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Better than 12C27 and as easy to heat treat: 14C28N
Many makers want to use stainless steel for a cleaner look in kitchen knives, in the past we have used to suggest 12C27 as the stainless steel to start with. 12c27 is fairly easy to heat treat, at least the easiest stainless.We suggest you might want to consider swapping to 14C28N:better edge retentioncan be hardened to higher HRC and retaining edge toughness (Sandvik recommends working hardness up to 62 HRC)smaller carbides than for instance 440C makes for easier, faster sharpeningan improvemen
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5th May 2021