Is there a better material than maraging steel to construct fencing blades?

I'm working on an assignment whose purpose is ta find a better metal to construct blades for sword's used in Fencing.The type of sword i choose is foiled!Thanks in advance :)|||No. In fact, maraging steel is major overkill for this application. Plus it is a controlled military material, so you would have a lot of grief from ITAR if you actually tried to use it. For this application you need high strength and high modulus. If you look in a book of steel alloys then you could find the second best material, but you already know the best.





I have seen fencing foils for sale that claim to be made of maraging steel, I don't know what is really going on here.