What Does The Rockwell Hardness Rating Mean When Applied To Hair Shear Steel?<\/p>\n
The hardness of steel is usually stated as a number on the Rockwell Hardness C Scale (RHC).\u00a0The higher the number, the harder the steel.\u00a0 As it applies to shears, the old axiom was that softer steel (RHC 48-55) produced the sharpest edge but got dull faster. The harder steels (RHC 56-62) produced a longer lasting edge. You had to choose. \u00a0Not anymore!<\/p>\n
New Innovations In Steel Technology\u00a0Give Shear Scissors An<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Exquisitely Sharp Edge That Stays Sharp Longer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n A decade or so ago, new types of steel were fabricated in Japan -Hitachi ATS 314 and VG-10 Gold (often referred to as SuperSteel). These alloys proved to be a game-changer in scissor manufacturing. By adding elements such as Vanadium (the \u201cV\u201d in VG-10) Molybdenum and Titanium, these steels were able to hone the blade to a razor\u2019s edge while delivering a soft, silky cut. (see table below)<\/p>\n As I write this (2016) VG-10 Gold and ATS 314 have become the preferred steels for high-quality salon and barber shears simply because they do it all. Great, long lasting edge and a soft, silky cut. Here\u2019s a chart to break it down.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hitachi ATS 314 alloy<\/td>\n Innovations in steel technology now give you everything – an ultra sharp blade, a soft, silky cut and a long-lasting sharpness.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/topedgeshears.com\/website_09692745\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rockwell-hardness.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa9WYy-t5","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topedgeshears.com\/website_09692745\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topedgeshears.com\/website_09692745\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topedgeshears.com\/website_09692745\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topedgeshears.com\/website_09692745\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topedgeshears.com\/website_09692745\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1803"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/topedgeshears.com\/website_09692745\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2068,"href":"https:\/\/topedgeshears.com\/website_09692745\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803\/revisions\/2068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topedgeshears.com\/website_09692745\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topedgeshears.com\/website_09692745\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topedgeshears.com\/website_09692745\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topedgeshears.com\/website_09692745\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n Type Of Steel<\/td>\n Rockwell Rating<\/td>\n Features<\/td>\n Price of Shears<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 420 Stainless<\/td>\n 50-55<\/td>\n Can be honed to fine edge, but loses sharpness faster. \u00a0 Cut has softer feel.<\/td>\n $$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 440 Cobalted Stainless<\/td>\n 55-62<\/td>\n Edge isn\u2019t as sharp as softer steel, but keep its sharpness longer.<\/td>\n $$$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n VG-10 Gold alloy and<\/p>\n 59-61<\/td>\n Shears start sharper and stay sharp longer. \u00a0 Cut is softer yet more precise.<\/td>\n $$$$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n