Thread: Question on Henckels

I no that no stain means stainless I think. carbon steel means not stainless. what does Inox mean. I have a henckel and love it. Still thinking about adding a square point to it . But what does the Inox mean. I've looked on the computer and I'm not that computer savvy.

Inox is stainless according to Wiki.

Originally Posted by rhensley

I no that no stain means stainless I think. carbon steel means not stainless. what does Inox mean. I have a henckel and love it. Still thinking about adding a square point to it . But what does the Inox mean. I've looked on the computer and I'm not that computer savvy.

Inox is also stainless steel.

Thanks guys. I looked in my dictionary and it's evidently to old have it. now what I don't understand is why say it twice. inox and no stain. anyway that clears that up.

Inox is probably just a part of German nomenclature to come out of Solingen since it is a synonym for stainless steel...it is of French origin so that would make some sense (at least according to Wikipedia).

Originally Posted by rhensley

Thanks guys. I looked in my dictionary and it's evidently to old have it. now what I don't understand is why say it twice. inox and no stain. anyway that clears that up.

No stain for people who don't know what inox means I suppose

Originally Posted by edhewitt

No stain for people who don't know what inox means I suppose

I guess your right. Come to think about it there's lots of the 3 and 4 dollar words I don't know. I

I do hope that Mike Blue will stumble upon this discussion as he has forgotten more than many will ever know about steel and it's properties.

If he does; he might Slap this Old Redneck Country Boy for what he is about to say.

It is my belief that J. A. Henkel took out a patent for a process of using liquid nitrogen and a special enclosure to slowly lower the temperature of the steel inside to 300 degs below zero. Then the steel was allowed to 'sit' and then it was 'Ice Forged'.

I saw a special several years ago on television and this process was showed. They were able to use a micron microscope to show how under the Extreme Cold the molecules in the metal ever so slowly changed and more or less aligned.

The process is still in use today.

I 'believe' that this process is what deviates simple Stainless Steel from Inox.

I've been wrong before and I'll be wrong again, but to the best of my limited knowledge this is correct.

Cuda I believe that is one of the best descriptions I've read on the subject.

Yes, Inox is French origin meaning inoxydable/non rusting. Rostfrei is the German equivalent literally meaning rust free. Both commonly are taken to mean stainless steel when related to cutlery.

Bob