	0.030	0.030	0.25	0.00	0.00			JP
	SKD12* A2* X100CrMoV51* X100CrMoV5 1.2363 X100CrMoV51* X100CrMoV5 2260 Z100CDV5 Z100CDV5.1 BA2* X100KUCrMoV51 Cr5Mo1V* 19571PH* C.4756* 95X5GM 9X5VF* 9KH5VF KH6VF X6VF 9H5VF T30102 X100CrMoV5* 100VMoCr52* NCLV Viger DKD12 Sagamore Windsor XW10 Molex #8 Cr-Mo-Loy SMHW EG2 AH Chrome Die BE2363 AH5 AirPro* Rigor K305 UHB151 Cuvoir Airque No. 484* Carpenter A2 32S EZ-Die One Five One Airkool Aircool Airkool-S DC12 GO40F ClairMo P5M Ziv Steel ES65S Cromodie HC One Five One Hecla175 SCD HPM2T CRM1 Victor Lukens A-2 H33 CH5M LSS A2 Select B AirTem* LO-K 2363 OA2 CDS12 KD12 DCM EPS52 FMP379 RAZ1 RAZU Air-True JA KEA162 KEA162 QC12 SIHard 2363 Stora65 Airvan* Thyrodur2363 Sparta Air Hard Weld Mold 937 WAS63 LVC50	Fe	0.95-1.05	4.50-5.50	0.80-1.20	0.20-0.50	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.60-0.90	0.40	0.030	0.030	0.25	0.00	0.00			JP
	SKD2* D6* X210CrW12* 1.2436 1.2346 2312* Z210CrW1201* Z210CW12 BD6 X215CrW121KU Cr12W* 19436* C.4650* F.5212 X210CrW12 X12VMF* X12VM* KH12VM H12VM KH121VMF* T30406 XW5 BE2436 K107 Sverker3 B36 HYCC CrW46 CPW ES50SW GGD-D6 CWL IntensivWo BCW CHW LO-K 2436 LC-Spezial Nitroy 40B OCR12SP ESS NM240V M Noresco Dominator Z Extra RCC SIHard 2436 Stora62 Crocar TES2436 Thyrodur2436 VC-131 WCR36 WC120	Fe	2.00-​2.25	11.00-​13.00	0.20-​0.90	0.15-0.30	0.50-​1.25	0.00	0.00-​0.35	0.15-​0.45	0.10-​0.40	0.030	0.030	0.00-​0.30	0.00	0.00			JP
	SKD6* H11* X38CrMoV5-1 X37CrMoV5-1 40CrMoV4 1.2343* 1.2340 1.7784 X27CrMoV51* Z38CDV5* X36CrMoV5-1 BH11* X37CrMoV5-1KU* UD12 4Cr5MoSiV* SM4Cr5MoSiV 19552* 19553 C.4751* X37CrMoV5* 4KH5MFS* 4X5MFS T20811 39VSiMoCr52* WCL* K12* XT35Cr5Mo1V3* STD6* PotomacA SMV3 DH11 SMV3F SMS3 ADC3 BMV4 Vidar Superior* Vidar 1ESR* B43 DHA-WORLD ES235W ESMaximum500 YTR50 USN Dycast Dycast-VAR LO-W 2343 X37CrMoV5-1 UTOPMO1* RAVNEX* EPS51 TLH TLH EFS TLHG RDC2 RDC2 Micro 900BG Toolox44 SPAL38 43WHAT	Fe	0.33-0.43	4.75-5.50	1.10-1.60	0.30-0.60	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20-0.50	0.80-1.20	0.030	0.030	0.00	0.00	0.00			JP
	SKD61* H13* X40CrMoV51* 1.2344 X40CrMoV5-1* 2242* 2214 X40CrMoV5* Z40CDV5 BH13* 2344 X40CrMoV51* X40CrMoV511KU X35CrMoV05KU UD14 4Cr5MoSiV1* 4Cr5MoVSi 19554* C.4753* 4KH5MFS 4KH5MF1S* 4X5MFS 4X5MF1S 4CH5MF1S T20813 X40CrMoV5-1* 40VSiMoCr52 MoVC50.13 WCLV* L40H5MF K13* K13K XT35Cr5MoV1* STD61* QDA61 Ervacks PotomacM Dica B Vanadium 8407 2M 8407 Supreme Molex #13 SMV4S DH13 BE2344M W302 ISODISC W302 Orvar 2M Dievar Orvar Supreme B44 Conqueror 883 Carrs 53S Carrs 53SR Carrs 53S DHA1* DHA-1A DHA31S DAP DHA1 Master1 ES245W ES245W ESR YTR5 VAL102 DC Die Steel DC GGD-H13 EX2 Victory HYH13 DAC* FDAC DAC Magic DK61 USD KTD2 VDC VDC-MQ VDC-RF Viscount LO-W 2344 ESKYOS2344* HD21AX HDS61 KDA KAP90F NKD61 EPS51V TLI TLIG TLI EFS Firechrome Firechrome 44 RD61 RDC-2V QD61 QDH QDN NuDie V XL RDC2V Micro 900BG VH13IM WAS44	Fe	0.32-0.45	4.75-5.50	1.10-1.75	0.80-1.20	0.00	0.00	0.30	0.20-0.50	0.80-1.20	0.030	0.030	0.25	0.00	0.00			JP
	SKD62 H-10A* H10 X32CrMoCoV3-3-3 32CrMoV12-28 X32CrMoV33 1.2885* 1.2365 32CrMoV12-28* SKD7* 32CrMoV12-28* 32CDV12-28 30DCV8 BH* BH10 30CrMoCoV1230-12* 30CrMoV1227KU 4Cr3Mo3SiV* 19541* C.9750* F.5313* 3KH3M3F* 3X3M3F T20810 32CrMoV12-28* 31VMoCr29 MoVC30 WLK* WLV K14* CMV40 STD7* W321 W320 YTR65 RPC0 LO-W 2885 UTOPCO2* KDH1 USMoCo TES2885 VCM VCMAIM ThyroTherm2885EFS	Fe	0.30-0.40	2.50-3.00	2.50-3.00	0.40-0.60	0.30	2.80-3.30	0.35	0.25-0.50	0.30-0.60	0.030	0.030	0.30	0.00	0.00			JP
	SKD7* H-10A* H10 X32CrMoCoV3-3-3 32CrMoV12-28 X32CrMoV33 1.2885* 1.2365 32CrMoV12-28* SKD62 32CrMoV12-28* 32CDV12-28 30DCV8 BH* BH10 30CrMoCoV1230-12* 30CrMoV1227KU 4Cr3Mo3SiV* 19541* C.9750* F.5313* 3KH3M3F* 3X3M3F T20810 32CrMoV12-28* 31VMoCr29 MoVC30 WLK* WLV K14* CMV40 STD7* W321 W320 YTR65 RPC0 LO-W 2885 UTOPCO2* KDH1 USMoCo TES2885 VCM VCMAIM ThyroTherm2885EFS	Fe	0.30-0.40	2.50-3.00	2.50-3.00	0.40-0.60	0.30	2.80-3.30	0.35	0.25-0.50	0.30-0.60	0.030	0.030	0.30	0.00	0.00			JP

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