Check out the MM Hybrid Cryo steel composition and notes in the database. New addition to the dedicated knife steels growing collection. Collaboration between between Midgards Messer and Bohler Austria around 2024.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 19:31:07
See Alleima 10C28Mo2 steel composition and notes in the detabase. Designed for razor blades and kitchen knives, Alleima 10C28Mo2 steel features fine, evenly distributed carbides and high corrosion resistance at respectable 60HRC.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 15:14:33
See Alleima 10C16Mo3V1 steel details in the detabase. One more member of the AISI A8Mod steel family, this one from Sweden.
Monday, May 25, 2026 19:52:20
One more variation on the VG-10 steel. See VG Xeos steel details in the detabase.
Sunday, May 24, 2026 19:25:32
Two new steels added to the knife steel database. Both from England, Sheffield. Wolfram Special and Sheffcut. High performance, low alloy steels, follow the links for details.
Monday, November 10, 2025 19:50:24
Added 20 new ally names for the Italian steelmake - Bonomi Acciai. Thanks Gianluigi for reaching out and providing the data!
Sunday, October 12, 2025 22:53:54
Thanks AI :) With AI's help, created about 30 new database integrity tests. That helped to identify over half a dozen errors in steel compositions. Going forward, we should be good, thanks to those new scripts.
Saturday, October 19, 2024 04:05:10
Relatively new entry in the steel database, Microtech announced that circa 01/2023. Described as a tweak on the original Bohler-Uddeholm M390 PM steel, it has no official composition published, but based on the data, no real reason to thin k it has something outside of the M390 steel specs.
Sunday, May 26, 2024 18:37:52
Decided that I wanted Spyderco Manix 2 folder in Maxamet steel. The steel itself is rather on the exotic side, so naturally, I am interested, and Manix 2 looks good enough to my taste. However, Maxamet steel Manix 2 have FRN handles which are not replaceable, and the only Manix 2 I've found where I could replace handle slabs was Manix 2 in CPM S30V steel. So, all in all, I had to order Manix 2 in Maxamet steel, Manix 2 in CPM S30V steel, Flytanium handle slabs and Flytanium Brass Ball Cage Lock. Later two were delayed due to damn pandemic we have going on, and total waiting time to get all things together was over 3 months. Now all I have to do is swap the blades, try to to ruin FRN handle, of which I have very little chance and install new handle slabs and ball cage lock and I'll have Manix 2 with Ti handles, Maxamet steel and bronze cage lock :) Already asked around about rehardening, but nobody wants to reharden Spyderco blades due to the risks associated with the hole.
Sunday, September 27, 2020 20:15:09
Site migration completed
A very long task of migrating sites to the new hosts, all the code to PHP 7.3 is finally completed! Please do let me know if you find any issues.
Friday, June 7, 2019 22:22:38