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<p>Check out the <a href="/knives/steels/mm_hybrid_cryo.shtml">MM Hybrid Cryo steel composition</a> and notes in the database. New addition to the dedicated knife steels growing collection. Collaboration between between Midgards Messer and Bohler Austria around 2024.</p>
 Alleima 10C28Mo2 steel added to the knife steel database. http://zknives.com/blog/index.shtml#1301 2026-05-26T15:14:33+00:00
<p>See <a href="/knives/steels/10C28Mo2.shtml">Alleima 10C28Mo2 steel composition</a> and notes in the detabase. Designed for razor blades and kitchen knives, <a href="/knives/steels/10C28Mo2.shtml">Alleima 10C28Mo2 steel</a> features fine, evenly distributed carbides and high corrosion resistance at respectable 60HRC.</p>
 Alleima 10C16Mo3V1 steel added to the knife steel database. http://zknives.com/blog/index.shtml#1300 2026-05-25T19:52:20+00:00
<p>See <a href="/knives/steels/10C16Mo3V1.shtml">Alleima 10C16Mo3V1 steel</a> details in the detabase. One more member of the <a href="/knives/steels/a8mod.shtml">AISI A8Mod steel</a> family, this one from Sweden.</p>
 Takefu VG Xeos steel added to the knife steel database. http://zknives.com/blog/index.shtml#1299 2026-05-24T19:25:32+00:00
<p>One more variation on the VG-10 steel. See VG Xeos steel details in the detabase.</p>
 Wolfram Special and Sheffcut steels added to the knife steel database. http://zknives.com/blog/index.shtml#1296 2025-11-10T19:50:24+00:00
Two new steels added to the knife steel database. Both from England, Sheffield. Wolfram Special and Sheffcut. High performance, low alloy steels, follow the links for details.
 Added 20 new ally names. http://zknives.com/blog/index.shtml#1295 2025-10-12T22:53:54+00:00
Added 20 new ally names for the Italian steelmake - Bonomi Acciai. Thanks Gianluigi for reaching out and providing the data!
 Knife Steel Chart Android ver 3.99.5 Is On The market http://zknives.com/blog/index.shtml#1294 2025-09-01T22:46:51+00:00
  • 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.
 Fixed several steel composition errors http://zknives.com/blog/index.shtml#1293 2024-10-19T04:05:10+00:00
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.
 M390MK steel record added to the knife streel database http://zknives.com/blog/index.shtml#1292 2024-05-26T18:37:52+00:00

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.

 Knife Steel Chart Android ver 3.99.2 Is On The market http://zknives.com/blog/index.shtml#1291 2023-03-19T17:26:21+00:00
  • Fixes Bookmark export/import for latest Android versions. Bookmarks are exported to the Downloads folder, under its own KnifeSteelChart subfolder;
  • Latest database snapshot;