Hitachi Blue Paper Steel

Super 1 and 2.
Hitachi blue paper steel. This steel is sought after and made from japanese pure sand irons at their famous yasugi plant in shimane prefecture. Free shipping for many products. Japanese shiro 2 suminagashi steel. Blue steel also tends to be more brittle ever so slight.
In practice this means you can leave blue a little bit harder than white and get the same toughness. Hitachi yasuki white paper steel no2. Named for blue paper put on steel at hitachi factory. In the beginning of 2012 murray decided to focus solely on using hitatchi white steel 1 in the interest of mastering it and harnessing it s full metallurgic.
Its the best of the hitachi carbon steels with regard to edge retention and ability to hold an acute angle due to the higher carbon hardness and added elements. Hitachi yasuki laminated blue paper steel no2. Solid blue paper steel billet not laminatated. This group of knives uses blue 2 steel which is made by hitachi and is also called aogami 2 and sometimes called blue paper 2 since the steel is wrapped in blue paper when it s sent to blacksmiths.
High carbon steel with 1 1 1 2 carbon. All made from same iron stock as white steel very low in contaminates. Blue super blue super is blue 1 with even more carbon chromium and tungsten added to it. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for san mai bar stock w hitachi blue paper 2 steel core knife making blade billet at the best online prices at ebay.
Core layer is hitachi blue paper no 2 high carbon steel 16 layer low carbon steel outer layers 8 layers per side. Hitachi yasuki laminated white paper steel no2. Hitachi ao gami blue paper steel is white paper steel with added alloying elements which improve its toughness and wear resistance. Blue steels have high carbon 1 1 1 5 5 chromium for carbide formation tungsten for edge life with super having added vanadium for wear resistance.
Hitachi yasuki blue paper steel no2. Blue paper steel core extends only to middle of bar and spine will be soft. Hitachi blue paper steel no.