>>1053321I did say in posts above that I did indeed "google that shit" and what I found was a bunch of online steel suppliers and wikipedia calling carbon steel an alloy.
So now I'm looking at Heat Treatment,
Selection, and Application
of Tool Steels, by William E. Bryson and he even defines tools as low, middle, and high alloy based on how much carbon they have.
There may be something to what you say, but I can't say. I was explaining the common jargon, not giving a chemistry class. If you want to understand how knife makers and enthusiasts talk about the subject you need to understand the jargon.
