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M3:2(AISI) - High speed tool steel. High wear resistance and high working hardness, about 66HRC. As it's name suggests, it's quite close to AISI M3:1 high speed tool steel, except for more Carbon and Vanadium, both of which are welcome additions to any alloy used in knives. M3:2 has a bit more W and Mo than AISI M4 steel, but less Vanadium, and Carbon. I suppose that'd explain why M4 is more popular, but M3:2 will manage its own, and outdo a lot of other high speed tools, AISI M2 included.
Manufacturing Technology - Ingot
Country - United States(US)
Known Aliases:
AISI - M3CL2
- Proprietary Equivalents
- Akers - Supra3
- Assab - Assab PM 23 Superclean
- Assab - ASP23
- Bohler-Uddeholm - S607
- Bohler-Uddeholm - S790*
- Bohler-Uddeholm - Vanadis 23
- Bohler-Uddeholm - E Crusader XL
- Carpenter - Micro-Melt M3:2
- Carpenter - Micro-Melt 23
- Carpenter - HS-23
- Carpenter - Micro-Melt HS-23
- Dorrenberg - PMD23
- Erasteel - ASP2023
- Erasteel - EM3:2
- Erasteel - T.E.M.03.V
- Geruk - GPM23
- Heye - HYM3-2
- Hitachi - YXM27
- Houghton & Richards - H&R No.7 Type 1
- Kobelco Steel - KHA32
- Latrobe - Crusader
- Lohmann - LO-QPM 23
- Lohmann - LO-S 3344
- Lucefin Group - PMHS6-5-3C
- Metal Ravne - BRM3
- Metal Ravne - RAVNE23PM
- Metal Ravne - RAVNE23
- Mitsubishi Steel - MAC-A
- Mitsubishi Steel - Mach3
- Nachi Fujikoshi - FAX31
- Nachi Fujikoshi - HM3
- Ossenberg - DoMo5V
- Rovalma - BSW23
- SIJ Metal Ravne D.O.O. - SIRapid 3344 PM
- SIJ Metal Ravne D.O.O. - SIRapid 3344
- Sanyo - SPM23
- Scana - Stellapur PM23
- Scana - PM23
- Schmolz Bickenbach - Rapidur 3344
- Thyssen-Krupp - TSP23
- Villares Metals - VWM3C
- Villares Metals - Sinter23
* - Listed as an equivalent or replacement for alloys in this group.
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