I believe toughness and strength as they refer to blade steels are inversely proportional...As steel gets tougher (softer) it gets weaker and as you make steel stronger (harder) it gets more brittle (less tough). I posted right before EMF and tried to explain the difference to RS. (not sure if you read it or not)
Not sure I understand what you are getting at in the previous post...? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />