Better all around steel? INFI vs. 1095

Hard to compare a custom steel w/custom HT to 1095 that comes heat treated differently from almost every maker.

Simple answer, INFI wins
 
Infi win's IMHO but 1095 with proper heat treat and tampering gives Infi run for its money. Super steels usually win good ol' carbon steel but when carbon steel is well done it gives serious challenge for modern super steels, which usually cost more to make than 1095.
 
INFI is a carbon steel it just has been refined and gone through a special HT, I guess you could call it a super steel but its just a "simple carbon"
 
knifenut1013 said:
INFI is a carbon steel it just has been refined and gone through a special HT, I guess you could call it a super steel but its just a "simple carbon"
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Yeah, true you are, I checked INFI's construction more. Carbon it is but more refined one. The special treatment of INFI makes me classify it as super steel or at least rare steels.

Still 1095 is one heck of an steel.
 
INFI is tougher, INFI is much more corrosion resistant, 1095 can get much harder and everything that comes along with that (holding a wicked sharp edge, edge retention, etc). 1095 is heat treated differently by different makers. But at the same hardness I would take INFI over 1095 any day of the week. INFI is more comparable to 5160 than 1095 if you're looking for a "poor man's version" of that steel.
 
INFI isn't a carbon steel. Neither are O1, A2, M4, L6, 52100, 5160, Carbon V, CV, 1095CV, etc. Anything that has a defined alloy content with anything but carbon is not a carbon steel. In the knife corner of steel tools, anything that isn't 'stainless' is 'carbon', but it really is not the case.
 
Both steels are good, but INFI is far superior IMO. :)

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Its been said, but INFI is a steel prepared one way and one way only, 1095 varies.

A good piece of 1095 will last a lifetime, and is a lot cheaper, and far more available. Their are many custom makers who can forge out a custom piece of 1095 just how you want it.

Its just personal preference.
 
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jakeyjake4528 said:
Its been said, but INFI is a steel prepared one way and one way only, 1095 varies.

A good piece of 1095 will last a lifetime, and is a lot cheaper, and far more available. Their are many custom makers who can forge out a custom piece of 1095 just how you want it.

Its just personal preference.
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Done correctly 1095 is fine as long as the heat treatment and tempering is good. The only drawback is that it will rust fairly quickly if not watched.
 
sidecutter said:
i'd whole lot rather have my throat cut with INFI than 1095. :D but does it make that big a difference ?:confused:
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Yes, INFI is stronger, doesn't chip out, holds a edge better and is a lot more rust resistant than 1095. :)
 
Ankerson said:
Done correctly 1095 is fine as long as the heat treatment and tempering is good. The only drawback is that it will rust fairly quickly if not watched.
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Its more then fine, its extremely nice. Carbon steels don't get the credit they deserve.

Sure it rusts more then INFI, but I wouldn't call that a drawback. Anyone who uses their blades should also take care of them, and it would take total neglect to so rust out any knife that it becomes beyond use or repair.
 
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Its more then fine, its extremely nice. Carbon steels don't get the credit they deserve.

Sure it rusts more then INFI, but I wouldn't call that a drawback. Anyone who uses their blades should also take care of them, and it would take total neglect to so rust out any knife that it becomes beyond use or repair.
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I have used knives made from 1095 for decades and they are good, but like I said it takes more care than INFI does. I am not talking about neglect here, just normal use.

It's best to have them coated, blued etc if they are going to be a field blade.
 
hardheart said:
strength will be dependent on heat treat, 1095 can be taken to 60+ Rc
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Alvin J. and AFAIK few other guys mentioned 64-65HRC range as perfectly workable for light use knives on 1095. Obviously at that hardness there is is no chopping, but I'd rather have 2 different knives optimized for their tasks.
 
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