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List of all steels used by Busse to date?

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So far I know of INFI, A2, ATS-34, and D2. Are there any others? Also, what year(s) were all the steels used?
 
I used 440C on some of the original Argonne Assaults. . . Please forgive me. . .they were for amphibious assault and jungle warfare and their top priority was rust resistance.

Also Vasco Wear, Stellite 6K, 0-1, A-2, D-2, I probably used more D-2 than any other maker out there except for Bob Dozier who is now actually made out of D-2 ;)---in fact I still have over 18,000 lbs of D-2 in my old shop along with approx. 14,000 lbs. of A-2. I never have to worry about that building blowing away! Also, ATS-34, 154CM in the late 80's when you could only get it in 3/16" thick, very narrow bars 1.25" wide I think), BG-42 sometime between '89 - '91 . . . long before anyone else had used it, that I'm aware of., Homemade Damascus (0-1 and 1018), some other exotic steels I'd have to look up to remember, including a Maraging Cobalt/Nickel "350 Vasco Max" or something like that. . . .Weird stuff, you simply baked it at 900 degrees for 9 hours and it would harden out at 58-60 Rc with no chance of rusting. . . NONE!

I was very fortunate in the steel department mainly due to the fact that Koncor industries is within 8 miles of my shop and they are, or were, a division of Latrobe steel and I believe Crucible. I knew the guys at the plant pretty well, so I got a shot at anything new that came in.

I would constantly go there in search of the perfect steel. . .But I could never seem to find exactly what I was looking for. . . . . .back then.

Happily, I haven't been there since 1997!!! ;)


Jerry
 
Originally posted by Jerry Busse
I would constantly go there in search of the perfect steel. . .But I could never seem to find exactly what I was looking for. . . . . .back then.

Happily, I haven't been there since 1997!!! ;)


Jerry
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I knew that was going to be said at some point ;) :D
 
Jerry
I probably used more D-2 than any other maker out there except for Bob Dozier who is now actually made out of D-2
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LMAO :D .

I had a chance to BS w/ Bob at ECCKS, and I think Jerry is right ;) .
 
Bob's a great guy. As for steel content, I'm about 70% INFI, 20% A-2, and 10% D-2. A few more years of grinding and I should have all of those other steels washed out of my system. That'll make me 100% INFI!!! Hmmmmmm . . .. . I hope that means that I'll be able to bend better than I can now!!! ;)



Jerry
 
Jerry, are you still grinding out blades in A2 and D2? Under what circumstance(s) would this be done? Do you ever have current customers specifically ask for these steels?
 
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