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D-2 or A-2 ?
I don't know a lot about steels. What I would like to know is what's the difference between D-2 & A-2 steel. is one better than the other for knives? Is one better than the other for specific types of knives, or applications? How can I find out about different types of steel if I had questions? inquiring minds wanna know.
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Permalink Reply by Alexander Noot on
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Do you want Edge retention? Or Toughness. From what I understand I'd go with A2 for toughness and with D2 for edge retention.
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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on -
Re: inquiring minds wanna know.
Interactive Knife Steel Composition Chart here.
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A2 is 2cnd listing & D2 is 5th listing here.
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Answer in a nutshell .. re: Alexander Noot's response !!!
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