14C28N Stainless Steel Bar Stock – Swedish Knife-Making Steel (Annealed)

14C28N Stainless Steel Bar Stock – Swedish Knife-Making Steel (Annealed)

This 14C28N stainless steel bar stock is precision rolled and annealed, ready for your next knife-making project. Produced by Alleima (formerly Sandvik), 14C28N is a premium Swedish steel known for its fine grain, excellent edge retention, and high corrosion resistance — ideal for both outdoor and kitchen knives.

This steel will need to be heat treated, either at home in temperature controlled gas forge or kiln, or by sending it away for professional heat treatment. 

Heat treatment:

• Temperature 1050 C 
• Hold time 5 min
• Quench in oil 
• Temper immediately at 200 C for 30 mins for about 58-59 HRC*
• Optionally: Basic cryo before tempering at -20 C (normal freezer) adds another 1-2 HRC 

 *Sandvik only state a 30 min tempering time per 2.5 mm thickness but we recommend 2 x 2 hours as standard tempering time.

Rehardening is not recommended like all (?) stainless steels, get it right the first time. 

Link to Sandvik heat treatment : https://www.materials.sandvik/en-au/materials-center/material-datasheets/strip-steel/14c28n/