Its swedish made stainless damascus called Damasteel. Very expensive steel and very awesome.
Its swedish made stainless damascus called Damasteel. Very expensive steel and very awesome.The 2 Stainless Steels used to make Damasteel1) RWL34 (C)1.05 (Si).50 (Mn).50 (Cr)14 (Mo)4 (V).2 Bright Color2) PMC27 (C).60 (Si).50 (Mn).50 (Cr)13.5 - - Dark Etching
Quote from: Syph007 on May 28, 2014, 01:49:37 AMIts swedish made stainless damascus called Damasteel. Very expensive steel and very awesome.The 2 Stainless Steels used to make Damasteel1) RWL34 (C)1.05 (Si).50 (Mn).50 (Cr)14 (Mo)4 (V).2 Bright Color2) PMC27 (C).60 (Si).50 (Mn).50 (Cr)13.5 - - Dark EtchingBob, so this is really a good material? I mean, we have a lot of different opinions related to the Vic damascus, some say it is not damascus and some say it is damascus, to summarize, it is not damascus but a good and expensive material. Is that correct? Thanks!
?eter, thank you for the derivation why we are not talking about Wootz steel here....
True Damascus steel has not been produced for several hundred years, and nobody understands it well enough to be able to replicate it, even today. The modern so-called 'Damascus'/damasteel alloys are pattern-welded from alternating layers of different grades of steel. In the knife industry, this is called Damascus, even though it only resembles the look of the medieval Damascus swords. So the Vic blades are as much Damascus as any other knife you'll see today.
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...I mean, we have a lot of different opinions related to the Vic damascus, some say it is not damascus and some say it is damascus, to summarize, it is not damascus but a good and expensive material. Is that correct? Thanks!