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Material

All steel material have its own characteristics. For different cutting applications, correct grade and hardness of knife steel are extremely important.

SKS offers a wide range of materials for choice. Besides this we have our own Survey & Match system to help our customer choose the most appropriate material and hardness according to their different cutting conditions.

All our steel is fully certified and traceable through the suppliers' and our own quality assurance systems.

Here is a list that includes some of the popular metals:

GB JIS AISI DIN
Cr12Mo1V1 SKD-11 D-2 1.2379
4Cr5MoSiV1 SKD-61 H-13 1.2344
7Cr7Mo3V2Si SLD SLD -
W6Mo5Cr4V2 SKH-51 M-2 1.3343
W18Cr4V SKH-2 T-1 1.3355
9CrSi - - -
6CrW2Si G4404 A681 1.2550
65Mn - - -
45 S45C/S48C 1045 1.0503
GCr15 SUJ2 52100 1.3505
42CrMo SCM440 4140 1.7225
Tungsten Carbide - - -
5Cr8MoVSi - A-8 -
4Cr5WMoVSi - H-12 -
Cr8Mo2SiV DC53 - -
9CrWMn - O-1 1.2510
80WCrV8 SKS 42 - 1.2552

Remark:

◆More materials are not listed

◆HSS and TCT (Tungsten Carbide Tipped) knives/blades upon request

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