13 posts - 7 authors - Last post: Nov 12, 2009[Archive] S7 shock steel vs 440A Knife Test Forum. . Take for example the Buck Strider in 420HC; if based on performance alone this knife .

Feb 22, 2010 – 52100 is often compared to 5160. It has a little . 420 and 420HC . 420 HC is tailored to be more like 440A by including more carbon. 440A .

Feb 26, 2011 – From January 2008 'til April 2008, the blade was made of 440A stainless steel. . up to the present time, the Gerber LMF II is made of 420HC stainless steel. . versus and lower valued steel with a better heat treatment and the .

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12 posts - 8 authorsSo I work at a store that sells knives and binos, and we noticed some of the buck alphas or ergo hunters and other models with rosewood handles had 12c27 .

440A is one of the workhorses of the Sports and Tactical Knife industry. The majority of entry level knives use either 440A, 420HC or AUS-6 steel. 440 is a medium carbon, . C, Co, Cr, Mn, Mo, Ni, P, Si, S, W, V. 0.60-0.75, -, 16-18, <1, < 0.75 .

16 posts - 8 authors - Last post: Jul 25All I'm suggesting is while there may be incorrect info on Amazon now (which currently shows "440A"), it may be that this offering is not "420HC" .

Aug 6, 2004 – is 420HC stainless any better then 440 c :confused: . Thread: 420HC stainless vs 440 . . I really can't say. I like 420HC much better than 440A. .

10 posts - 8 authors - Last post: May 21, 2009Before switching to 420HC, Schrade and Camillus (among others) used 440A for many years. - Frank. JimmyJimenez. Journeyman KnifeNut! .

440 is a family of steels, , including 440A, 440B, and 440C. . 440A and 440B arn 't quite as good - a knife that claims to be made with just "440" is most likely A .

6 posts - 6 authors - Last post: Nov 2, 20101075 vs 1095, carbon vs. stainless, zinc oxide finish vs. stainless steel, .

8 posts - 7 authors - Last post: Aug 28, 2002Question on steels: 420HCSS vs. VG-10 . 420HC is the standard steel for low- cost knives. It can take a . 420HC = about 440A performance .

420HC, also referred to as modified stainless, due to its increased carbon, is roughly comparable to 440A. It has a relatively high edge retention compared to the .

15 posts - 9 authors - Last post: Oct 14, 2008Page 2- ats-34 vs 420hc High-Performance Blades. . as well as my Gerber AR .

420HC, 0.40-0.50, 0.8, 12.00-14.00, —, 0.18, 0.6, —, —, 56-58. 425 Modified . 440A, 0.65-0.75, 1.0, 16.00-18.00, —, —, 0.75, —, —, 55-57. 440B, 0.75-0.95 .

10 posts - 6 authors - Last post: Aug 9The discounted silver blade Blurs on Amazon use cheaper 420HC steel. Normal Blurs use 14C28N or S30V steel. . . 420hc vs 440a .

3 answers - Feb 26, 2006Among 420, 440, 420hc, carbon steel , 420, 440, 420hc are the SS 400 . 440A, having the least amount of carbon in it, is the most .

30 posts - 17 authors - Last post: Oct 27, 2008440A/C/V will cut just as well for most users, but we are not most users are we? We all want the good stuff and will pay a slight premium for just .

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The stainless series 440A, 440B, and 440C are the stainless steels which set the . Although 440A and 440B are in the same series as 440C, however, these .

10 posts - 7 authors - Last post: Jul 9, 2007If you enjoyed reading about "440A vs 440C? . Overall, 440C will generally be harder than 440A, but both steels . 440A is glorified 420HC. .

45 posts - 8 authors - Last post: Dec 25, 2005ats-34 vs 420hc High-Performance Blades. . superior, there is a reason that the cheap knife makers use it and 440A or surgical stainless steel. .

15 posts - 7 authors - Last post: Feb 8As to 8Cr13MoV, it's well ahead of 440A or 420HC steel in terms of edge . 440A tops out about 56-57, 420HC about the same with Buck's heat .

With its slightly lower Carbon component (0.40-0.45), as compared to 420HC . a slightly higher hardness value (Rc 56-58), when compared to 440A (Rc 56-57). .

5 posts - 3 authors - Last post: Aug 21420hc vs 440a. ,. amazon kershaw blur. ,. how good is kershaw's blur 420hc ss.? ,. is amazon's 420hc blur any good? .

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45 posts - 15 authors - Last post: Oct 20, 2008[Archive] ats-34 vs 420hc High-Performance Blades. . there is a reason that the cheap knife makers use it and 440A or surgical stainless steel. .

Jun 26, 2010 – Blade length - 16cm (3cm of serration, 13cm of plain blade). Blade thickness - ~ 6mm (7/32") Blade material - 420HC steel with ceramic coating .

440A or 420HC Stainless steel? KT_Cobra [Member]. 2/1/2009 10:05:37 PM. I'm trying to decide on a fixed blade Gerber knife that's not too expensive. .

10 posts - 9 authors - Last post: Jul 8The discounted silver blade Blurs on Amazon use cheaper 420HC steel. Normal Blurs use 14C28N or S30V steel. Gigantor is . 420hc vs 440a .

That means it's 440A and 440B, one of the garbage versions, giving the real stuff a bad name. 420HC Surgical Stainless, Other High Carbon Steel or Tool Steel .

Dec 17, 2008 – How do the 440A, 420HC, and 12C27 blades compare? Thanks a lot. caddotx Says: February 4th, 2010 at 7:57 pm. Hey Jordi, To be honest I .

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V-toku1/V-toku2 Alloyed steel with W /Cr's original characteristics. . . 420HC is a higher grade of 420 stainless. . 440B is almost identical to 440A, but has a higher carbon content range compared to 440A; 440C is considered a high-end .

May 20, 2011 – In addition to the difference in blade coatings, the silver-finish Blur features a 420HC stainless steel blade while the others feature 440A or .

Duplex stainless steels have roughly twice the strength compared to .

Aug 10, 2006 – Mo and V are particularly valuable since they also contribute to the . . Mn. 420HC is used by a number of commercial knife manufacturers (e.g. Gerber, . This class is composed of three different alloys, 440A, 440B and 440C, .

37 posts - 27 authors - Last post: Jun 23He does not care if it's 440a, 440b, 440c, or AUS-8. . . touch up my knife .

edit: nvm see you get 440A vs 420HC. might as well get the "tactical" model .

20 posts - 10 authors - Last post: May 20, 2010425M and 420HC trail the rest. Ref - 440A vs. 425M vs. 420HC vs. 12C27 vs. AUS-6A Steel Composition Comparison. Gin-1, ATS-55, 8A, and .

The description says that the Kershaw Blur is equipped with either a 440A or 420HC blade where Kershaw's site says it's suppose to be Sandisk 14c28n steel. .

27 posts - 14 authors - Last post: May 1, 2009Most of Gerber's blades are 420HC or 440A stainless. What I don't get is .

420HC knife steel: 420HC steel is a higher carbon version of the 420 steel. 420HC steel has .4 to .5% carbon and about 13% chromium. This is a lesser quality .

Often compared to AUS-8, but with slightly more Carbon. . AUS-6, similar .

440A is often scoffed at, but I'd rather have my salt water dive knife made of . . The now-defunct Blackjack made several knives from O170-6, and Carbon V may .

By Michael V Foright . Examples would be 420HC, 440A, AUS-8, Sandvik 13C26 just to list a few. Steel is just . Buck 110 Folding Hunter uses 420HC steel . .

Nov 15, 2009 – How do people rate its edge holding compared to s30v or VG10. . I kind of reminds me of 420hc, it is a bit soft but take a great edge real easy. .

8 posts - 6 authors - Last post: Feb 12Do you have any information on the 420HC versus the 440A? I really don't understand the difference in price on this model compared to the .

13 posts - 6 authors - Last post: Nov 11, 2009S7 shock steel vs 440A Knife Test Forum. . between S7 and 440A? . . Take for example the Buck Strider in 420HC; if based on performance .

6A trails those two steels, though with its vanadium content, can take a razor edge. 425M and 420HC trail the rest. Ref - 440A vs. 425M vs. 420HC vs. 12C27 vs. .

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