Has anyone tried this new 154 Steel from Crucible? If so, how is it performing for you?

Are you refering to 154 CM?
It`s been around for a few years now. The steel is the same as ATS 34 just American not asian smelted.
Benchmade and quite afew others are useing it. The steel is a very good one.
Here`s a steel referance guide.....
http://www.agrussell.com/knife_information/steel_guide/index.html

No, I am referring to CPM 154, which is quite new actually.

CPM 154CM is the same chemistry as the 154CM but is made by Crucible's Powder Metallurgy method like S30V .That means the carbides are finer size and more uniformly distributed . Better properties , easier to make knives . I don't know if it's cost effective . Do a search on www.bladeforums.com to see comments by bladesmiths.

I have several knives made out of CPM 154.
The steel is top draw, some experts say that S30V is better but that is hard to tell. The tempering makes the steel what it is in those classes. IMO

Here are some of my knives made of CPM 154

Cheers,

André

Airkat knives by Dwaine Carrillo











TOPS B.E.S.T. also in CPM 154

Jeffrey, all of your fine knives with the possible exception of the TOPS are 154 CM not CPM 154, nice knives though.............DJ

You are right.
The TOPS B.E.S.T. is made of CM154-CRYO Rc 58-60 Heat Treated 2X.

Cheers,

André

Andre excellent cobat knives and i dont know that you have a franchis spas ,ideal for hunting hogs and peccaries swat style as you said ,we miss you a lot warrior.Thanks for the photo with the patch of the argentina coast guard divers ,the prefectura naval ,they fougth in the falklands war .Juan

Juan Jæger

The SPAS 12 is my friends fro the first Golf war in 1990/91 given to him by the deserts rats.
Argentina has many goog SF and I will keep on using the patches for my pictures - in hounor of you

I will be back to hunt with you, Christian and Marcos.

Cheers,

André

Warrior yes we have a lot of experienced sf some of them fougth in Nicaragua ,some in Angola ,and in another hot spots recently a friend returned from the foreing legion ,hes in the police now im teaching him rifle shooting ,we will visit the units when you came ,the most intersting thing about falklands sf is that they used weatherby rifles 300wby as snipers rifles ,i hope you teach us more knife figthing next time .Juan