I'm not one that believes in better, or best steels especially based on toughness or wear resistance. That being said that list of steels isn't correct based on toughness, or wear resistance.
In addition to that any steel can jump around on the list based on heat treat, final hardness, grind, geometry, thickness, etc. It's not realistic which is why there aren't any lists of better, or best steels. About all you can do is make the steels in the knives as similar as possible in thickness and grind and measure wear as best as you can. That's what Jim Ankerson has done and so far of tests published here it's about as good as it can get from a practical aspect.
Still, you can have fun and spend a lot of time and money trying out different knives. Don't look for any general consensus for your ratings. It won't work. I've seen too many things accepted as fact and retold over and over that were not true.
People also want their favorite steel, or brand of knife to outperform others and therefore justify why they sppent X amount of dollars to get "the best".
Joe
