Knife steel in stainless chromium steel grades

Annealed or cold-rolled knife steel in a wide range of stainless chromium steels delivered in coils or as straightened lengths belonging to our knife steel portfolio.

Our knife steels are used for the production of, for example

Knives
Cutting parts for electric shavers
Pruning tools
Scissors
Skating blades

Our portfolio of knife steel covers most requirements on material properties, which means that the most suitable knife steel for each application can be delivered. View mechanical properties for our knife steels

Excellent blanking and hardening properties

Our knife steels are characterized by fine microstructure and chemical composition within close tolerances. This results in excellent blanking and hardening properties, which facilitates trouble-free blade production and a high-quality end product.
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Introducing Damax™

Read more about our new premium stainless Damascus knife steel, Damax™.

Introducing Damax™

Wide range of knife steel grades

The table shows our wide range of knife steels including nominal chemical composition. View the material selection table below to find the best grade for each type of knife edge tool.

Our grade	C	Cr	Other	Description
Alleima® 6C27	0.32	13.7	-	A common knife steel grade with good corrosion resistance and low hardness, mainly used in applications where the need for wear resistance is low.
Alleima® 7C27Mo2	0.38	13.5	Mo 1.0	Generally the same properties as the 6C27, but with improved corrosion resistance.
Alleima® 10C28Mo2	0.53	14	Mo 1.0 & N0.08	Suitable for kitchen knives and other tools where a dishwasher-safe material is required, professional butcher knives that need to be easily re-sharpened, outdoor knives, medical blades and razor blades, with high requirements on corrosion resistance and toughness.
Alleima® 12C27M	0.52	14.5	-	A knife steel grade with good wear resistance and good corrosion resistance, well suited for the manufacture of kitchen tools.
Alleima® 12C27	0.60	13.5	-	A knife steel with high hardness and good wear resistance.
Alleima® 13C26	0.68	13.0	-	Generally the same properties as the 12C27, but with slightly higher hardness but less corrosion resistance.
Alleima® 14C28N	0.62	14.0	N 0.11	Generally the same properties as the 12C27, but with higher hardness and slightly better corrosion resistance.
Alleima® 19C27	0.95	13.5	-	A knife steel grade with very high hardness and wear resistance.
Alleima® 10C16Mo3V1	0.5	8.0	Mo 1.4 & V 0.3	The grade is suitable for tools and knifes in challenging applications such as garden tools and harvest knifes.
Damax™	0.67	13.5	Mo 0.5	Damax™ is a stainless Damascus steel. Made of up to 135 layers of martensitic stainless steel.

Material selection table

Our wide range of knife steel makes it possible to select the most suitable knife steel for each application below.
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Type of knife /application	6C27	7C27Mo2	10C28Mo2	12C27M	12C27	13C26	14C28N	19C27	10C16Mo3V1	Damax™
Bread knives	-	-	-	-	■	-	-	-	-	-
Butcher's knives	-	-	■	-	■	-	-	-	-	-
Carpet knives	-	-	-	-	-	■	-	■	■	-
Carving knives	-	-	-	-	■	-	-	-	-	■
Chef's knives	-	-	■	-	■	-	■	-	-	■
Circular knives	■	■	-	■	■	■	-	-	-	-
Cutting heads^*	■	-	-	-	-	■	-	-	-	-
Fishermen's knives	-	■	■	-	■	-	■	-	-	-
Folding knives	-	-	■	-	■	-	■	-	-	■
Frying slicers (spatulas)	■	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hunting knives	-	-	■	-	■	-	-	-	-	■
Ice drills	-	-	-	-	■	-	-	-	-	-
Industrial knives	-	■	-	-	-	■	-	■	■	-
Kitchen knives	-	-	■	■	■	-	-	-	-	■
Paper knives	-	-	-	-	-	■	-	■	-	-
Plastic film knives	-	-	-	-	-	■	-	■	-	-
Pocket knives	-	-	■	-	■	-	■	-	-	■
Pruning shears	-	-	-	-	■	-	-	-	■	-
Shaver knives^*	-	■	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Skate blades	-	-	-	-	■	-	-	-	-	-
Surgical knives	-	-	-	-	-	■	-	-	-	-
Synthetic fibre knives	-	-	-	-	-	■	-	■	-	-
Trimmers^*	■	-	-	-	-	■	-	-	-	-

* For electric shavers

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Our knife steels are used for the production of, for example

Excellent blanking and hardening properties

Introducing Damax™

Wide range of knife steel grades

Material selection table

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