JIS / Japan

8A

Composition

Core alloying elements define the baseline trade-off between wear resistance, corrosion behavior, and toughness.

Performance Radar

Use four core metrics to understand the usable operating envelope of this steel at a glance.

Edge Retention
Toughness
Corrosion Resistance
Sharpenability
Edge Retention
0.0
Toughness
0.0
Corrosion Resistance
0.0
Sharpenability
0.0

At A Glance

Low alloy, low carbon steel. Sometimes AUS8 is referred as 8A, which is incorrect, as you can see 8A is absolutely different alloy.