new D2?

[Ben Dover]

I've heard rumors that there's a new formulation of D2 steel that's supposed to be super-duper. Anyone know anything about it, and if any maker's using it yet???

I always thought that D2 was nearly perfect already, but this stuff is supposed to be better!

 

[StretchNM]

I hope they don;t make it harder!!!!!!! I'll never get mine sharp!

 

[ashtxsniper]

Harder D2 hopefully somewhere around 66-70 without being to brittle would be fabulous.

 

[Th232]

Crucible is testing out a CPM version of D2, is this what you were talking about?

Spyderco's doing a sprint run of Millies with it, thread here.

 

[Keith Montgomery]

There is also Friction Forged D2.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=476782&highlight=friction

 

[pitdog]

I believe there is an Injection Moulded version of D2 that will have fewer impurities...if I have that right !

 

[Esav Benyamin]

The Kershaw Tyrade will have a CPM D2 edge.

 

[knarfeng]

I believe there is an Injection Moulded version of D2 that will have fewer impurities...if I have that right !

uh, no. You are trying to refer to the CPM process. That is not the same as injection molding.

Here is a description of the CPM process:

http://www.crucibleservice.com/products/CPM/index.cfm

 

[mete]

Injection molded ?? do you mean MIM ?? Somebody also made a 'dendritic ' castblade , was that D2 ??

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Somebody also made a 'dendritic ' castblade , was that D2 ??

The somebody was David Boye, who still makes dendritic cobalt blades. He used 440C for his dendritic steel.

Do a search for "dendritic" and you will find others using the technique.

 

[Ben Dover]

Thank you all. According to the rumors that I heard, the new D2 will take hardening in the RC 66-68 range witout getting overly brittle.

If this is true, I want one!

 

[cindylou]

Keith in post #5 gave a link. I think that's the right place. There are actually 2 threads on it--one for "geeks" talking about testing and one for the regular folks. Do a search of FFD2 and they both come up--for whatever kind of person YOU are.

Cindylou

 

[Ben Dover]

Keith in post #5 gave a link. I think that's the right place. There are actually 2 threads on it--one for "geeks" talking about testing and one for the regular folks. Do a search of FFD2 and they both come up--for whatever kind of person YOU are.

Cindylou,

I guess that I'm both!

I'm an historian by trade, and some would say that makes me a "geek." But I'm also a hunter, fisherman, camper and all around "regular guy" off the job!

 

[Cliff Stamp]

There was also dendritic D2, alongwith with 440C and Cobalt.

-Cliff