A G10 Inquiry

[afishhunter]

How well does G10 stand up to common solvents, motor oil, and other automotive fluids (excluding battery acid) and common greases?

 

[kniferbro]

Real well.

 

[Sonnydaze]

I have used all kinds of solvents and haven't ever damaged G10.
Google says this...
G-10:
a fiberglass based laminate. Layers of fiberglass cloth are soaked in resin and are compressed and baked. The resulting material is very hard, lightweight, and strong.
I won't say it can't be chemically damaged, but I haven't been able to do it. I've hit it with Acetone and brake cleaners and I don't think it felt anything.
I think it's very unlikely to be damaged by oils and grease.

 

[knarfeng]

By definition, G10 is an epoxy/glass cloth laminate. It is quite resistant to common solvents and automotive fluids.

 

[RevDevil]

Since this discussion is about G10 and not a knife it is attached to, let's try MTE.

 

[afishhunter]

Thank you for the replies.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Might be careful with acetone. I've used acetone to dissolve & clean up cured epoxy specifically, and it's very effective at that. So, assuming an epoxy-based resin in G10, it may be worth some caution, at least a little bit. Aside from that, G10 is very durable stuff, and otherwise about as bulletproof as anything I've seen.


David

 

[dkb45]

G10 is pretty much the most chemically inert of all scale materials. I actually can't think of anything more chemically resistant.