Damascus from .50 cal rounds

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wadec

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A friend of mine and I were looking at some steel penatrators from .50 cal rounds and was wondering if they could be beat into a damascus blade. Unfortunately I do not know the type of steel they are made of. They are about 2" long and about 3/8" in dia. and very tough. We fired them into a stone wall and there was no deformation at all.
 
I was there....I believe they are tungsten or something similar. They are from .50 API. Can they be beaten into something sharp?
 
API? You got to play with the incendiary stuff? :eek: :cool: Or is it just AP?

I don't know whether you could make damascus with it or not. If its tungsten, then thats a big NOPE. But it if its steel you'll need an idea of what kind it is.
 
Check it with a magnet , steel will be magnetic not tungsten.They should be steel but I have no idea what kind.
 
I have no idea what type of steel they are made out of but I can tell you this, they are harder than a woodpeckers lips. I use a couple that I pulled as center punches and they work good for center punching steel. ;) Ron
 
They should be tungston steel. even the 45cal ap round. They just keep going and going and going. :cool:
 
I have heard they are tungston also, but wasn't sure. So the consensus is tungston is out for a blade steel?
 
Differentiate between tungsten and tungsten steel. A tool steel with considerable tungsten would be a pain to grind and polish.A tungsten tool steel should have a very noticable spark deep orange or red.
 
I just checked them with a magnet and they stick.....so can something be pounded out of them? We'll probably get a bagful.
 
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