Thread: Japanese Stainless Steel

The next double arrow?
This razor is accompanied with this description:
These items are Japanese made stainless steel 440c which is a high carbon martensitic stainless with moderate corrosion resistance good strength and the ability to obtain and keep excellent hardness (Rc 60) and wear resistance.
I don't know about steels, other than martinsic is good for what we need so if someone can comment, it would be helpful. If its serviceable it would be nice to pick this razor up for less than $10...

I don't know much about steel either, but I'm pretty sure many of the razors on the do-not-buy list are 440c stainless (though maybe my memory is failing me again).

I would avoid it.

EDIT: Ran a search and Master razors are 440 stainless. That's the one I was thinking of.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I don't know much about steel either, but I'm pretty sure many of the razors on the do-not-buy list are 440c stainless (though maybe my memory is failing me again).

I would avoid it.

Friodurs are also 440C stainless. They are usually considered to be of pretty high quality.

440 stainless and some of its varients are the best stainless for use in edged tools. It will take and keep an edge, though it is not quite as hard as high carbon steel. Like all stainless steels it has a tendency to gall under sheer and this can make it a bit more difficult to hone. Japanese stainless is generally high quality.

So this has potential to be a "double arrow" out of Japan- a decent no-name brand?

I would say that none of the information we have yet makes this impossible. The numbers of no-name brands that are good are outnumbered, of course, by those that are not.

If it is...cool find. Grab one for less than $10, hone it up, and see how it works.

I tought DA were chinese...

And I tought Japanese were more like AUS-8/ATS-34 types of people.

They are chinese... I was saying this is like a Japanese "double arrow" as in, newb entry razor for cheap. I dunno what type of people htey are, but this is clearly 440c.

Do you have a source? I'll gladly take a hit on this one to test it out.

Originally Posted by cybrok

I tought DA were chinese...

And I tought Japanese were more like AUS-8/ATS-34 types of people.

ATS-34 is nothing more than a 440 varient.