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8Cr13MoV

Toughness 6/10, Edge Retention 3/10, Corrosion Resistance 7/10. Target hardness range: 56-59 HRC.

Known aliases: AUS-8, AUS10A.

Equivalent/related family: AUS-8, AUS10A.

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Technical Summary

  • CategoryStainless
  • ManufacturerVarious
  • ProcessUnknown
  • HRC Range56-59

Ratings: Toughness 6, Edge 3, Corrosion 7

Source attribution: Knife Steel Nerds and SteelHardnessLab.

Chemical Composition

Composition data unavailable.

SteelHardnessLab Testing Data

Testing recognition: u/679696 and u/Skylark427.

ManufacturerSamplesAvg HRC
CRKT161.2
Spyderco159.7
Byrd158.1