T10 steel katanas are classified among the finest and most durable modern Samurai Swords, this type of steel is referred to as tool steel. The t10 katana blades is going through the traditional processes of forging, heat treatment, water quenching, and clay tempering. Yet they have particular properties that the other swords do not have. Considering that other steel is going through all the traditional process there are still some differences that can be seen between various katana swords, each one inherit its properties from the steel material they are made of.

T10 Steel or equally called High Speed Steel because it is considered as a material that excels the Steel, and therefore one of the reason it is commonly used now days to make samurai swords.

The T10 Steel Katanas are more appreciated than swords made of others Steel types, and it is one of the top choices among sword collectors.