steels

The German steels like Wusthof and Henckels are much softer and have a steeper bevel.

Although you did mention Shun knives which are much harder than the German steels.

But if one steels my credit card, they can rob my complete bank account.

I know there are high strength steels but it seems like they want something that is strong and light.

With ultra pure unalloyed steels it is insultingly easy to do so.

Also Aluminum tends to have a very low shear strength which means it won't hold a thread the way most steels will - this is why you typically see rivets in aircraft skin.

I one steels my purse, I only lose the cash I have at hand.

In turn, they didn't need to hire that many skilled workers to work on steels, and they could afford to hire more workers to work on concretes.

Melting plastic at 200 Celsius is so much easier than melting metal at over 700 Celsius(over 1000 for steels) with all the contractions and problems this creates.

>Damascus steel has not been completely successfully reproduced to this day Because it sucks compared to modern knife steels.

Some smaller ones have specialized in rarer steels.

Most steels (including stainless) become significantly more brittle under stress when exposed to high chloride environments like seawater while under load - much more than standard fracture mechanics would suggest.

A lot of good points, but this one I'm not sure I can agree with: "Back yourself into a coner - Nothing makes asking for more money easier than not having an alternative." Maybe that makes the conversation more urgent and steels your nerves.

Steels are the trendy thing to bake pizzas on right now.