Good point, but I don't think that high hardness necessarily correlates with chippyness. A lot of time the harder a steel gets the greater it's edge stability gets. Who wants a soft steel that rolls easily? I think maximizing resistance to deformation of any sort would be preferable.
I agree, or some other form of user error, whether in sharpening or in use. On occasion the "burnt" factory edge may to blame, but softer steel doesn't really remedy that problem.
You got it in one.Baron Mind wrote: ↑Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:42 pmBetter an underperforming steel in the hands of customers you know the majority of will only be lightly using their knives is a safer bet.
Well, in engineering school, I learned that we can heat treat steel to be very hard. Like glass. It will break if you drop it. So, I think you are wrong. High hardness is exactly related to chippiness. Too high and it’s brittle. It doesn’t bent or roll. The real trick is to find the righ balance of high hardness and acceptable toughness. We all ask for high toughness. But it is inversely correlated to high hardness.Baron Mind wrote: ↑Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:39 pmGood point, but I don't think that high hardness necessarily correlates with chippyness. A lot of time the harder a steel gets the greater it's edge stability gets. Who wants a soft steel that rolls easily? I think maximizing resistance to deformation of any sort would be preferable.
Both of you are right to some extent. Hardness does equate to toughness, to a point. Hardness isn't automatically tough or brittle, those qualities are dependent on the degree of hardness.SF Native wrote: ↑Sat Feb 16, 2019 12:32 amWell, in engineering school, I learned that we can heat treat steel to be very hard. Like glass. It will break if you drop it. So, I think you are wrong. High hardness is exactly related to chippiness. Too high and it’s brittle. It doesn’t bent or roll. The real trick is to find the righ balance of high hardness and acceptable toughness. We all ask for high toughness. But it is inversely correlated to high hardness.Baron Mind wrote: ↑Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:39 pmGood point, but I don't think that high hardness necessarily correlates with chippyness. A lot of time the harder a steel gets the greater it's edge stability gets. Who wants a soft steel that rolls easily? I think maximizing resistance to deformation of any sort would be preferable.
Salsa. Very hot salsa.
Almost in the same boat except I have chipped a couple of skinners and / or boners, Green River or Victorinox.
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