What's the very best steel for an everyday carry pocketknife?

Today, I'm remaking an old video, and discussing my thoughts on the best steels for your daily knives, talking about some of the things that matter much more than steel chemistry, and giving my take on the steels that are good, great, bad and ugly for your specific needs.

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And here's the list from the video:

Things that matter more than Steel

Blade and Edge Geometry
Heat Treatment
Stainlessness and other needs
Your sharpening comfort
A note on ‘Damascus’
Steel matters less than you think

My ‘Nope’ Steels
3Cr, 4Cr, 5Cr, 7Cr…
420/440A/440B
Cheap Damascus
‘- Surgical Stainless’ or ‘Stainless Steel’

My ‘Probably Not’ Steels
1.4116
420HC
8Cr13MoV
AUS-8
H1
Victorinox

My ‘Solid Budget’ Steels
12C27
14C28N
154CM
440C
9Cr18MoV and AR-RPM9
AUS-10A
CTS-BD1 / Z
D2*
N690 / N690Co
VG-10

My ‘Good to Go’ Steels
1095
52100†
AEB-L
CPM-154 / RWL-34 / ATS-34
CPM-4V†
CPM-CruWear
CPM-D2
CPM-MAGNACUT†
CPM-REX45
CPM REX-121†
CPM-S30V
CPM-S35VN
CPM-S45VN
CPM-S110V
CRUFORGE†
CTS-BD1N
CTS-XHP
Damasteel
Elmax
HAP-40
Nitro-V
PSF-27
SM100**†
SPY-27
Terravantium/Dendritic Cobalt**
Vanadis 4†
Z-Max†

My Personal ‘Steels of Choice’
CPM-3V
CPM-10V
CPM-M4
CPM-S90V
Damacore
K390
LC200N / Z-FiNit
M390 / CTS-204P / CPM-20CV
Maxamet
Sandrin Tungsten Carbide**
Vanax Superclean
ZDP-189

Legend
- ’D2’ means many things and there is an unusual variance in final performance
** - This is not chemically a steel
† - Based on community feedback and data, not personal experience

Where to keep learning
Knife Engineering (2020) by Dr. Larrin Thomas
http://knifesteelnerds.com
TripleBHandmade (Shawn Houston)
Cedric & Ada Gear and Outdoors on YT
Knife Steel Composition Apps and Charts
Forums (e.g. BladeForums, Spyderco Forums)