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Morakniv ®

The steel

The knife blade has become one of the main characteristics for Morakniv, due to its high quality, design
and sharpness. We’ve refined our methods and constantly worked to improve our products for more than
127 years. How we treat, harden and polish our knives is a vital part of our quality work, and the recipe is a
well-kept company secret. Morakniv’s way of treating the steel is based on well-proven and unique expertise
we possess in materials technology and our insight into knife usage and applications. This combination has
resulted in the capability to give our knives the steel’s unique qualities – such as sharpness, strength and
flexibility. We call it Steel Grade Mora/SGM®.
This results in knives that will always live up to your expectations and that you can always put your trust in.

The blade of a Morakniv can be made of three different kinds of steel: stainless steel, carbon steel or laminated
steel. Each steel type has its unique properties, this determines which model is being matched with which steel.

Stainless steel (S)
We mainly use Swedish stainless steel - 12C27 and 14C28N, hardened to HRC 56-58 - for our knives with
extreme strength and a long life. They also have a very high resistance to moisture, which otherwise can make
the blades rust. Stainless steel stays sharp for much longer than carbon steel and is far less sensitive to rust.

Carbon steel (C)
We use carbon steel according to O1, that is knife steel alloyed with 1 % carbon. Knife blades of high carbon
steel can be hardened to HRC 58-60, giving them the best possible sharpness at an affordable price. When
used, knives made from the above steel grades eventually achieve a dull grey finish. However, this will not affect
the quality of the blade, but rather improve the resistance to corrosion. Carbon steel is easy to sharpen, but
requires more maintenance when exposed to moist or corrosive environment. Make sure to keep the blade
clean and dry. For example, fruit acids immediately leave spots on the blade.

Morakniv blades are provided with a Laminated carbon steel (L)
scandi grind. This steel grade is unique for knives from Morakniv. The
The Scandi grind prevents the knife core of the blade is made of high carbon steel surrounded
from slipping off easily like a blade with by a softer alloyed steel layer. A high hardness, HRC 58-
convex grinding tends to do and gives 60, can be achieved through hardening, and the result is
a good grip. It bites into the surface, a knife blade with superior toughness and cutting edge
but without getting stuck like a blade retention. Thereby it reaches maximum sharpness and
with a hollow grind does. long life. The blade can also be bent into a predetermined
shape, which makes knives with these kind of blades
appropriate for wood carving.

MADE IN
SWEDEN LAMINATED STEEL
Convex Hollow Scandi
*)

*): The visible line between the hardened and unhardened soft steel.

A: Hardened carbon steel (C ≈1%)
B: Soft iron (C <0,2%)
A
B

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