Added 20 new ally names for the Italian steelmake - Bonomi Acciai. Thanks Gianluigi for reaching out and providing the data!
Sunday, October 12, 2025 22:53:54
- Fixes missing or clipped search bar on steel list view.
- Fixes missing or clipped toolbar on detail, graph and steel search views.
- App compatibility changes.
- Target API requirement changes.
Monday, September 1, 2025 22:46:51
Thanks AI :) With AI's help, created about 30 new database integrity tests. That helped to identify over half a dozen errors in steel compositions. Going forward, we should be good, thanks to those new scripts.
Saturday, October 19, 2024 04:05:10
Relatively new entry in the steel database, Microtech announced that circa 01/2023. Described as a tweak on the original Bohler-Uddeholm M390 PM steel, it has no official composition published, but based on the data, no real reason to thin k it has something outside of the M390 steel specs.
Sunday, May 26, 2024 18:37:52
- Fixes Bookmark export/import for latest Android versions. Bookmarks are exported to the Downloads folder, under its own KnifeSteelChart subfolder;
- Latest database snapshot;
Sunday, March 19, 2023 17:26:21
Relatively recent steel, YTL8 is produced by EST. Some sort of modification of the popular AISI D2 Tool Steel.
Sunday, May 15, 2022 11:57:40
New steel, took some time to find the data, used only by Russian makers, and despite its AUS name it isn't an Aichi steel, but from a Chinese maker Steel Import Co. Not quite sure about the rest of the claims about it either.
Saturday, January 29, 2022 22:22:35
Small/Medium folder. Definitely high end and very well made, with premium materials throughout, handle Bead Blasted 6Al4V Titanium Alloy, blade - Bohler-Uddeholm M390 Steel, anodized screws, CF inlays, you name it. Still, it is a one tough little folder, and very capable of cutting. Maintenance is very easy, that is keeping it sharp, not so sure about keeping it scratch free, but it's a user, not a safe queen.
Sunday, May 9, 2021 18:03:58
One of the rare occasions when a knife steel is actually designed for knives :) And by Larrin from KnifeSteelNerds.com too. Detailed info in the link, but in short very interesting alloy with some amazing properties, designed for knives by true knife enthusiast.
Saturday, March 27, 2021 22:18:44
New steel from Artisan Cutlery, introduced in summer 2020. Budget PM steel, but definitely an upgrade over 8Cr13MoV stainless steel. Composition was a mystery for a while, but posted by Artisan Cutlery themselves in their instagram video, to which I was directed by reader :) Thanks!
Saturday, March 6, 2021 21:53:24