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Well Stuart, I don't know how well the mill actually rolls the 01, but I have never found a test piece of any PG01 to have less than text book perfect appearing grain size, so I assume it has been prepped to be in its best condition for machining and HT, and I do not believe it came from the rollers in that condition. I said it was a good choice for stock removal as is unless it is forged. I only buy it with vanadium also, but Sheffield is not the only brand that has vanadium. Starrett is also an excellent brand. It is rare these days to find 01 without vanadium being listed in it. Years ago, on occasion, I would see a listing on some particular brand of 01 that did not mention vanadium, only later to find the same 01 listed elsewhere as having it. I may be wrong, but I believe if you will research 01, you will find that vanadium is and always was part of any recipe for 01, or it just is not 01. Maybe not, but maybe so.
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