d2 vs 1095 which will bend first?

[boris01]

d2 vs 1095 who will bend first

if the blades are the same and are small 3 inched or under ; which steel is more likely to under stress or hard use?

 

[fishbulb]

D2's typically run harder, so if the geometry is identical the 1095 blade will likely bend further under the same lateral loading.

Why do you ask? If the blades are typical utility knife thickness and only three inches long it'll take an awful lot of force to get a significant bend in either one.

 

[boris01]

The reason I ask is because I have two small whittlers. One is D2 the other 1095. I have noticed the the tip of the D2 bends more often then the 1095 when i am carving and putting lateral stress on the blades. I thought it should be the other way around; that is the 1095 would bend before the d2.

 

[JD Mandrell]

The reason I ask is because I have two small whittlers. One is D2 the other 1095. I have noticed the the tip of the D2 bends more often then the 1095 when i am carving and putting lateral stress on the blades. I thought it should be the other way around; that is the 1095 would bend before the d2.

It should in my experience, D2 typically is a lot more brittle than 1095 in thin pocketknife blades.

 

[Sevorius]

When you say bend do you mean it flexes or it actually bends? From my experience with these steels they are more likely to snap than bend, especially at a higher hardness. I am no expert but I would think what you are referring to is more a characteristic of the heat treat than the steel itself. Unless I am mistaken both 1095 and D2 can range from high 50's to mid 60's HRC. It may simply be that your D2 knife has been tempered slightly softer than its 1095 counterpart.

 

[knarfeng]

Just as a thought, are the blades both the same thickness, width, length? Small differences can make a difference.