Why CPM 3V

[cabfrank]

Oh yeah, that.

[benben]

Please redirect back to 3V discussion.

Yes!

[salimoneus]

OK OK -- remove the word "luck" since that's obviously giving people gas pains. What I understand salimoneus as saying, is that there may not be as large a payoff for tweaking the heat treats of other steels, as there was for 15V.

Yes absolutely, it certainly wasn't luck involved with the skill and experience required to improve standard treat 15V, of course that requires high level abilities that very few possess. I was simply referring to the fact that it was somewhat lucky to stumble upon one of the very few steels that happens to have a fair bit of room for improvement. I didn't make that exactly clear and thanks for helping to restate more accurately