And I would argue that 52100 is a better alloy for manufacturing knives than S7 is. A quick look at how many knifemakers use each alloy in the production of their knives should be education enough.
Especially when you drag it down to around -300F for about 24 hours. Then you have a knife! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />