Nominal composition for common knife steels.
Those containing 14% or more Cr are stainless steels.
D2 is considered a semi-stainless steel

C

Mn

Cr

Mo

V

Ni

440 B

.90

1.0

18

.75

440 C

1.10

1.0

18

.75

154CM

1.05

.5

14

4.0

S30V

1.5

-

14

2.0

4.0

D2

1.5

.6

11

.94.0

.8

BG42

1.1

.5

14

4.0

1.2

AUS 8

.75

.5

14

.2

.2

AUS 6

.60

1.0

14

.2

VG 10

1.0

.5

15

1.2

.2

1084

.85

.8

1095

.95

.4

5160

..60

.8

.8

52100

1.0

.3

1.5

O1

1.0

1.2

.5

1.1

.3

L6

.75

.5

.8

1.5

15N20

.75

.5

1.5

A2

1.0

1.0

5.25

1.1

.25

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