How do S110V and ZDP-189 Compare?
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:45 pm
I've stayed away from S110V for two big reasons. First off, Blurple just isn't my color. Second, I've heard the rumors that the steel is just very difficult to sharpen, and honestly S30V holds an edge just fine. Now I know there are after-market scales available, and the CBN rods seem to solve the sharpening problem, but those are both further investments that I'd likely want to make at the same time as the knife.
Lately I've been hearing people extoll S110V's high corrosion resistance, almost more than its wear resistance & edge stability. It got me thinking that S110V sounded almost like ZDP-189, which is a steel I know and like well. So I went ahead and pulled the numbers from Knife Informer's Knife Steel Comparison Chart.
CPM-S110V
I guess what I'm looking for is a real-world comparison. Have you noticed any similarities? Is S110V a superior steel for knives than ZDP-189? It seem the lower hardness might make it tougher, and the vanadium definitely leads to higher wear resistance. Which is more corrosion resistant?
All thoughts welcome.
Lately I've been hearing people extoll S110V's high corrosion resistance, almost more than its wear resistance & edge stability. It got me thinking that S110V sounded almost like ZDP-189, which is a steel I know and like well. So I went ahead and pulled the numbers from Knife Informer's Knife Steel Comparison Chart.
CPM-S110V
- Carbon: 2.9
- Chromium: 14
- Molybdenum: 2.25
- Vanadium: 9.1
- Cobalt: 2.5
- Nickel: -
- Manganese: 0.4
- Silicon: 0.6
- Hardness: 60-62
- Carbon: 3
- Chromium: 20
- Molybdenum: 1.3
- Vanadium: 0.1
- Cobalt: -
- Nickel: -
- Manganese: -
- Silicon: -
- Hardness: 64-66
I guess what I'm looking for is a real-world comparison. Have you noticed any similarities? Is S110V a superior steel for knives than ZDP-189? It seem the lower hardness might make it tougher, and the vanadium definitely leads to higher wear resistance. Which is more corrosion resistant?
All thoughts welcome.