VG10 and SG2 Steel Experiments

Larrin

Larrin

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I was able to get some VG10 and SG2 steel which I was excited about because the steels are used in many Japan-produced knives but it is not as easy to get here. So a lot of knife enthusiasts are curious about the properties. I did corrosion resistance and toughness experiments on both steels. And I tracked down some history on the development of each steel. I also have an experimental edge retention value for VG10 and calculated edge retention of SG2. https://knifesteelnerds.com/2019/12...akefu-stainless-steel-properties-and-history/
 
Its just so great to have articles like this. ! Thanks Larrin
 
Interesting article. Never heard of SG2 until now. Not steels I use, but interesting nonetheless.
 
Willie71 said:
Interesting article. Never heard of SG2 until now. Not steels I use, but interesting nonetheless.
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You see it all the time in certain Japanese kitchen knives. But if you aren't following those I can see why you wouldn't have heard of it.
 
Barmond was new to me. So far I had only known blade gallery to be providing Takefu steels to north america.

I have not used the SG2 but I loved using the Vtoku2 core stuff.
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