So if D2 is stainless as a result of its chromium content, why is it normally referred to as "tool steel" rather than "stainless steel"? In other words, wouldn't it be just as correct to say that D2 is stainless steel with tool steel characteristics as it would be to say that D2 is tool steel with stainless steel characteristics? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
they just don't call it stainless till the chromium content breaks 13%. that's all there is to it.
edit: i just did some runnin around, seems by crkt's standard d-2 would qualify as stainless since for them it's only 10.5% chromium. there are other things you can add to a steel to increase corrosion resistance but bein practical, you're probably not gonna tell the difference between 10% and 15%.
