INFI kweschun

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So does anybody know if INFI starts out as a powder metal or is it cast and hot rolled? I'm just curious is all...been reading a metallurgy paper and find the topic fairly interesting, but not as interesting as giving stuff the chop with the FBM.:D
 
From the look of unground stripped Infi, it looks hot rolled to me but I don't know how a powdered metal would be made in to bar stock.

Could it be a powdered metal that is hot rolled?

I think CPM S30-V starts as a powder but I have no idea how it goes from powder to blade.
 
I have a plate of S30V that was purchased from CPM as "hot rolled annealed" and it's grain structure is pretty funky lookin'. Looks kinda like the steel version of a rice krispy treat, only the rice is really small. And silver colored. And not very tasty. Anyway, I've seen the INFI "dimples" on some blades but not the 2 I have, but it spikes my curiosity anyway.
 
I hope you guys don't mind me jumping on this thread, but I've got an INFI question of my own.

The formula for INFI is well known and Jerry can't be the only person in the world who has the ability to heat treat it properly. Given the fact that INFI is certainly one of the best (if not THE best) cutlery steels in existence, why doesn't anyone besides the Busse family use it to manufacture knives? :confused:
 
I believe it is because INFI is a proprietary steel which belongs to Busse Combat or Jerry and Jennifer or like dat.
 
I thought INFI was made from ground-up hog hooves. :confused:
 
bld522 said:
I hope you guys don't mind me jumping on this thread, but I've got an INFI question of my own.

The formula for INFI is well known and Jerry can't be the only person in the world who has the ability to heat treat it properly. Given the fact that INFI is certainly one of the best (if not THE best) cutlery steels in existence, why doesn't anyone besides the Busse family use it to manufacture knives?
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INFI is not a steel, per se.

INFI = [a specific alloy]+[Jerry's heat treat]

So while anyone can use the steel (which appears to be some pretty expensive stuff, but still available to anyone who wants it), the specific recipe used to cook it is proprietary. And the name, INFI, is a Busse property, so it cannot be used by anyone else without Jerry's permission.

Rick
 
rbmcmjr said:
INFI is not a steel, per se.

INFI = [a specific alloy]+[Jerry's heat treat]

So while anyone can use the steel (which appears to be some pretty expensive stuff, but still available to anyone who wants it), the specific recipe used to cook it is proprietary. And the name, INFI, is a Busse property, so it cannot be used by anyone else without Jerry's permission.

Rick
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Yes. That makes sense. What doesn't make sense is the fact that the supply of INFI-made knives lags so far behind the demand for them that other knife manufacturers haven't taken notice. If I were a knife manufacturer and took a look at what goes on around here, my curiousity would be peaked (to say the least)! And while I might not be able to use the INFI trademark, I'd certainly look at the feasibility of using the same steel formulation and heat treat process (if I could discover it) to manufacture my knifes. So my question remains. Why hasn't that happened? Or has it?

Bruce...
 
INFI is NOT a Powder mettalurgy steel. It is a rolled steel:thumbup:
 
It really is silver colored KYDEX !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D
 
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