The Development of High Vanadium Steels, M4, and the First Tool Steels Book

Larrin · Apr 16, 2018

Some questions answered in this article:
What led to the switch from tungsten to molybdenum-alloy high speed steels?
Who developed M4 steel and how?
What led to the development of high vanadium steels?
Who was James P. Gill and why was he so awesome?

http://knifesteelnerds.com/2018/04/16/the-development-of-first-tool-steels-book/

Bill13 · Apr 16, 2018

Larrin, thanks for the link. It was both informative and enjoyable reading. I now know why James Gill is awesome

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Larrin · Apr 16, 2018

Bill13 said:
Larrin, thanks for the link. It was both informative and enjoyable reading. I now know why James Gill is awesome.

I may be the first person to have called him such.

Interapid101 · Apr 16, 2018

Wow, what a great article. A fascinating combination of history and metallurgy. Thanks for sharing this.

GorillaGrunt · Apr 16, 2018

Thanks!

Larrin · Apr 17, 2018

Interapid101 said:
Wow, what a great article. A fascinating combination of history and metallurgy.

Thanks for the kind words.

ant_topps · Apr 23, 2018

really want to get my hands on some M4. Hard to locate and source from South Africa so far.
Any suggestions would be appreciated

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