Difference between revisions of "GIN-1/G-2"

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G2, aka GIN-1. A Hitachi-made low cost stainless steel comparable to, but slightly softer than, AUS-8. Generally hardened in the mid to high Rc 50s. A tough, corrosion-resistant steel (see the YSS graphic in this thread). Used considerably less by manufacturers recently, compared to years past. Taken from the spyderco.com forums and reprinted with kind permission from author <ref>http://www.spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32670</ref>
Category:Steels

Revision as of 20:12, 1 November 2008

GIN-1/G-2 consists of:

G2, aka GIN-1. A Hitachi-made low cost stainless steel comparable to, but slightly softer than, AUS-8. Generally hardened in the mid to high Rc 50s. A tough, corrosion-resistant steel (see the YSS graphic in this thread). Used considerably less by manufacturers recently, compared to years past. Taken from the spyderco.com forums and reprinted with kind permission from author [1] Category:Steels
Carbon Chromium Cobalt Copper Manganese Molybdenium Nickel Nitrogen Phosphorus Silicon Sulfur Tungsten Vanadium
0.90 15.50 / / 0.60 0.30 / / 0.02 0.37 0.03 / /