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Re:Show HN: I built a knife steel comparison tool by bberenberg on Saturday May 17, 2025 @02:50PM (#44016203)
I would be interested to see all the steel types ranked by total surface area within the polygon.
Re:Show HN: I built a knife steel comparison tool by smiley1437 on Saturday May 17, 2025 @04:16PM (#44016699)
I went through manually and these appear to have the highest volumes:

H1

H2

CPM Magnacut

Sandvik 12C27

Interestingly they are all weak on Edge Retention.

Re:Show HN: I built a knife steel comparison tool by shawn_w on Saturday May 17, 2025 @04:38PM (#44016836)
Calling magnacut weak on edge retention is an... interesting take. It's not record setting, but it's far, far above the other 3 you listed.

The data this site is using really seems questionable.

Re:Show HN: I built a knife steel comparison tool by Zak on Saturday May 17, 2025 @05:23PM (#44017062)
Magnacut is given the same rating as D2, 3V, VG10, and "440" (presumabbly 440C). Elmax, M2, and Cruwear are rated higher.

CATRA testing by Magnacut's creator[0] suggests D2, 3V, VG10, and 440C should have a lower rating than Magnacut for edge retention, while Elmax, M2, and Cruwear should be the same. 5 probably is a reasonable rating for Magnacut though when Maxamet is 10.

[0] https://i2.wp.com/knifesteelnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/202...

Re:Show HN: I built a knife steel comparison tool by shawn_w on Saturday May 17, 2025 @09:08PM (#44018210)
Exotic outliers like Maxamet or 10V skew things so much they should be left off of ranking scales.
Re:Show HN: I built a knife steel comparison tool by Zak on Saturday May 17, 2025 @11:36PM (#44018840)
Larrin's ratings handle this by not having a fixed scale; REX 121 gets a 12 for edge retention. The rating seems to be roughly CATRA cards cut divided by 100.
Re:Show HN: I built a knife steel comparison tool by p-s-v on Saturday May 17, 2025 @03:49PM (#44016511)
good idea... i could add that