How durable is titanium carbo-nitride (Cryo question)

[foofie]

Let me clarify - just got my cryo, and I am not worried about scratching it. In fact, I was thinking of doing a home-made stonewash (blade and scales)...

Just wondering if I will be shaking for the next month to get through the coating?

I just can't leave well enough alone
thanks.

 

[aquaman67]

I flipped the clip over to the left carry side on mine.

There was a mark left where the clip made contact with the scale.

I say go for it.

I'd love to see the pics.

 

[tiguy7]

In theory, Titanium Carbonitride has a Rockwell hardness around 86 on the C scale. It is harder than TiN and ZrN. It is not as hard as TiAlN. Good luck.

 

[adamrockcrawler]

In theory, Titanium Carbonitride has a Rockwell hardness around 86 on the C scale. It is harder than TiN and ZrN. It is not as hard as TiAlN. Good luck.

Ok so...

TiN = Titanium Nitrate
ZrN = Zirconium Nitrate
TiAlN = Titanium Aluminum Nitrate???


To the original poster I think you should go for it!! It would look nice I believe!

 

[Hobo with a Rolex]

I sanded parts of mine. It comes right off with light sanding.

 

[tiguy7]

I tried to find the old Blade Magazine that explained some of the coatings that were applied to the Buckcote blades. I was unsuccessful, so here is my recollection. The softest coating was the Titanium Nitride (dark Gold) at about 82 HRC. The Zirconium Nitride (light Gold) came in at about 85HRC. The Titanium Carbo Nitride (purple) was in the high 80's. The Titanium Aluminum Nitride (charcoal) was around 92 HRC. My memory is as good as it used to be, but it is not as long. These coated blades can be used as a steel to sharpen each other as well as uncoated blades. You just have to know the pecking order. The blade with the hardest coat (TiAlN) must be steeled on a ceramic blade.
I neglected to mention that the blades (Buckote) were chisel sharpened. So the coating was exposed on the micro edge. In use, the blade wore away in preference to the harder coating. So the blades were self sharpening.

 

[Reeek]

Hard coatings are often only as strong and durable as the base they are applied to. i.e. standard tile versus porcelain tile . . .

 

[jawn]

Well if you do it please post the results! I'd love to see what it looks like. I was thinking of doing the same thing to mine.

 

[weinerd]

I just broke down some boxes and cut through about 1 yards length of 4 layers of corrugated cardboard and now have a big long wear mark the depth of the cut going across both sides of the blade as well as some other scratches, so "not worried about sratching it" is unwarranted- it seems to scratch easier than some DLC blades.

Do post up if you stonewash it... Otherwise i may satinize the blade with some 600 grit...