3Cr13MoV

I think This steel is used in The little BK-13 that comes with the Becker BK7 and BK9. Ethan Becker told me it's similar to 420.
 
Vivi said:
How does this steel compare to 8Cr13MoV? Spyderco recently posted the bug knife on their site and listed this as the blade steel.

http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=374
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hardheart said:
probably like 420 mod, relatively low carbon, ~0.3%
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Razorsharp244 said:
I agree, 420 modified. I would be surprised if the HRC is consitently above 56.
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I agree with these gents. 3Cr13MoV is similar to 420 modified as opposed to 420HC. It is not an alloy I would ever knowingly choose for blade steel.

http://www.jingmitegang.com/en/product.html

http://www.matweb.com/search/datasheet.aspx?matguid=1fc1fd18191944cb8dfdd1eae672de17&ckck=1

Alloy__________Carbon %________Chr____________Moly________Van
3Cr13MoV______0.26-0.35________12.00 to 14.00______ - _________ -
420 Mod________0.38_____________13.6_____________ - ________0.3
420HC_________0.40-0.50________12.00-14.00________0.6________0.18
 
knarfeng said:
...It is not an alloy I would ever knowingly choose for blade steel.
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Nor I. Frankly, I am quite surprised to see a Spyder hole in that knife. I would have expected it to be marketed under the Byrd branding.
 
It's a reasonable steel as long as it's sufficiently hard and acutely ground.

Keep in mind that this is really a novelty knife. More like a keychain or cellphone decoration. It isn't even 3" fully opened. And it sells for $8 list.

It does split from Spyderco's usual schtick, making boutique knives in premium steels for premium prices. It'd be interesting to see how this one goes over.
 
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