Review/comparison request: CPM 440V vs. Dendretic 440C

[Knife Fumbler]

Hi people,
I've looked through the forums, but haven't found any steel comparison tests between CPM 440V and dendretic 440C (cast 440).
I'm very interested in the performance of these two steels.
They are complete opposites in their manufacturing processes and both suposedly cut like crazy forever.
It would be great if anyone could enlighten us with a comparison.

I dont have the funds to do it, but i think two knives that could be close to equal in size/shape/costs would be the Spyderco Native with FRN handle and CPM 440V blade and any David Boye folder with dendretic 400C.


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~Fumbler
the crazied knife weilding Sarah McLachlan fan =)

 

[Burke]

I believe Cliff Stamp did some comparison testing with Boye's dendritic steels, and found that they had decent edge retention, but were somewhat brittle. Check the following link for details:
www.physics.mun.ca/~sstamp/knives