Can cpm 3v or cruwear strike flint and steel

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Theo33

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Sorry if this has already been made but I’m wondering if 3v or cruwear can strike a flint to make flint and steel fire. May be dumb question but I don’t know the exact alloy % when it becomes very difficult to do so.
 
just in case that wasn’t rhetorical I know it can strike a ferro rod. I’m talking about making fire with rocks
 
Wow I wouldn't be hitting CRU-WEAR with rocks or vice versa but if you do make sure you film it.
 
Theo33 said:
Definitely won’t be banging rocks on it for fun just looking for the knowledge Incase the zombies rush me and eat my backpack.
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too much netflix will kill you faster than any zombie rush - do your research : )
 
Theo33 said:
Sorry if this has already been made but I’m wondering if 3v or cruwear can strike a flint to make flint and steel fire. May be dumb question but I don’t know the exact alloy % when it becomes very difficult to do so.
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That's a darn good question, actually.

Don't know the answer, but am looking forward to hearing from someone who does. :thumbsup:
 

3 minutes in, he spark tests 316 stainless steel - I would not like to try getting a fire started with ss and a rock...
in a real survival situation, I feel you would be better off using dry wood and twine to make a bow to start fires
 
I think with the flint and steel process you are actually shaving a bit of steel off of the striker and that becomes the spark. I suspect that Cru-wear may be too tough and hard to do that as easily as 1095 if it can be done at all with a hand held flake of flint.
 
Heirphoto said:
I think with the flint and steel process you are actually shaving a bit of steel off of the striker and that becomes the spark.
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Yep. I believe the steel shard you shave off oxidizes on contact with air due to the steel's pyrophoricity.

And I knew the word "pyrophoricity." Didn't find it on Wikipedia or anything. Really.

I is very smart.
 
Not sure if too hard will be the problem.

I’ve heard chromium is the main problem but I can’t remember why so they MAY be out but someone is gonna have to try it to know for sure.
 
Shotgun said:
Not sure if too hard will be the problem.

I’ve heard chromium is the main problem but I can’t remember why so they MAY be out but someone is gonna have to try it to know for sure.
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If the steel's harder than the flint, it wont work regardless of the composition of the metal.

So I guess we need a metallurgist AND a geologist in here at this point. :D
 
I would just carry a lighter or some compact fire starter kit , so as to not have to use rocks on my knife . :rolleyes:
 
marcinek said:
Thanks for helping! :thumbsup:

Maybe you can add a list of pyrophoric alloys or something like that too.
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Well, uranium is pyrophoric. That is one of the reasons it is so devastating when used in the 120 mm antitank sabot round and in the 30 mm antitank rounds for the A-10. Not only does it penetrate the armor, it sprays the interior of the tank with burning metal, some from the spalling of the armor and some from the projectile itself.
 
lambertiana said:
Well, uranium is pyrophoric. That is one of the reasons it is so devastating when used in the 120 mm antitank sabot round and in the 30 mm antitank rounds for the A-10. Not only does it penetrate the armor, it sprays the interior of the tank with burning metal, some from the spalling of the armor and some from the projectile itself.
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Very interesting , and a great way to start your campfire ! ;)
 
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