[LooseMarmoset]

As a knife-maker, may I request 80CRV, 1084, and 1075? They're very commonly-used steel grades in knives.

Also, 440 has a number of grades.

Cool tool!

EDIT: It might also be interesting to point out the manganese levels, and whether the steel is a deep- or shallow-hardening steel. Those factors help indicate whether the steel will form a hamon or not.

[globular-toast]

Also maybe the steel that Wusthof uses, whatever it is. They don't seem to tell you what is, though.

[Zak]

Wüsthof prints the steel it uses on the blades of many of its knives: X50CrMoV15[0], which is also called 1.4116 and 5Cr15MoV.

It's not in OP's tool, but this article[1] by metallurgist Larrin Thomas includes it. His ratings are 2.5 for toughness, 2.5 for wear resistance, and 8 for corrosion resistance. It is a bad steel for any kind of knife and especially bad at Wüsthof's prices.

[0] https://zknives.com/knives/steels/steelgraph.php?nm=X50CrMoV...

[1] https://knifesteelnerds.com/2021/10/19/knife-steels-rated-by...

[williadc]

It's very likely 8cr13mov, which is listed

[p-s-v]

yes, I will add this info.

thanks for the feedback