What is the best steel used in a knife?
You will hear many knife sellers or magazines raving about some new steel that is superior to all others but the fact is that there is no one magic steel for a knife. Each different mixture has different properties such as hardness, corrosion resistance, machinability, and brittleness. What is the best steel for opening boxes may not be the best steel for field dressing an elk. What is the best steel for a tactical knife isn’t always the best steel for ocean fishing.