XC75 carbon steel used for Mercators knives
This non-stainless steel is widely used by European craftsmen cutlers for its qualities of hardness and relative ease of work in the traditional forge.
Composition
:
C
0,75 Cr 0 Mn 0,55 Mo 0 Ni 0 Si 0,25 V 0 W 0
US AISI ±1078
Forging
temperature : 850 –
1100° C
Tempering : 700 – 720° C
Hardening
temperature : 780 – 850° C oil
Hardness : 62 – 65
HRC




