Victorinox uses 1.4116 for their blades.
https://www.steel-grades.com/Steel-Grades/Stainless-Steel/1-4116.html
https://www.steel-grades.com/Steel-Grades/Stainless-Steel/1-4116.html
their little curved "pealing" knife,
Are all of the tools on a SAK made from this steel or just the blade?Victorinox uses 1.4116 for their blades.
True.Gotta consider what Victorinox's market is
Cold Steel and CRKT are now using 4116 / 1.4116 on many of their folders, so I wonder how much longer the lack of name recognition will be a factor. It's a low cost steel because it has low quantities of the alloying elements it uses, and it's a manufactured as simple cast ingots. The relatively low hardness and low volume of hard carbides no doubt make it cheap and easy to machine as well.
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