What is a VG10 knife?

VG-10 is a cutlery grade stainless steel produced in Japan. The name stands for V Gold 10 (“gold” meaning quality), or sometimes V-Kin-10 (V金10号) (kin means “gold” in Japanese). It is a stainless steel with a high carbon content containing 1% Carbon, 15% Chromium, 1% Molybdenum, 0.2% Vanadium, and 1.5% Cobalt.

Who makes VG10?

Takefu Special Steel
VG10 is high-end stainless steel produced by the Japanese Takefu Special Steel in Fukui brand. Its name comes from its Gold-standard quality, V-Gold-10. It’s sometimes referred to as V-Kin-10 (where Kin means Gold in Japanese).

What is VG Japan?

Variable Geo (ヴァリアブル・ジオ, Variaburu Jio), also known as V.G., is a Japanese 2D fighting game / eroge series developed and published by TGL under their Giga brand.

When was VG10 invented?

1959
The website states that VG10 was developed for knives “over 60 years ago” [3] and with the current website having been updated in April 2019 that would put the development of VG10 at 1959 or perhaps a couple years earlier. That means the steel would have been developed in a similar time to 154CM.

Is VG10 better than D2?

VG10 vs D2 VG10 wins the race when it comes to ease of sharpness and resistance to corrosion. However, D2 is tougher than VG-10 due to its higher carbon content.

What kind of steel is 440C?

carbon martensitic stainless steel
Grade 440C stainless steel is a high carbon martensitic stainless steel. It has high strength, moderate corrosion resistance, and good hardness and wear resistance. Grade 440C is capable of attaining, after heat treatment, the highest strength, hardness and wear resistance of all the stainless alloys.

Is VG10 Damascus stainless?

About vg-10 damascus steel knife VG10 Steel cutting edge is hard(HRC : 61) and very sharp. It is one of the best quality japanese stainless steel for kitchen knife today. Damascus blade is made by overlaying different steel layers. has the property of being hardly bends and hard to break.

Is VG10 better than S30V?

S30V is also expensive and notoriously difficult to machine and grind which means that it can be hard to sharpen if you let the edge go too long. VG10 has excellent edge retention, good corrosion resistance, and it tends to bend or roll rather than chip when it gets pushed to failure.

Does 440C steel hold an edge?

Because it’s made from 440C stainless steel, it will hold an edge perfectly well. IT also has high corrosion resistance and will not easily rust when exposed to wet conditions. Above all, the steel is tough and will enable the blade to hold up to various forms of abuse.

How strong is 440C steel?

58–60 HRC
440C (UNS designation S44004) is a martensitic 400 series stainless steel, and is the highest carbon content from 400 stainless steel series. It is usually heat treated to reach hardness of 58–60 HRC. It is a bearing steel, and used in rolling contact stainless bearings, e.g. ball bearings and roller bearings.

What steel is better than VG10?

SG2 / SGPS – Stainless powder steel That increases the hardness and cutting characteristics. Nevertheless, the rust resistance of SG2 / SGPS is higher than that of VG10 steel.

What kind of stainless steel is VG 10?

VG-10 is a cutlery grade stainless steel produced in Japan.

What does the name VG 10 stand for?

The name stands for V Gold 10 (“gold” meaning quality), or sometimes V-Kin-10 (V金10号) (kin means “gold” in Japanese). It is a stainless steel with a high carbon content containing 1% Carbon, 15% Chromium, 1% Molybdenum, 0.2% Vanadium, 1.5% Cobalt, and 0.5% Manganese.

Where did the VG 10 stainless steel sword come from?

The VG-10 stainless steel was originally designed by Takefu Special Steel Co. Ltd., based in Takefu, Fukui Prefecture, Japan (the former cutlery/sword-making center of Echizen). Takefu also made another version: VG10W, which contains 0.4% tungsten.

Where are the VG-10 stainless steel knife blades made?

The VG-10 stainless steel was originally designed by Takefu Special Steel Co. Ltd., based in Takefu, Fukui Prefecture, Japan (the former cutlery/sword-making center of Echizen ). Takefu also made another version: VG10W, which contains 0.4% tungsten. Almost all VG-10 steel knife blades were manufactured in Japan.