You probably heard about the Sandvik Steels, if not take a look, they have some great steels for a knife. One of these steels is the 14c28n. 14c28n is stainless steel made by the Swedish company Sandvik, it’s mainly made for knives, it’s high in Chromium for great corrosion resistance.

14c28n steel composition

• 0.62% of Carbon: It improves hardness and wear/corrosion resistance, but a high amount of it decreases strength.

• 14% of Chromium: For tensile strength and Edge retention, and enhances corrosion resistance and wear resistance.

• 0.11% Nitrogen: Improves strength and edge retention.

• 0.6% of Manganese: Increases hardness and brittleness.

• 0.2% Silicon: Improves Strength.

• 0.025% of Phosphorus: Increases strength.

• 0.01% of Sulfur: Increases machinability.

The chemical composition of the 14c28 has a high level of Chromium (14%), which makes the steel stainless.
The hardness of 14c28n steel is 55-62HRC

14c28n steel properties

According to the chemical composition and the HRC of the steel, the 14c28n Steel has the following features:

14c28n Edge Retention: 14c28n Steel offers good edge retention with a maximum hardness of 62Hrc, and the mixture of Chromium and Carbon.
14c28n Corrosion Resistance: With 14% of Chromium 14c28n steel offers great corrosion resistance.
14c28n Wear Resistance: Good wear resistance due to carbon and Manganese.
14c28n Sharpness: Even being hard steel is easy to sharpen.
14c28n Toughness: all low-mid entry steels are even focused on offering good toughness and hardness or good corrosion resistance and hardness, our 14c28 is offering hardness and corrosion resistance, which comes at the cost of toughness, so we can say it has a decent toughness.

14c28n would be a great pick thanks to its high corrosion resistance and edge retention. It would be great for an EDC knife with a normal usage, but if you’re looking for a tough steel for your outdoor experience camping, hunting or hiking, the 14c28n would be a perfect.

All in all, 14c28n is a great steel for knives,  being low-end steel that offers great corrosion resistance, edge retention and good toughness. 14c28n will bring a great cutting experience to your life if you intend to own one.