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Non-Stainless Steel Chart

We posted our online knife steel chart in 1998 and have done our best to keep it up to date since then. We intend to provide an authoritative guide for researching and appreciating the different blade steels that a knife can be made with. While no two people may agree on the best knife steel, the information in this guide can be used as a starting place for comparison.

Steel
(C)
​(Mn)
(Cr)
(Ni)
(V)
(Mo)
(W)
(Co)
(Si)
(S)
(P)
Typical
0170-6C 0.95 0.46 0.45 — 0.19 — — — — — — 58-59
80CrV2 .075-0.85 0.30-0.50 0.40-.070 0.0-0.40 0.15-0.25 ≤ 0.10 — — 0.15-0.30 0.025 ≤ 0.025 56-58
8670M 0.64-0.75 0.40-0.60 0.30-0.50 0.70-1.00 — 0.08-0.15 — — 0.20-0.35 0.025 0.025 58-59
1070 (C70) 0.65-0.75 0.60-0.90 — — — — — — — 0.05 0.04 55-58
1095 0.90-1.03 0.30-0.50 — — — — — — — 0.05 0.04 56-58
1095 Cro-Van 0.95-1.1 0.30-0.50 0.40-0.60 0.25 0.161 0.06 — — 0.15-0.25 0.025 0.025 56-58
5160 0.56-0.64 0.75-1.00 0.70-0.90 — — — — — 0.150-0.3 ≤ 0.04 0.0350 57-59
52100 .98-1.10 .25-.45 1.30-1.60 — — — — — 0.15-0.30 0.025 0.025-0.030 59-61
65Mn 0.62-0.70 0.90-1.20 >0.25 >0.25 — — — — 0.17-0.37 ≤0.035 ≤0.035 52-56
A-2 0.95-1.05 1.00 4.75-5.50 0.30 0.15-0.50 0.90-1.40 — — 0.30-0.50 0.03 0.03 59-61
C-75 0.70-0.80 0.60-0.80 — — — — — — 0.15-0.35 — 0.035 55-58
CPM 1V® 0.55 — 4.5 — 1.0 2.75 2.15 — — — — 57-59
CPM 3V® 0.80 — 7.50 — 2.75 1.30 — — 0.90 0.03 0.03 58-60
CPM 9V® 1.8 0.5 5.25 — 9.0 1.3 — — 0.90 0.10 0.03 54-56
CPM 10V® 2.45 0.50 5.25 — 9.75 1.30 — — 0.90 0.07 — 58-60
CPM 15V® 3.4 0.5 5.25 — 14.5 1.30 — — 0.90 0.07 — 61-63
CPM-D2 1.55 — 11.50 — 0.80 0.90 — — 0.40 0.03 0.03 57-59
CPM-M4 1.40 0.30 4.00 — 4.00 5.25 5.50 — 0.55 0.06 0.03 59-61
CPM-CruWear 1.10 — 7.50 — 2.40 1.60 1.15 — 1.20 0.003 — 63-65
Cr12MoV 1.57 0.27 11.65 0.16 0.17 0.41 — — — — — —
D-2 1.40-1.60 0.60 11.00-13.00 0.30 1.10 0.70-1.20 — — 0.10-0.40 ≤ 0.03 ≤ 0.03 57-61
DM1 0.95 0.46 0.45 — 0.19 — — — — — — 58-59
DNH7 0.70-0.80 0.40-0.90 — — — — — — 0.15-0.35 0.035-0.050 0.030-0.045 ?
Hitachi Super
Blue Steel		 1.40-1.50 0.20-0.30 0.30-0.50 — 0.50 0.30-0.50 2.00-2.50 — 0.10-0.20 0.004 0.025 62-64
K390 2.47 0.40 4.20 — 9.0 3.80 1.00 2.00 0.55 — — 61
L-6 0.65-0.75 0.25-0.80 0.60-1.20 1.25-2.00 0.20-0.30 0.50 — — 0.20-0.40 0.03 0.03 57
M-2 0.95-1.05 0.15-0.40 3.75-4.50 0.30 2.25-2.75 4.75-6.50 5.00-6.75 — 0.20-0.45 0.03 0.03 61-63
Maxamet 2.15 0.30 4.75 — 6.00 — 13.0 10.0 0.25 0.07 — 65-67
O-1 0.85-1.00 1.00-1.40 0.40-0.60 0.30 0.30 — 0.50 — 0.50 0.03 0.03 53-54
SK-85 (SK-5) 0.80-0.90 0.10-0.50 0.00-0.30 0.00-0.25 — — — — 0.10-0.35 0.03 0.03 54-59
Sleipner 0.90 0.50 7.80 — 0.50 2.50 — — 0.90 0.06 0.03 60-64
YK-30 1.05 1.00 0.5 0.25 — — — — 0.40 — 0.03 57-59
VASCOWEAR 1.12 0.30 7.75 — 2.40 1.60 1.10 — 1.20 — — 59-61
W-1 0.70-1.50 0.10-0.40 0.15 0.20 0.10 0.10 0.50 — 0.10-0.40 0.025 0.025 60-62
W-2 0.85-1.50 0.10-0.40 0.15 0.20 0.15-0.35 0.10 0.15 — 0.10-0.40 0.025 0.025 —
White Steel 1.4 0.2 — — — — — — 0.10-0.20 0.004 0.025 64.66
Steel
(C)
​(Mn)
(Cr)
(Ni)
(V)
(Mo)
(W)
(Co)
(Si)
(S)
(P)
Typical