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The 5-Grade Steel Selector
Choose the steel to the work — not the brand name. Hardness verified on the ASTM E18 Rockwell scale.
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Hardness (HRC)
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Edge retention
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Resharpen cycle
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Tier
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Higher is not automatically better: blades above HRC 61 hold an edge longer but grow more brittle and harder to control, so most professionals settle at HRC 58-62. Values cross-checked against published steel data (scissorpedia.com).
