high carbon steel
Knife blade material
High carbon steel is steel with a carbon content typically between 0.6% and 1.0%, making it harder and stronger than mild steel but also more brittle and difficult to weld.
The increased carbon allows the steel to be heat-treated to achieve greater hardness, making it suitable for cutting tools, springs, and blades: The knife was forged from high carbon steel for better edge retention.
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- temperState of mind
- quenchSatisfy or extinguish
- hardnessResistance to penetration
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