INFI sandwich?

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sr 101 is extremely hard , and holds an edge like crazy...
INFI is flexable, and more corrosion resistant than sr101, but doesnt hold an edge quite as well....

so why dont we sandwich a piece of sr101 in between some infi???? Just like san mai...

Making a crazy corrosion resistant, super edge holding, flexible yet tough super steel!!

*and next time on Busse pipe dreams... DAMASCUS INFI super steel san mai super san 5 LE
 
That is an interesting suggestion. I wonder however if a super hard version of INFI (maybe INFI NQ, wink wink) would be better suited as the center steel, and a softer, flexible steel on the outside. It seems that most of INFI's charm is found in its tendency to roll rather than chip under stress. I think it all has to do with the difference between the ability of a steel to maintain its molecular configuration during relative lengthening or shortening of bonds vs RETURNING to that configuration once the stress ends. Please correct me if I'm wrong as this is just me trying to remember old science classes.
 
That is an interesting suggestion. I wonder however if a super hard version of INFI (maybe INFI NQ, wink wink) would be better suited as the center steel, and a softer, flexible steel on the outside. It seems that most of INFI's charm is found in its tendency to roll rather than chip under stress. I think it all has to do with the difference between the ability of a steel to maintain its molecular configuration during relative lengthening or shortening of bonds vs RETURNING to that configuration once the stress ends. Please correct me if I'm wrong as this is just me trying to remember old science classes.

I hope INFI 2.0 surpasses both INFI 1.0 and SR101 in edge retention... still waitin for that mini muk in INFI 2.0 *cough cough*. And yes you are correct, INFI loses some edge retention in order to gain flexibility if I remember correctly...
 
the HT processes of the both are different , so , can not do this easily.
 
I'm not sure how this would work, and I mean that in the least doubtful way of your idea as I honestly have no clue about layered steel at all... what could the outer layers of more flexible steel possibly contribute to the overall toughness if the inner layer is stiff? I'm imagining flesh around a bone--the bone is stiff, and the soft flesh around it isn't going to change that. You can't bend the flesh 'cause it's stuck to the bone; if you break the bone, sure the flesh is still in one piece and flexible... but the bone is broken.

I know I'm missing something anyway because I also know this is how Fallkniven makes their laminated VG10 knives, and this is how katana are made. So I guess this is a general blade steel question.

If it works out, though, it would seriously be cool...
 
I don't see why you would want a more expensive steel on the outside of a laminated blade. It would make more sense to laminate SR101 with some 420.
 
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