Vanadis 4 Extra carbon steel: Uddeholm's expertise for cutlery.
Manufactured by Uddeholm, Vanadis 4 Extra carbon steel is a grade mainly used in industry, for metal cutting tools. Diverted from its usual use, Vanadis 4 Extra carbon steel will prove particularly interesting for knives i...
Vanadis 4 Extra carbon steel: Uddeholm's expertise for cutlery.
Manufactured by Uddeholm, Vanadis 4 Extra carbon steel is a grade mainly used in industry, for metal cutting tools. Diverted from its usual use, Vanadis 4 Extra carbon steel will prove particularly interesting for knives intended to be used: camp knives, bushcraft, machetes...
A powder metallurgy steel.
Uddeholm's Vanadis 4 Extra carbon steel is a powder metallurgy steel. In addition to its exceptional purity, Vanadis 4 Extra has excellent toughness, high resistance to abrasive wear, and very good hardenability.
How to harden Vanadis 4 Extra carbon steel?
Uddeholm's Vanadis steel grades can be hardened using simple procedures. As they are carbon steels, they can even be tempered at high temperatures. You can find all our advice for heat treatment of Vanadis 4 Extra carbon steel in its technical data sheet, available online.