G10 What is it?

[Sender]

I've officially stepped into the world of high tech knife handles with the non-talonite Talon. -Thanks by the way to Camillus and 1sks for a great deal.

G10, it looks like a very dense plastic composite. About as dense as a brake pad. What's in it?

 

[e_utopia]

G10 is a thermoset composite material. It is composed of glass fiber and epoxy. It is similar in many measures of strength to Aluminum, but significantly lighter.

--JB

P.S., it really isn't anywhere near as dense as a brake pad, and if you have plastic brake pads, you have more to worry about than knife handle materials

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[This message has been edited by e_utopia (edited 04-14-2001).]

 

[Gollnick]

It's made of layers of fiberglass and epoxy cured under pressure. G10 was originally made for circuit boards, especially military and avionics circuit boards. It's largely been replaced in that application by FR4 which has better electrical characteristics. But, G10, which is very strong, unaffected by many solvents, resistant to UV radiation, withstands high temperatures, does not sustain flame, and yet is easy to work with, has taken on a life of its own apart from circuit boards, and not just knife handles. While we usually see black or dark grey on knives, G10 can be made many different colors. You can even make it in layers of different colors. When you then machine it with a conture, it get's a marbled look. Benchmade had done that on several folders recently.



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Chuck
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