German knives tend to fall somewhere on the softer side of the scale around 56 58 which japanese knives tend to be 60 63.
German surgical steel knives.
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The blade has a 17.
High stain resistance but mediocre edge retention.
The only thing is chroma is german company and they knew nothing about aisi 301 when naming their steel and from what op states tiger is usa based company so it is unlikely.
While damascus steel is often made with importance placed on aesthetics strong functional and durable knives can result from the proper choice of steel and careful forging.
For the most part surgical steel is a way to advertise the blade material of a knife by implying that a cheaper steel is somehow of a higher quality than it really is.
Chroma knives uses steel called type 301 where 301 is matching aisi steel name 301 but in fact is a custom made steel similar to aus 6.
Used in many entry level knives by henkels wusthof and other german makers hardened to 54 56 rc.
1085 german surgical steel.
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Common grades used in the production of damascus steel include 15n20 l 6 o1 astm 203e 1095 1084 5160 w 2 and 52100.
45 55 carbon 1 2 vanadium 14 15 chromium 5 8 molybdenum.
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This is why german knives are less prone to chipping and breaking.
Common in lower end knives this steel has about 38 carbon.
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Typically surgical steels lose their edge very quickly and lack many of the properties that make a good knife blade.
They are more flexible in a way and can handle tougher projects.