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devastator_pc

Does anyone know which Victorinox series uses which steel?

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I tried to figure out what steel are Victorinox kitchen knives made from, but all I was able to find, was that list in their product catalog pdf:

  • X 38 Cr Mo14
  • X 46 Cr13
  • X 50 Cr Mo V15
  • X 55 Cr Mo 14

But I cannot find info regarding which steel goes to which knifes.

Does anyone know?

Posted Mar 19, 2020, 2:11 PM UTC

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Frescarosa•

Afaik X38 and X46 are only used for tools like peelers, paring knives, etc.

Fibrox and other chef knives are made either of X50 or X55 (I've seen both statements in Victorinox documents), anyway both are very similar and overlap mostly when you take the manufacturing error margin into account.

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devastator_pcOPhome cook•

Thanks. I have also found mention of use of X55 in this subreddit wiki.

This is interesting though - most of the european companies stop at 0.5% carbon stainless steel, even for their top-end knives.

Or maybe I am missing something? Does any european company produce harder knives? (not talking about custom ones - I don't think I can afford them ;))

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