As promised earlier, here is all I can contribute to "corrosion reports".
None of my VG10, S3oV, S35VN, XHP and so on is showing signs of corrosion despite being used for cutting various kinds of fruits,vegetables and other food, carried iwb and in sweaty pockets or soaken wet packs sometimes over days, used in snow, rain, mud and so on...
Only my REX 45 Manix 2 LW does (show "corrosion").
- This is not easy to see most of the times, but I tried to take a pic from a perfect "corrosion exposing" angle and lighting, and enhanced the contrast a bit so the patina and spots do show.
- The second pic is of the same blade, just randomly photographed.
Now would did it take to get to that level of corrosion and patina on REX 45?
Here are some very rough estimations concerning that:
The Manix was:
- Carried at least 20 times iwb next to the skin when running, often for hours
- carried at least 50 times in more or less sweaty pockets (for a whole day)
- Used at least 10 times
each for cutting lemons, tomatoes, apples, hot meat, cold meat... often leaving the blade covered in the juices till the next day
-.Used at least 30 times in rain or snow
- at least two times exposed to snow that was treated with road salt
- and many more tasks