VG-10
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VG-10 is a cutlery-grade stainless steel produced in Japan. The name stands for V Gold 10 ("gold" meaning quality), or sometimes V-Kin-10 (V金10号) (kin means "gold" in Japanese). Like various other blade steels, it is a stainless steel with a high carbon content, containing 1% carbon, 15% chromium, 1% molybdenum, 0.2% vanadium, and 1.5% cobalt.[1]
The VG-10 stainless steel was originally designed by Takefu Special Steel Co. Ltd.,[2] based in Takefu, Fukui Prefecture, Japan (the former cutlery/sword-making center of Echizen). Takefu also made another version: VG10W, which contains 0.4% tungsten.[3] Almost all VG-10 steel knife blades were manufactured in Japan.
VG-10 was originally aimed at Japanese chefs, but also found its way into sports cutlery.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ "VG10 Features". Takefu Special Steel Co., Ltd. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "VG-10: The gold standard of Japanese stainless steel". Digital Journal. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "Original blade steel｜Takefu Special Steel Co., Ltd". e-tokko.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
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