Solid, good quality Japanese stainless steel produced by Aichi Steel. After appropriate treatment, it reaches a hardness of up to 60 HRC. This steel is highly valued for its precisely refined chemical composition. Thanks to the chrome content, it is stainless, sharp, with improved sharpness. Molybdenum and vanadium effectively improve their strength properties, such as hardness, strength and abrasion resistance. Both elements improve hardenability. Thanks to the addition of silicon, popular in stainless steels, this steel has increased resistance to stress. In addition to the typical knives, this alloy is also popular with machete manufacturers who focus on reliability. AUS 8 is compared to American 440 steels and, like these steels, is reliable. Among users, this steel is valued for its reliability, high hardness, strength, corrosion and wear resistance, combined with good sharpness. This steel is used on a mass scale, thanks to which knives made of it will be cheap, but at the same time solid. Do not associate "mass use" with "mass production" and worse quality, because the quality of AUS 8 steel will not allow it to be negatively labeled.
Composition:
- Carbon: 0,75 %
- Chromium: 13-14,5 %
- Molybdenum: 0,1-0,3 %
- Vanadium: 0,1-0,26 %
- Nickel: 0,49 %
- Manganese: 0,5 %
- Silicon: 1 %
- Phosphorus: 0,04%
- Sulfur: 0,03%