Buying toughened metal online, supplying to New Zealand?

I’m planning on making a pair of Katana (swords), but I need metal that is both corrosion-proof and harder/stronger than even the tool steel that can be bought in shops. Is there an online metal supplier, that ships to New Zealand, that sells metal to fit these criteria? I need 2 pieces, 60cm (2 feet) long, maybe a cm (2/5 inch) thick, and 4cm or so wide(1 3/5inch).

This page gives the basic properites of stainless steels and their code names used in industry.

http://www.azom.com/details.asp?ArticleID=470

This page also gives an example of a product that an Australian company sells. Obviously you can look at their other product infomation sheets if that one is no use. They don’t appear to sell to the public though.

http://www.interlloy.com.au/data_sheets/stainless_steel/440c.html

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