Damascus Strength

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So probably kind of a noob question but, is damascus as strong as normal steel like sv-30 etc? I.E. could you feasibly use something like a Sebenza with a damascus blade for light to medium use and edc?

Thanks!

Caleb
 
There is a you tube video of some one using it and it seemed to hold up very well. Solosknifereviews using Damascus on youtube
 
In the old days, Damascus was generally stronger, but modern production methods has improved the homogeneity of monosteels. These days, damascus is essentially about looks. There should be no performance issues with either in light to medium use. No knife should be used as a prybar/screwdriver/chisel.
 
calebpo said:
So probably kind of a noob question but, is damascus as strong as normal steel like sv-30 etc? I.E. could you feasibly use something like a Sebenza with a damascus blade for light to medium use and edc?

Thanks!

Caleb
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What exactly do you mean by "strong"?

How strong does a knife need to be if used for cutting and slicing and the occasional poking a hole into something?

Wouldn't edge retention be something more useful if you were looking at a knife?
 
Theoretically damascus if done right, HT correctly is only as good as it's base steels in edge holding and corrosion resistance. However, the lamination of the folding of the steel(modern dam, not ancient dam), should give the steel a higher toughness factor than either of the base steels as you are creating a ply effect. Don't know if this is actually the case. Think of plywood but with 100's of layers instead of 4-5. Problem is that you need steels that have similar HT protocols otherwise you get the Pakistani Damascus ;) Proper Japanese Katanas are folded steel of the same type and I have seen first hand how tough they are and thinking that only a steel like S7 could take that punishment, maybe.

Maybe someone who makes damascus can chime in.
 
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