Very good edge retention, good toughness,sharpens good, and it's stainless.
Magnacut (depending on the hardness) has S30V class edge retention and M390 class corrosion resistance. With very good toughness for a powder steel. And appears to machine easier than S30 class steels. in my book this would make it a good general use steel if corrosion resistance is high on the list of requirements. (Commonly called balanced)
If Spyderco comes out with an Enuf in this steel I may try it.
I much prefer the characteristics K390 (toughness, and edge retention) And I have acidic sweat and live in a high rainfall area, and the only way I’ve been able to get K390 to spot (or patina) is by putting corrosives on the blade and intentionally let them sit there. (obviously not an ideal steel for kitchen use unless you hand wash your blades)
Been around long enough to not let my skirt get blown up by the next new thing.
K390 exceeds the edge retention of MagnaCut, but not in toughness nor stainlessness.
https://knifesteelnerds.com/2021/10/...on-resistance/
There's nothing civil about this war.
Thanks for finding that. Larrin is so full of himself and his blog is just a sales pitch. It’s hard to find anything that would disparage his love child. I’m still a bit skeptical, as it is a very new steel. And hardness is pretty critical to its outcome.
For me personally, I would take the edge retention of K390 way over a bit more toughness, or stainless as I’ve never had a problem with those two things
None of these steels at their hardness are truly tough
I don't think Larrin is the one that's so full of himself.
He's been extremely helpful to all those who reach out to him, in my experience. And hasn't asked them to buy his book or sign up for his Patreon account in so doing.
So, we'll just agree to disagree. No need to reply.
There's nothing civil about this war.
I'm still stuck on CPM154.