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<blockquote data-quote="ez bake" data-source="post: 1361429" data-attributes="member: 229"><p>I don't think so (from a steel-material expense standpoint), but from a strength/edge-retention standpoint, to be honest, as long as the steel has enough Carbon in it to heat treat it to a proper hardness, it will make a good enough blade for a folder (same can be said of a fixed-blade, but to me its more critical to get it right since fixed-blades tend to get used a little more harshly). You probably won't notice too much of a difference in an EDC folder if both blades are made from quality steel by good manufacturers who are using decent heat-treating/tempering.</p><p></p><p>The real trick is the tempering / cryo / Heat-treating and quality of the steel in the first place.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't turn my nose up at any decent knife made from S30V. There are lots of good knife makers out there doing great things with S30V, 154-CM (154-CPM), SR-101, SR-77, etc... (Scrapyard and Swamp Rat are two companies using the SR-77/101 steels with good results).</p><p></p><p>Check out the Heat Treating section of this page:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.scrapyardknives.com/tech.htm" target="_blank">http://www.scrapyardknives.com/tech.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Its Scrapyard Knife's explanation of how heat-treating / Tempering is one of the most fundamentally important parts of a steel's ability to perform as a knife-blade.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ez bake, post: 1361429, member: 229"] I don't think so (from a steel-material expense standpoint), but from a strength/edge-retention standpoint, to be honest, as long as the steel has enough Carbon in it to heat treat it to a proper hardness, it will make a good enough blade for a folder (same can be said of a fixed-blade, but to me its more critical to get it right since fixed-blades tend to get used a little more harshly). You probably won't notice too much of a difference in an EDC folder if both blades are made from quality steel by good manufacturers who are using decent heat-treating/tempering. The real trick is the tempering / cryo / Heat-treating and quality of the steel in the first place. I wouldn't turn my nose up at any decent knife made from S30V. There are lots of good knife makers out there doing great things with S30V, 154-CM (154-CPM), SR-101, SR-77, etc... (Scrapyard and Swamp Rat are two companies using the SR-77/101 steels with good results). Check out the Heat Treating section of this page: [url]http://www.scrapyardknives.com/tech.htm[/url] Its Scrapyard Knife's explanation of how heat-treating / Tempering is one of the most fundamentally important parts of a steel's ability to perform as a knife-blade. [/QUOTE]
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