Benchmade's coating?

[BenLong1018]

Is it durable or will it peel right off? Is it more like DLC or Teflon coating? Just curious because I'd like to buy a 710 with black coating to further protect it from rust.

 

[CrimsonTideShooter]

First off, D2 isn't very rust prone at all. It's 1% away from being considered a stainless steel, so far all intents and purposes it is a stainless steel. It actually has more free chromium than some "stainless" steels like ZDP-189. Zdp has 20% chromium, but most of it is tied up in carbides so in my experience D2 is more stain resistant than ZDP189.

As for the coating, it's tough - but it's no DLC.

 

[MajorLonghorn]

I have three Benchmades with coated blades. The only one that has any visible wear is a Griptilian Tanto, right on the crease where the tanto tip grind begins. That's to be expected in a Tanto. Aside from that, the coating has held up well on all my BMs.

 

[BenLong1018]

Well my Benchmade 51 got some small rust spots so I'm just kind of paranoid about it.

 

[CrimsonTideShooter]

Well my Benchmade 51 got some small rust spots so I'm just kind of paranoid about it.

Well almost any steel can spot, but my point was that D2 isn't really rust prone like people think. They hear "non stainless" and then think its like 1095.