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SAE # | Carbon | Manganese | Phosphorus | Silicon |
1050 | 0.47-0.55 | 0.60-0.90 | 0.40 | 0.50 |
1065 | 0.59-0.70 | 0.60-0.90 | 0.40 | 0.50 |
1075 | 0.69-0.80 | 0.40-0.70 | 0.40 | 0.50 |
1084 | 0.80-0.94 | 0.70-1.00 | 0.40 | 0.50 |
1095 | 0.90-1.04 | 0.30-0.50 | 0.40 | 0.50 |
10XX steels are basic carbon steels. Basically they only consist of Iron, Carbon, Manganese, Phosphorus, & Silicon. However, there may be other elements added, especially from Aldo, so this chart is mainly for basic comparison. The main difference is the carbon content which is designated by the last 2 numbers. There are many other 10XX series steels but these are the ones mainly used by knifemakers so I didn't list them all. Just remember that if you come across some 10XX steel that it will make a knife as long as the Carbon level is 0.50 or higher.
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