Zapp Tooling Alloys released in 2024

The best high-performance carbon steel.

This is the highest performance carbon steel ever, as if it were a fusion of Zapp's existing Z-Wear and Z-Max.

Hardness
The practical hardness range of Z-12Ultra is 63-65HRC.

This is an indicator of the basic specifications that support strength combined with wear resistance and toughness.

Wear resistance
The wear resistance of Z-12Ultra is in the ultra-high-end class, such as CPM Rex121 and 15V, for steel used in knives.

Compared to the current high-end wear resistance class CPM 10V, the wear resistance is 25% higher.

In addition, combined with its excellent toughness and hardness, the total wear resistance in terms of cutting various objects can be said to be the strongest steel in history.

Toughness
Usually, ultra-high-end and high-end wear-resistant steels have excellent wear resistance, high hardness, and excellent microchemical structure, and exhibit excellent wear resistance.

On the other hand, the toughness value is very low, and it is easy to chip when used hard.

However, Z-12Ultra is close to CPM MagnaCut in the same hardness range and boasts almost the same toughness as CPM M4 thanks to Zapp's latest next-generation powder metallurgy technology.

This balance of hardness and toughness makes it an ultra-wear-resistant and very strong steel.

Sharpness
The extremely clean microstructure of Zapp's latest powder metallurgy technology further refines the excellent sharpness of carbon steel, making it very smooth and cutting all kinds of things smoothly, satisfying the joy of using it.

In terms of overall performance of wear resistance and toughness, it is undoubtedly the highest performance hyper steel ever made.

In terms of corrosion resistance, it is carbon steel, so oil maintenance is necessary.

The extreme ultra-high performance unique to carbon steel, which is difficult to achieve with stainless steel.

Z-12Ultra is the ultimate steel that meets the strictest requirements for strength and wear resistance.