Hi !
I have found nearly no information about the Böhler N360 steel.
Does anyone know how this compares to either M4 or ZDP189 ?
Any specific reason why Spyderco is not using it ?
Thank you
regards
Böhler N360 ?!
I think you just want to know about it cause zt used it on the 0777, right?
never used it before so can't say how it would compare to m4 or zdp.
why Spyderco is not using it? Not sure. I don't think they have many steels from bohler. I could be wrong but the only steels that I can think of are the new mule m390 and the Lion Spy with elmax that comes from Lionsteel.
But, I'm sure if the steel is good and the price is right we'll see it soon from Spyderco.
never used it before so can't say how it would compare to m4 or zdp.
why Spyderco is not using it? Not sure. I don't think they have many steels from bohler. I could be wrong but the only steels that I can think of are the new mule m390 and the Lion Spy with elmax that comes from Lionsteel.
But, I'm sure if the steel is good and the price is right we'll see it soon from Spyderco.
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Check this link out for some info on Bohler steels, including N360.
http://spyderco.com/forums/showpost.php ... stcount=55
http://spyderco.com/forums/showpost.php ... stcount=55
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Spyderco likes to use the higher/highest quality steel available in the country of origin or manufacture. Unfortunately, there aren't many Spydercos that are made in Europe. The Volpe and Hossoms used N690Co, and now so does the Squeak. The pending LionSpy will be using ELMAX. However, there are specific occasions where steel is imported (e.g., Mule in M390, Taiwan production).
As for N360, it is just now getting mention around the forums by ELUs, likely because of it being identified by Kershaw in the 0777.
As for N360, it is just now getting mention around the forums by ELUs, likely because of it being identified by Kershaw in the 0777.
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Sal, there are the specs. Tried to pull out the composition from there but I saw what looked like composition 2 or 3 times and didn't want to pull the wrong one since they were slightly different.N. Brian Huegel wrote:http://www.bohler.de/german/files/N360DE.pdf
Hi Chris,
BU is now stocking steel in the US. I think that N360 is one of the alloys they have here.
On the models made in Italy, we used N690 and Elmax because we felt they would be better performers. But I believe that even Elmax and N690 would have a tough time competing with ZDP and M4 in abrasion resistance.
sal
BU is now stocking steel in the US. I think that N360 is one of the alloys they have here.
On the models made in Italy, we used N690 and Elmax because we felt they would be better performers. But I believe that even Elmax and N690 would have a tough time competing with ZDP and M4 in abrasion resistance.
sal
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Do you mean that N690 is from the same supplier and would perform better than they N360 ?sal wrote:Hi Chris,
BU is now stocking steel in the US. I think that N360 is one of the alloys they have here.
On the models made in Italy, we used N690 and Elmax because we felt they would be better performers. But I believe that even Elmax and N690 would have a tough time competing with ZDP and M4 in abrasion resistance.
sal
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Hey Bouddha77, I think you should start a post with what you use or plan to use your knives for. That would dictate the type of steels you should be using. I don't know your experience using different knife steels. But, I think some people could help you decide on a good steel for your needs.
It looks to me that n360 is highly stain resistant due to the low carbon content. That usually leads to a compromise in strength and edge retention.
It looks to me that n360 is highly stain resistant due to the low carbon content. That usually leads to a compromise in strength and edge retention.