Comments on: Knife Myths: Stainless Steel Doesn’t Stain https://blog.knife-depot.com/knife-myths-stainless-steel-doesnt-stain/ The official blog of Knife Depot Wed, 05 Apr 2023 03:05:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Jay C. https://blog.knife-depot.com/knife-myths-stainless-steel-doesnt-stain/#comment-357285 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 03:05:19 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=5598#comment-357285 In reply to Matt.

Elmax blades are the best for salt water. Look up A Corrosion resistance chart by types of steel. Begin with cpm3v and you will end up and Elmax. Many Knives come in this steel. It is a Particulate Matter. Meaning it starts as a mix of Different Minerals. Upon Heating to liquid the Mineral Elements Boil. This is how the “unwanted” minerals are removed or Joined together. Then it is poured in a Form Cast. Beginning to take the shape of a knife blank. This is the first step in the knife making Process. There are many Heat cycles to be done, And Many Grinding Processes in between or during. It is a timely process to get it right.

]]> By: Craig https://blog.knife-depot.com/knife-myths-stainless-steel-doesnt-stain/#comment-164948 Tue, 17 Mar 2020 23:37:51 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=5598#comment-164948 That’s right stains less than carbon steel.
It’s righ in the name I don’t understand the confusion.

]]> By: Greg Brown https://blog.knife-depot.com/knife-myths-stainless-steel-doesnt-stain/#comment-164946 Tue, 17 Mar 2020 23:05:52 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=5598#comment-164946 As my neighbor and friend once said, “It’s stainLESS, not stainFREE.

]]> By: How to Get Rust Off Your Knife Blade | Knife Depot Blog https://blog.knife-depot.com/knife-myths-stainless-steel-doesnt-stain/#comment-91825 Fri, 01 Dec 2017 19:40:01 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=5598#comment-91825 […] stain-proof. (The old saying goes “Stainless… not stainfree.”) I tackled the myth of stainless steel a while back, but the gist is that stainless steel has at least 10.5 percent chromium. People in […]

]]> By: Matt https://blog.knife-depot.com/knife-myths-stainless-steel-doesnt-stain/#comment-51345 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 21:32:34 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=5598#comment-51345 In reply to ivan gushiken.

Thanks for the tip, I’ll have to look into the salt series.

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]]> By: ivan gushiken https://blog.knife-depot.com/knife-myths-stainless-steel-doesnt-stain/#comment-42815 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 23:52:58 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=5598#comment-42815 Spyderco has knives out that has a nitrogen composition instead of carbon. It’s part of their salt water series. I haven’t personally tried the knives, but it boasts that it is rust proof.

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