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Originally Posted by Kelly
ATS-34 is a conventionally produced high carbon stainless tool steel. It is NOT a CPM steel. If it doesn't have CPM in front of it, it ain't a CPM steel, as CPM (Crucible Particle Metallurgy) is a patented, copyrighted manufacturing process. There are a couple European companies making powdered steel, but ATS-34 isn't one of them. RWL-34 is the powder steel version of ATS-34, and is designated as such.