To our friends who follow MAXACE: we would like to take this opportunity to clarify some recent inquiries regarding the hardness of our steel.

MAXACE KNIVES is a brand founded by a group of knife enthusiasts. We have always firmly believed that “performance is the soul of a knife”. MAXACE has never made a statement like "customers won't actually use it, so we don't need to care about it." On the contrary, we have always valued every customer's voice and feedback.

In terms of heat treatment processes, MAXACE consistently upholds high standards and rigorous requirements among Chinese knife brands:

- When using materials from Bohler , we entrust the heat treatment to the original factory.

- When using ASSAB materials, the processing is carried out by their officially partnered heat treatment facility.

- For steel brands that do not yet have local offices in China, we select top-tier local heat treatment providers and, based on the product data sheet from the material supplier, apply a cryogenic treatment with liquid nitrogen to ensure stable performance and full traceability — delivering the most reliable product to every user.

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Regarding the measured hardness of [58.5 HRC] on a CPM‑Magnacut knife by some friends, we would like to provide the following official explanation:

CPM Magnacut is a new type of steel. MAXACE should be among the first or second batch of knife brands to attempt using this material after its release.

When our first batch of products came out, some users questioned why the hardness did not reach 64 HRC. Our explanation at the time was: **60–62 HRC is already an acceptable range**. As this is a brand‑new material, we followed the product data sheet provided by Crucible Industries LLC and adopted a more conservative heat treatment protocol combined with liquid‑nitrogen cryogenic treatment.

Our core priority was to ensure stability and reliability.

We also cited relevant information provided by the material's developer, Larrin Thomas, indicating that even just 60-61 HRC achieves the performance of MagnaCut steel. [see attached picture 8-9]

Regarding factory testing, every product we deliver is subjected to hardness testing in strict accordance with the **ASTM‑E18 standard**, ensuring that the best possible quality reaches our users. [See attached picture 1-7]

We ourselves are knife enthusiasts, not purely businessmen, and we have genuine passion for this industry. From design, production, to inspection, we follow professional standards at every step. Especially considering that overseas customers are far away, and after‑sales service is inconvenient, we hold ourselves to even stricter standards to ensure product stability and reliability.

Finally, we would like to sincerely thank every friend who supports MAXACE, as well as the Knife Hardness Laboratory for their valuable feedback.

As a young brand, we are always learning and growing. We are willing to listen carefully to voices from all sides and continuously improve ourselves, bringing you even better knife works.