Re: Hardness, DWM vs. Mauser
Jerry,
What you say is most probably true to some extent, but would only be truly proportional if the steel were of the same analysis.
I cannot say for certain but there probably could have been several steel alloys that would be equally strong at R-c22 than another alloy at R-c30.
There is a great "3-D" over lapping range of hardness, ductility and tensil strength which vary with the proportions of carbon, tungsten, molybdenum, sulfur, and other rare elements.
The difference in hardness is not an invariable test of the best or strongest alloy and physical condition of the steel.
It should be looked at as an indicator of the quality of the application of that particular alloy.
The subject is far to complex to generalize in any one situation and should be approached with much study and caution.
ViggoG
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