I'm seriously thinking about buying Mantis's MU-5 Jyro knife http://www.mantisknives.com/Product Zoom/MU5 Jyro/m5jyro.html. I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this new alloy, or the knife itself.
a description from their website http://www.mantisknives.com/faqs.html :
What is M-VX Stainless Steel?
The Mantis Knives design team doesn't feel that they should ever be governed or limited by "industry norms", as a result, a team of metallurgists, who have been working closely with the Research and Development team at Mantis Knives, have come up with what we consider to be an alloy that will set new standards in excellence for our industry.
Tough as a coffin nail, M-VX is a martensitic high speed steel that is specifically formulated to offer the best combination of edge retention, resistance to corrosion, and ease of re-sharpening. Vanadium has been found to be far more effective than chromium in providing wear-resistance, so M-VX's chemistry has been specially engineered to enhance this effect. M-VX attains a previously unknown toughness. To put it into simple terms, M-VX stainless steel "slices circles" around other high hardness steels such as D2 and 440C.
a description from their website http://www.mantisknives.com/faqs.html :
What is M-VX Stainless Steel?
The Mantis Knives design team doesn't feel that they should ever be governed or limited by "industry norms", as a result, a team of metallurgists, who have been working closely with the Research and Development team at Mantis Knives, have come up with what we consider to be an alloy that will set new standards in excellence for our industry.
Tough as a coffin nail, M-VX is a martensitic high speed steel that is specifically formulated to offer the best combination of edge retention, resistance to corrosion, and ease of re-sharpening. Vanadium has been found to be far more effective than chromium in providing wear-resistance, so M-VX's chemistry has been specially engineered to enhance this effect. M-VX attains a previously unknown toughness. To put it into simple terms, M-VX stainless steel "slices circles" around other high hardness steels such as D2 and 440C.
