Thread: 440c vs 154cm
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Old 10-20-2016, 08:33 AM
jimmontg jimmontg is offline
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Dave, I think you'll find that 154CM will pass the brass rod test at a hardness the 440C wouldn't. The Moly in it not only adds toughness, but also makes moly carbides as well. There was a time when it was considered one of the best knife steels and if properly HT it will surpass 440C by a few notches. Add your cryo to it and at RC60-59 it will be quite abrasion resistant. It's what I use for stainless and send to TKS for HT. They are some of the best knives I've made. And like you said it doesn't cost much more than 440C, which there is nothing wrong with if HT right. 440C kind of got a bad name because many cheap manufacturers didn't HT it right or lied and used 420 instead. Here is another link to Even Heat Oven's methods of HT 154CM.
http://www.evenheat-kiln.com/?pg=tec...ormation&hti=4
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