I have just been trying to read up on Stellite 6k and i came across mention of it being bad for food prep as it is poisonous or at least poisonous elements in it. Is this true? If i were to get a Stellite 6k blade and use it for food related things, would i be jacking myself up?
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Is Stellite 6k poisonous?
- Thread starter jpsmith
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Perfectly safe in blade form, no. Safe for most purposes, yes. Obviously for some people who are allergic to nickel or chrome, etc., just handling the blade could cause problems.
Based upon reading the MSDS, Section 5, it is possible in food prep that contact with acidic or basic foods could liberate some metal ions or oxides from the blade. Slicing tomato, lutefisk, or lemon with Stellite and eating it once in a while may not cause problems, and on the scale of hazardous stuff in modern life it's probably low on the scale. But I would not choose to do it everyday. Just IMO, YMMV, etc.
Based upon reading the MSDS, Section 5, it is possible in food prep that contact with acidic or basic foods could liberate some metal ions or oxides from the blade. Slicing tomato, lutefisk, or lemon with Stellite and eating it once in a while may not cause problems, and on the scale of hazardous stuff in modern life it's probably low on the scale. But I would not choose to do it everyday. Just IMO, YMMV, etc.
