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What is the difference between damascus steel and regular steel?? It seems that damascus blades are always more expensive. Is there good reason for this??
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Damascus blades
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Yes, making it is more work. That's why it is so expensive. Damascus is made from two or more different types of steel or two different types of metal. The metals are sandwiched and then forge welded and folded over and over again. That causes the unusual appearance of the steel when it is finished. Some damascus steels perform poorly and some perform very well indeed. It is possible to get a very good performing steel by forge welding two different steels with different carbide content. When heat treated, the harder steel lends edge retention to the mix and the softer steel lends toughness - a sort of best of both worlds.
Some damascus is just for show and is often a mixture of steel and nickel. These damascus steels don't perform as well because nickel isn't a good blade material but they look spectacular because the two metals look so different from one another. Even stainless steels are sometimes made into damascus and perform quite well.
I happen to like good damascus. I have many damascus bladed knives and I use them often. I like the way they look and I like the way good damascus performs. Take care.
Some damascus is just for show and is often a mixture of steel and nickel. These damascus steels don't perform as well because nickel isn't a good blade material but they look spectacular because the two metals look so different from one another. Even stainless steels are sometimes made into damascus and perform quite well.
I happen to like good damascus. I have many damascus bladed knives and I use them often. I like the way they look and I like the way good damascus performs. Take care.
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Depends on what samples of steel you are talking abut.
It is rare that someone puts a 1000 year old blade to the test or a billet of ancient wootz steel to the forge. There are many steels that perform similarly or better. But learning about why that ancient material worked so well is a good story and will fill one full of understanding. This topic is too big for one single post, so I will leave the rest up to you, and others
Para
It is rare that someone puts a 1000 year old blade to the test or a billet of ancient wootz steel to the forge. There are many steels that perform similarly or better. But learning about why that ancient material worked so well is a good story and will fill one full of understanding. This topic is too big for one single post, so I will leave the rest up to you, and others
Para