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Please expand a little more. I thought the point of crucible particle metallurgical steels (CPM) was to have the smallest carbides possible at manufacture. How does that translate into larger...

It could be a ladle contaminant from batches of other steels. As long as the major ingredients "meet spec", the minor ingredients somehow don't count to the metallurgical engineers, or the sales...

I saw the zKnives site (came up early on a search) and had to take a look cause he was new to me. It's a very busy place. I'd be interested in his source materials but could easily write it off as...

I don't mind a discussion. Just so we are both on the same page, show me the reference materials you are using, please.

Here's mine: ...

I think labeling the steel became important as a transition in marketing in the knife world. The ahem, old guys, could have easily picked a piece of steel from a scrap pile and would have no idea...

"just cutting hair" that is the equivalent of cutting the same diameter of copper wire. It's not as easy as you make it out. The razor's edge has to do some more work than most people think.
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