g10 vs. titanium

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possumman

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hey everybody, i'm considering buying another benchmade. i like the feel of titanium handles, but oviously greater cost than g10. i know g10 and titanium both are suppose to be extremely durable. but titanium scratches fairly easy. other than appearances, which is over all more durable?:rolleyes:
 
Well...G-10 is just really fancy plastic when you get down to it. So apart from ti scratching, I think it's pretty clear that it would be the more durable of the two. :thumbup:
 
The best is a combo of the two. Titanium is flexible and the G-10 as an overlay or scale on the non lock side reinforces the titanium. This is why you see a lot of custom and semi-custom knives with this configuration.
 
I believe that titanium is stronger, but the real question is this:
How strong do you need the handles to be?

I've never broken a knife handle while doing regular non-abuse knifework...not even an unlined FRN Spyderco or an unlined wood handled Opinel.
 
In tension, I think the G10 is stronger. In compression, the Ti.

But I agree with AllenC. Either is strong enough for a handle if made correctly. Either could be made incorrectly and make a poor handle, though I've never seen one. Think I read a thread in which a couple of folks were talking about a Spyderco Military with unlined carbon fiber handles (carbon fiber is cousin to G10) where the handles were a little too thin and didn't feel quite as solid as one might want.

outlaw918692000 is also correct. G10 is often combined with Ti liners. It is also sometimes combined with steel liners. It is less frequently used alone.

A well designed G10 handle should be as solid as a Ti handle. But it's as much a function of design as of the material.
 
dpimpc said:
Well...G-10 is just really fancy plastic when you get down to it. So apart from ti scratching, I think it's pretty clear that it would be the more durable of the two. :thumbup:
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yes...in the same way that carbon fiber is just fancy pencil lead right? :D
 
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