M2 Tool Steel Knife

When we call a normal steel stainless it.
M2 tool steel knife. This is one of those most ubiquitous steels in knives. Hs 6 5 2 1 3343 s600 steel e m2 rex m2 skh 51 p6m5 6 6 m2 tool steel. There s no doubt h1 is a specialty steel. Good edge retention toughness and sharpenability d2 has been a popular knife tool steel dating back to wwii and for good reason.
World wide the m2 type is by far the most popular high speed steel having replaced t1 high speed in most applications because of its superior properties and relative economy. The way i understand it from purely theoretical sources m2 is a high temperature tool steel high speed steel while d2 is borderline between cold working and high temp. M2 high speed steel. The m2 steel is a great steel but for knives it s not the best i personally wouldn t recommend maybe i would if we were in 2005 but we re in 2020 there re better steels with much better performance and lower price but if you ever got the chance to have m2 knife as gift or your dad s knife leave us a little review or your opinion on it in the comments below as i always say i.
M2 high speed steel is by far the most popular high speed steel replacing t1 in most applications because of its superior properties such as its bending strength toughness and thermo plasticity all of which are higher than t1 by 50. Both exibit increase in hardness with increase in tempering temperature unlike your regular cold working steel where hardness drops monotonously with increase in temperature.