It is made out of carbon steel with plastic grips.
This also keeps down the cost of the knife, since carbon steel is much more expensive.
Until the 1960s, razor blades were made of carbon steel.
It put its aluminum operation up for sale to focus on carbon steel.
Blades are traditionally made of high carbon steel (such as 1095).
Like cast iron, carbon steel must be seasoned before use.
It can form alloys with iron, of which the most common is carbon steel.
There are at least 2,000 types of carbon steel.
"Carbon steel is soft and holds an edge," he said.
A36 is a standard low carbon steel, without advanced alloying.