Technical Summary
- Category: Stainless
- Manufacturer: Crucible Industries
- Process: PM
- Ratings: Toughness 8, Edge 7, Corrosion 9.5
- HRC Range: 60-64
Source attribution: Knife Steel Nerds and SteelHardnessLab.
Stainless / Crucible Industries
MagnaCut
Toughness 8/10, Edge Retention 7/10, Corrosion Resistance 9.5/10. Target hardness range: 60-64 HRC.
Known aliases: CPM MagnaCut, Crucible MagnaCut.
Chemical Composition
| C | 1.15% |
|---|---|
| Cr | 10.7% |
| V | 4.0% |
| Mo | 2.0% |
| Nb | 2.0% |
| N | 0.2% |
SteelHardnessLab Testing Data
Testing recognition: u/679696 and u/Skylark427.
| Manufacturer | Samples | Avg HRC |
|---|---|---|
| OZ Machine Company | 1 | 64.4 |
| Protech | 7 | 64.0 |
| Shirogorov | 2 | 64.0 |
| Chris Reeve Knives | 1 | 63.9 |
| Les George | 1 | 63.5 |
| McNees | 2 | 63.0 |
| TRM | 2 | 63.0 |
| Liong Mah | 1 | 62.9 |
| BGM | 1 | 62.7 |
| Spyderco | 5 | 62.7 |
Heat Treat Data
Austenitize 1975F, quench PLATE, temper 350F.