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A G10 Inquiry

afishhunter

afishhunter

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How well does G10 stand up to common solvents, motor oil, and other automotive fluids (excluding battery acid) and common greases?
 
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.
 
By definition, G10 is an epoxy/glass cloth laminate. It is quite resistant to common solvents and automotive fluids.
 
Since this discussion is about G10 and not a knife it is attached to, let's try MTE.
 
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
 
G10 is pretty much the most chemically inert of all scale materials. I actually can't think of anything more chemically resistant.
 
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