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S45VN

Toughness 4/10, Edge Retention 5.5/10, Corrosion Resistance 8/10. Target hardness range: 59-61 HRC.

Known aliases: CPM-S45VN, CPM-S45Vn.

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Technical Summary

  • CategoryStainless
  • ManufacturerCrucible Industries
  • ProcessPM
  • HRC Range59-61

Ratings: Toughness 4, Edge 5.5, Corrosion 8

Source attribution: Knife Steel Nerds and SteelHardnessLab.

Chemical Composition

C1.48%
Cr16.0%
V3.0%
Mo2.0%
Nb0.5%
N0.15%

SteelHardnessLab Testing Data

Testing recognition: u/679696 and u/Skylark427.

ManufacturerSamplesAvg HRC
Spyderco262.2
Zero Tolerance162.0
Hinderer261.3