X50crmov15 / 1.4116 / 420Mov

X50Crmov steel with ideal properties for making kitchen knives

This nuance is the most used in cutlery in Germany, where it is most often manufactured. So much so that Steel 1.4116 is very often called "German steel" or "German Steel". We find the X50Crmov15Chez all the big manufacturers of cooking knives and professionals: Wusthof, Zwilling, Guede but also in the rest of the world (France, Spain, Asia)

In France, it is called Z50 per habit but it differs somewhat from the Z40 by the presence of two main elements: molybdenum and vanadium.

The properties of molybdenum and vanadium:

Molybdenum is a powerful carbide generator that also has characteristic of increasing corrosion resistance. This is why it is often used in steels at the strongly allied cr. Vanadium is also a carbide generator that will increase wear resistance. It also increases income resistance and will allow the grain to refine during heat treatment. On the other hand, it is an inhibitor of quench In the air, to succeed in husting it, the cooling rate will be even more critical than for the X46CR13 which does not have vanadium.

By its composition, the X50CrMov15 has better aptitudes than the 1.4034 also used very widely. More resistant to wear and corrosion, it is a good choice for cutting knife fabrications.

X50CRMOV steel in larger format?

Looking for 1,4116 in sheets, reels or dishes? Steel 1.4116 is available on 450x2000 sheets. Please contact us via the contact form for more information.