Steel Key

Eickhorn Professional Series

Professional

Military Grade
Hardness (HRC)
52 56
48546066
DIN/EN Norm1.4110
Equivalent420HC

Proven steel in military quality. Used in, among others, the KM2000BW of the German Army. Steels following EN 1.4110 typically also meet EN 1.4116.

Professional Plus

Civilian Grade
Hardness (HRC)
56 58
48546066
DIN/EN Norm1.4125
Equivalent440C, N695

A popular steel for the civilian market. Used in, among others, knives of the SEK-Series.

Professional Enhanced

High-End
Hardness (HRC)
56 60
48546066
DIN/EN Norm1.2379
EquivalentD2, K110

A high-end steel for the civilian market. Used in, for example, the GEK and the GEK-EDC.

Professional Bayonet Steel

Military Bayonet Grade
Hardness (HRC)
52 56
48546066
DIN/EN Norm55Si7/56Si7
EquivalentAISI 9255

The standard for military bayonets, such as the B2005, KCB 77 or US M7. This is a spring steel, which is also commonly used in swordmaking applications.

Special Steels

Niolox / SB1

Hardness (HRC)
60 62
48546066

A hotly anticipated special steel, available in the EBS-United I and Artemis.

Niolox+ / SB1+

Hardness (HRC)
60 62
48546066
EquivalentBecut

A new to us, hotly anticipated special steel. Exclusively available in the Eickhorn – Bastards Knives – Schanz collaboration, specifically in the models EBS-United II (Bastards Knives) and EBS-United III (Schanz). Niolox+ is chemically equivalent to Becut.

CPM MagnaCut

Hardness (HRC)
60 64
48546066

Designed by Dr. Larrin Thomas, this well-balanced but pricy steel has taken the market by storm. Current production using this steel uses US-made MagnaCut from before Crucible's insolvency and sale. Knives using this steel are currently in production.

RWL-34

Hardness (HRC)
60 64
48546066
EquivalentCPM-154

Manufactured by Damasteel in Sweden, this steel is a component of the popular titular Damasteel and commonly used by custom knife makers. Knives using this steel are currently in production. RWL-34 is chemically similar to CPM-154.

Balbach Damast

Hand-forged by Markus Balbach, this steel is available in our current Damascus models, such as the Finewave.

Damasteel

From the famous Swedish company Damasteel, this steel was used in our legacy Damascus products. It is currently only available in the Balance Damascus.