But first, that's who, Alleima ?
Legitimate question! If you are told "Sandvik", it will surely tell you a little more! Alleima is actually the new name of Sandvik. For those who do not know the Mastodon of Metallurgy, Alleima is a Swedish company that develops and produces all types of advanced steel (without bad word game). Their high quality alloys are widely used for all types of sharp instruments:
- Cutting parts for electric razors;
- Pruning tools;
- Scissors;
- And of course, knives!
If you read these lines, it's the cutlery that interests you - and it's good, too. Alleima Has known to be distinguished from its confreres by the quality of its shades of stainless steels, which do wonders once transformed into blades. In cause: a very fine microstructure (recalling almost those found in the shades produced by powder metallurgy) and a balanced chemical composition, with extremely tight tolerances. We are very proud to be distributors Alleima For France and Europe - little overview of the three Swedish nuances that we offer, their functions, and the most appropriate uses for each of them.
How to choose your nuance Alleima ?
The cutlers know it only too well: to choose the appropriate shade, first of all you need to identify its need! We will not use the same steel, which one wants to make a professional kitchen knife or a machete for Bushcraft ... we are currently storing three stainless shades Alleima, each with its own specificities:
- 12c27m
- 14c28n
- 10c28mo2
What are the differences between these three shades, and which will best lend your future knife? Response elements below!
The 12C27M
The 12C27M is a gentlely versatile nuance. His main asset? It strongly resists corrosion, and its carbon level (0.52%) allows it to achieve good hardships (between 54 and 56 HRC depending on the heat treatment temperatures) and a good cutting of the cutting edge.
Thus, the 12C27M will be recommended for the following applications:
- Kitchen knives
- High-end scissors
- Professional butcher knives
- Fishing knives for freshwater environments;
- Table knives
The 12C27M in a few words: versatility, good corrosion resistance and wear, easy to reaffute, easy wire to maintain.
The 14C28N
Did you think the 12C27M versatile? Wait to see the 14C28N! Although it is a little less corrosion-resistant than the 12C27M, this nuance, very appreciated by the cutlers from around the world, makes it possible to reach higher durations after thermal treatment all without affecting its microstructure: with a range of hardness between 55 and 60 HRC, the 14C28N guarantees an easy sharpening and excellent cutting edge.
The 14C28N ofAlleima So perfectly suits for creating knives to be solicited and regularly sharpened.
- Chef's knives
- Pocket knives
- Hunting knives and outdoor
The 14C28N in a few words: extreme versatility, sharp edge, high hardness, good corrosion resistance.
The 10C28MO2
Nuance Alleima Available at our range, 10C28MO2: And it has things to defend! It is a stainless stainless steel shade in chrome and relatively low carbon, which has been developed to meet high demands of corrosion resistance ... and cutting, designed at the base for the manufacture of razor blades. To spoil nothing, the structure of 10C28MO2 is of an unusual finesse, closer to the purity of the shades made by metallurgy of powders.
The result of the expertise ofAlleima : The 10C28MO2 accumulates excellent cutting edge, strong toughness, and easy sharpening, even if, the global, this steel is a little less wear-resistant than a 14C28N.
This nuance will do wonders, used for professional cooking knives and other blades intended to be used daily, and intensively:
- Butcher knives,
- Table knives,
- Medical blades,
- Razor blades.
The 10C28MO2 in brief: very fine structure, high corrosion resistance, ideal for demanding professionals.
So what nuance choose?
It's up to you to decide according to the knife you want to achieve! Want to make a kitchen knife for a customer? The 14C28N will give you complete satisfaction. A professional wants to change his butcher leaf? It's the 10C28MO2 that will best!
Small summary table of compositions:
| Nuance | C. | If | Min | Per | S | Cr | Mo | No |
| 12c27m | 0.52 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ≤0.025 | ≤0.010 | 14.5 | ||
| 14c28n | 0.62 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ≤0.025 | ≤0.010 | 14 | 0.11 | |
| 10c28mo2 | 0.53 | 0.4 | 0. | ≤0.03 | ≤0.01 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.08 |
If you want technical information about the heat treatment of these nuances, you can go directly to the product page of these steels to download their respective data sheets!
You are not equipped with an oven quench ? No problem, we can load the heat treatment of stainless steels Alleima For you! More information by clicking here.
And if you have any questions, we always stay at your disposal, by email or phone.
