VG-2 Steel
VG-2 is a stainless blade steel in Takefu Special Steel’s V Gold family. Takefu publishes representative chemistry and a quench-hardness figure, and describes a composition chosen with corrosion resistance and sharpening in mind. Those material statements do not establish the service life or cutting performance of a finished hair scissor.
Read a steel claim as a four-layer record
A grade can be useful evidence, but a finished shear adds maker execution, geometry, condition, and service history. Apply to VG-2 Steel
- 01 Identify the grade Use a producer or traceable maker designation.
- 02 Name the source layer Separate mill data, maker data, seller copy, and measurement.
- 03 Record execution Heat treatment, geometry, assembly, and finished-blade values stay model-specific.
- 04 Keep the history Condition, use, care, impacts, and service affect the working edge.
Do not inferOne element, HRC value, country adjective, price tier, or steel name cannot rank sharpness, toughness, corrosion resistance, or service life.
VG-2 Steel
Published mill data
Takefu’s official grade page supplies these representative table figures:
| Element | Representative figure |
|---|---|
| C | 0.65 |
| Cr | 14.00 |
| Mo | 0.15 |
Takefu labels the chemistry as representative data. The table does not supply minimum and maximum limits or print a unit basis beside each cell; these figures reproduce the table as published.
Takefu’s vanadium cell contains a dash. The source does not give a nitrogen figure or a full composition certificate. A dash or omitted element should not be converted into a measured zero or used to calculate a corrosion ranking.
The Japanese table lists quench hardness of at least 58 HRC. This lower bound is a mill statement, not a finished-scissor range or a guarantee that a particular blade was tested.
What Takefu describes
Takefu says VG-2 uses reduced carbon to improve corrosion resistance and molybdenum to increase toughness. It describes sharpening and edge retention as design considerations and names food-processing machine blades as an application. These are attributed material descriptions; the page does not provide a finished hair-scissor test or a salon chemical-exposure protocol.
Checking a finished scissor
For a product advertised as VG-2, record:
- The exact maker, model and material wording, with a direct source.
- Which blade parts use the named material, especially in a laminated construction.
- Any finished hardness, attributed to that model, with method and tolerance where available.
- The maker’s edge geometry, intended uses, care instructions and service route.
No finished hair-scissor model has been verified for this entry. A material label alone cannot predict drop damage, chipping versus rolling, chemical compatibility, technique suitability or the time between services.
Maintenance notes
Follow the exact scissor maker’s cleaning, lubrication, tension and sharpening instructions. Do not select a sharpening method or assume damage can be repaired with a hone from the alloy name alone.
See Also
VG-1, VG-10, and hardness reference.
Primary grade source checked on 30 September 2026.
Published material composition
Takefu VG-2. Representative producer table figures; stated maxima remain limits. Unreported elements are not zero and these figures are not a lot analysis. Composition source
| Element | Mass % | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0.65% | representative |
| Cr | 14% | representative |
| Mo | 0.15% | representative |
Elements absent from this table are unreported in this source, not zero. These material figures do not identify the chemistry of an individual finished scissor.
Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Calculation and limits.
Sources
1 source- 🇯🇵 武生特殊鋼材 (Takefu Special Steel Co., Ltd.) (reference)
Frequently Asked Questions
3 answers you can open one at a timeWhat hardness does Takefu publish for VG-2?
Takefu lists quench hardness of at least 58 HRC. This is a mill material figure. Record any finished-scissor hardness separately against the exact maker and model.
Does VG-2 determine sharpening intervals?
The producer page does not establish a service interval for finished hair scissors. Follow the exact model’s service guidance and assess its condition and cutting behavior.
How can I verify a scissor advertised as VG-2?
Ask for the maker, model and exact material designation, together with a source linking that product to the material. Keep blade construction, finished hardness, care and service records with that model.
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