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"Liquidiamond"...?

Shorttime

Shorttime

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I have to be careful here.

"Liquidiamond" is apparently a proprietary (and patented) "metal alloy matrix" developed by NASA and Cal-Tech. A knife company took this wonder alloy, and added Tungsten to it, to produce a knife which they are advertising on a crowdfunding site.

On the surface of it, it sounds like bunk. I know we've got some metallurgists here, so I was wondering if any of that gobbeldygook actually makes a "better" blade, or if it's just more marketing.

I don't want to name the company. In the event that it (probably) is nonsense, there's no need to give them free publicity.

I'm posting this in General, because I can't figure out where exactly it fits. Any help is appreciated.
 
Shorttime said:
I have to be careful here.

"Liquidiamond" is apparently a proprietary (and patented) "metal alloy matrix" developed by NASA and Cal-Tech. A knife company took this wonder alloy, and added Tungsten to it, to produce a knife which they are advertising on a crowdfunding site.

On the surface of it, it sounds like bunk. I know we've got some metallurgists here, so I was wondering if any of that gobbeldygook actually makes a "better" blade, or if it's just more marketing.

I don't want to name the company. In the event that it (probably) is nonsense, there's no need to give them free publicity.

I'm posting this in General, because I can't figure out where exactly it fits. Any help is appreciated.
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gobbeldygook ....that's a good word.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/liquidiamond-knives.1538471/
 
Pls do name the company.
Not because we want to make them to stand in the corner (well, some already should) but because it cant help us determine the validity of the claims.
It might well be legit, I dont know but it sounds like the Mantis-like blurb, which we hear/see again and again from various fly by night companies catering to the tacticlol ninja basement dwelling segment.

Do they claim a high security R&D facility with retina scanners, motion sensors and/or Claymores because you cant sell hi-tech recon ranger knives without that?
 
There isn’t a wealth of knowledge or independent testing information available, but I’ll share what I’ve pieced together:

The alloy is a form of “metal glass”, formed by a specific temperature-based process, the structure of which allows for reasonably durable edges at a rockwell hardness of ~70 - and is apparently highly corrosion resistant. It is, as far as I can tell, a moderately more durable alternative to ceramic knives.

There’s a lot of marketing language (at least one company calls their product “self-serrating” which is a cute way to address the edge chipping) and not much else to be found aside from a few short discussion threads on chef forums, as it is relatively unknown and a bit of a niche product.

It’s nothing to get excited about unless one is still in that ignorance-of-physics-based quest for a “knife that never needs sharpening” and are very susceptible to BS.
 
Shorttime said:
I have to be careful here.

"Liquidiamond" is apparently a proprietary (and patented) "metal alloy matrix" developed by NASA and Cal-Tech. A knife company took this wonder alloy, and added Tungsten to it, to produce a knife which they are advertising on a crowdfunding site.

On the surface of it, it sounds like bunk. I know we've got some metallurgists here, so I was wondering if any of that gobbeldygook actually makes a "better" blade, or if it's just more marketing.

I don't want to name the company. In the event that it (probably) is nonsense, there's no need to give them free publicity.

I'm posting this in General, because I can't figure out where exactly it fits. Any help is appreciated.
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It is completely bunk. Don't fall for it.
 
Like others, I’m waiting to see proven and incontrovertible results. In the meantime, I’ll continue to live with my CPKs, CRKs, ZTs, etc as I grow older with each passing day.
 
I checked; the company is called 'Liquid Diamond' and makes relatively cheap kitchen knives. If thats the company, the OP refers to?
It sounds like just the usual marketing angle. Blurb but no real content. NASA pushes the button of a lot people and sells well.
I say, stick with one of the custom makers here on the forum.
You might pay more but you get a high quality kitchen knife for life and immense pride of ownership.
 
Stumpy72 said:
Like others, I’m waiting to see proven and incontrovertible results. In the meantime, I’ll continue to live with my CPKs, CRKs, ZTs, etc as I grow older with each passing day.
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Its already been proven its fake. Avoid at all costs.
 
Any time somebody starts talking about Tungsten, I make judgments about where we're heading.
 
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