thanks for your input.
our knife supplier has changed from 1055 to 1045 - apperantly due to cost savings??. they assured us that we will not see any performace change but our customers are complaining of bending blades so I trying to figure out what happened. the hardness and heat treatment...
Hello,
I would like to find out what is the difference in cutting/stability performance between 1045 and 1055 steels when they are harden to their optimal hardness.
From my research I noted that majority of knife manufacturers prefer 1055, why if 1045 is apparently more cost effective?
Thanks...
