S3V steel

[swamp]

I know S30V steel exists is there also S3V steel?

[DancesWithKnives]

I have seen a couple references to S3V over the years but I am not sure they are correct. Crucible Partical Metallurgy (www.crucibleservice.com) makes a steel called CPM 3V that is very highly regarded for hard use knife applications.* For example, www.fehrmanknives.com uses it. Ferhrman's knives are some of the few that are considered on a par with Busse's for extreme use.

DancesWithKnives

*The same company makes S30V steel, a generally well-regarded stainless.