I believe when they first contemplated using Maxamet for blades there was some concern whether it would be tough enough for normal use. It has proven to work well for blades, tougher than originally thought, but in the realm of toughness I think it is still over on the brittle side. It would be good for cutting a lot of softer materials but for cutting tough materials I would pick M4, Rex45 or maybe even better, Cruwear. I have an old Manix 2 in M4 that I use as a work knife around my house. I still don't use it for prying or anything like that.