how does INFI compare with SR-77 steel ?? [color:"blue"] [/color]

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welcome to the yard btw

thanks Macgregor ita good bein' here

ok here's how I see it
sr-77 is tougher than infi and can take more blows and sharpens easier
but infi is more corrosion resistant and has better edge holding
both are the best steels when given the busse family heat treatment

soo.. what your saying is they both "rock" hmmm.. that sounds good to me.

each one does something great
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You won't be able to break either, and if you do, it'll be replaced.

Edge retention is better w/ INFI, and it is less stain resistant. Toughness is very close - from what I understand.

That said, SR77's edge retention is still good. And it doesn't stain very easily if taken care of.

You can see the price difference if you take a look around.

Sometimes its nice to have the nice looking handles and logos and all that - but if you want a hard use knife that is comfortable to use (ResC on the scrappers is fantastic) at an affordable price, Scrapyard is as good as it gets.

Welcome to the Yard!

One of the other guys will have a better explanation for you I'm sure.

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I will try to answer this as fast as I can as I need to run up to Walmart.

All steels have some compromises in some way or another.

There are multiple factors to consider for knife steel.

Toughness, edge holding and ease of sharpness are generally the top three, but not always in that order depending on intended use. - with corrosion resistance considered a plus if not conflicting the the priorities.

For Field use knives, INFI just has the best across the board abilities: Super tough (more than plenty tough!), Very good edge holding and reasonable enough ability to sharpen. And as a plus, INFI is pretty decent at corrosion resistance. INFI can rust. It is not stainless, but it is usually a non-issue with very simple maintenance. It may be one of the best non-stainless steels at not rusting (????).

SR-77 may actually be a slight amount tougher (not proven yet - but commonly believed). But, INFI is plenty tough enough, so toughness is a wash in the real world. SR-77 gives a little ground in edge holding to INFI which is ultimately the advantage to INFI in "statistics". SR-77 is easier to sharpen.

But, SR-77 is BY FAR a better bang for the buck compared to INFI!!!!

For the Record, SR-101 from Swamp Rat is VERY good steel as well!

And since all knives from Scrap Yard, Swamp Rat and Busse all come with a lifetime warranty against failure, toughness is again not an issue.

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Here's a good test that might give you some rough idea of SR-77. Performed by the SYK team.

http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=101851

As for INFI. Performed by David Brown and associates.

http://www.thaiblades.com/forums/showthread.php?s=939a0a8844c2241b9ed09e648cff031e&t=10723

http://www.knives.pl/forum/113-noze-takt...dark-ops.0.html

Sorry SYK team if I'm disregarding some rule about posting links from other forums.

Hope these help.

Heres the link to a post of the original test on this forums in the first link.

http://www.scrapyardknives.com/ubbthread...rt=all&vc=1

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