What makes VG-10 better than ATS-55

[AllenETreat]

Okay, teckno-junkies -



Just from personal experience, and

if you've experience in metallurgy,

what puts VG-10 ahead of ATS-55 ( and

even the others - ATS-34, etc. )



Myself, I just found it takes a good

keen edge.



What say the augurers?



AET



Some things are necessary evils, some things are more evil than necessary. John Le Carre

[Knife Knut]

Well, for starters, VG-10 was developed specifically as a cutlery steel for Japanese pruning knives, whereas ATS-55 is a derivative of AST-34, which was designed for jet engine parts!

John AKA Knife Knut on a shoestring budget.

[Shards of Narsil]

As in bonsai? Meaning very clean cuts to avoid bruising of stems?

[thombrogan]

VG10 holds an edge longer, but it's not as tough as ATS-55.

The secret ingredient is either vanadium, cobalt, or love. Could be all three.