Bohler Uddeholm
ELMAX Stainless Blade Steel
- MPN:
- 14367
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Description
ELMAX Stainless Blade Steel
Elmax is a powder metallurgy stainless steel created by Bohler-Uddenholm. It is corrosive resistant due to its high Chromium percentage. It also has excellent edge holding capabilities.
It is a fairly easy steel to sharpen and it becomes razor sharp due to the powder metallurgy process and the limited impurities.
Comparable steel: CPM S30V
C | Cr | Mn | Mo | S | Va |
1.7% | 18% | 0,30% | 1,00% | 0,80% | 3,0% |
Heat treatment:
- Pre-heating temp 600-850 C (1110-1560 F)
- Quench temp: 1080 C - hold time 15 min before quenching minimum
- Quench: Air cool with forced air (or oil quench or plate quench as all are quick enough)
- Temper immediately when steel is down to 50-70 C (120-160 F)
- Temper at 250 C for 59-60 HRC, 2 hours x 2
Heat treatment article: LINK