15 Blade Materials Ranked by EDGE RETENTION ???? Worst to BEST!

15 blade materials ranked from all the way down to for one thing and one thing ONLY… EDGE RETENTION! ????????

Toughness, corrosion resistance, ease of sharpening, and overall balance were NOT considered. This ranking is focused purely on slicing edge retention.

15 — Shirogorov Quantum Ursus NL Flipper — Cromax PM

14 — Kunwu Excalibur — Vanax SuperClean

13 — Kunwu Django — Elmax

12 — Pro-Tech Mordax Limited to 80 — CPM S45VN

11 — Kansept Bison — CPM S35VN

10 — Chris Reeve Umnumzaan — CPM MagnaCut

9 — Something Obscene — CPM 20CV

8 — Spyderco PM2 Tanto Blade HQ Exclusive — CPM M4

7 — Spyderco Sage 6 Exclusive — CPM S90V

6 — Herman — Böhler M398

5 — Neeves Knives Misdemeanor — Böhler K390

4 — Kizer Whiskey Jack — CPM 10V

3 — Spyderco Military 2 — CPM 15V

2 — Spyderco Sage 5 LW — CPM REX 121

1 — Olive Knives Lenta — Toughened Tungsten Carbide

⚠️ Heat treatment, hardness, edge geometry, and sharpening can affect real-world performance. This list is focused strictly on edge retention.

What would YOU change? Steel nerds… have at it ????????