5160 Steel; Rough Composition - 0.6% Carbon - 0.8% Chromium - Alloy Content: Under 5% Very Low What do people mean when they refer to "spring steel"? What's the benefit of this type of steel in a knife? Welcome to the first ever series of YouTube shorts which actually takes time to explain to normal people common knife talk, blade-smithing, steel, and metallurgy lingo in layman's terms. Now we are not going overly in depth here, understand the generalities are a bit too broad, HOWEVER it's my firm belief that normal people can understand these normal concepts about knives and steel. With that said, let's dive in! Consider supporting me on Patreon, https://www.patreon.com/thehomeslice?fan_landing=true #shorts #knifetalk #historyofsteel