Knife steel selection table

Material selection table

Sandvik's wide range of knife steel makes it possible to select the most suitable knife steel for each application.
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Type of knife /application	Sandvik 6C27	Sandvik 7C27Mo2	Sandvik 12C27	Sandvik 12C27M	Sandvik 13C26	Sandvik 14C28N	Sandvik 19C27	Sandvik 10C16Mo3V1	Sandvik 10C28Mo2
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