Includes 9Cr13CoMoV & 9Cr18MoV - Chinese Stainless steel which seems to perform slightly better than Japan's AUS-8 (which has slightly more cobalt) and is fast gaining a very favorable reputation as a top quality steel. As the name implies 9Cr13CoMoV has 0.85% Carbon, 1.0% Manganese, 13.5% Chromium, 0.20% Vanadium, 0.20% Molybdenum, 1.0% Cobalt, and has a typical Rockwell of 58-60.
9Cr18MoV - As the name implies it has 0.85-0.95% Carbon, 0.80% Manganese, 17-18% Chromium, 0.60 Nickel, 0.07-0.12% Vanadium, 1.00-1.30% Molybdenum, and has a typical Rockwell of 58-60.
