[TheForge] New knife steel

[Charles Vincent]

For us, the dishwasher tends to be harsher on the handle materials than the steel. 

Charles

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> On Dec 29, 2021, at 8:29 AM, Michael via TheForge <theforge at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> Hi all,Getting back to the original post, the new(er) knife steels are important to me as they allow the knives to be put in the dishwasher without too much worry about pitting.  The extra amounts of Moly (1% or higher) allow the steel to resist chloride pitting.  Even the Japanese 440C modified (not shown in the article) has a moly content high enough to accomplish this.Finding inventory or forgeable materials can be difficult.
> Happy new year all,
> Michael Schermerhorn/Boston