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Carbon steel
5160 Spring Steel
Leaf-spring steel. Extremely shock resistant — the reason it survives chopping.
- Typical hardness
- 57-59 HRC
- Edge retention
- 1/5
- Toughness
- 5/5
- Corrosion resistance
- 1/5
- Ease of sharpening
- 5/5
1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other.
The knife in 5160 Spring Steel
Buck
Buck 104 Compadre Camp Knife
- Blade
- 4.5″
- Weight
- 7.1 oz
Drop Point5160 Spring Steel
Bushcraft & CampPremium