Return of Stellites ?

Since no one knows what Stellite is , how about Talonite ? Both are cobalt alloys Talonite had a spell of popularity not too long ago. Any takers ?
 
No it is made out of a material called "Liquidmetal" It is apparently some kind of super alloy you can pour into a cast shape. Obviously it is not actually self sharpening. Miltner Adams who brought us the explosively bonded titanium and steel knife have made a little fixed blade with a flipping edge cover out of Liquidmetal.

Search Liquidmetal in google to learn more.

P.s. Isn't Talonite just Stellite
 
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I know what Stellite is, and I have 2 knives made with it Stellite 6k.

A special form of Stellite known as Talonite is manufactured by hot-rolling and hardening a specific alloy combination. Talonite combines the properties of hardness, machinability and wear resistance. It is important to note that not all types of Stellite alloys can be processed to create Talonite.
 
It is not the first time I watch this kind of advertising , but twice as sharp as other blades ........simple impossible :)
 
Mete,

I don't think that the knife in the video is Stellite or Tallonite. I am under the impression that it is composed of some sort of alloy with a carbide bonded edge; similar to what Warren Thomas makes. However, I could be wrong. 70+ RC is quite high for an alloy, and unless these knives have very strict quality control, I have a hard time believing the claims that it is some sort of steel that lends such hardness.

Lapedog said:
No it is made out of a material called "Liquidmetal" It is apparently some kind of super alloy you can pour into a cast shape. Obviously it is not actually self sharpening. Miltner Adams who brought us the explosively bonded titanium and steel knife have made a little fixed blade with a flipping edge cover out of Liquidmetal.

Search Liquidmetal in google to learn more.

P.s. Isn't Talonite just Stellite
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Miltner Adams made thermal bonded knives with titanium and S30V. Titanium was the structure of the knife frame, while S30V made up the chisel-ground edge. I'm not sure what you are trying to describe.
 
I have been using Stellite 6K as one of my EDC blades for years. One of my favorite blade metals for sure!!! I have even started making my own completely non ferrous folders with a 6K blade. Great blade metal!!!

That ad though, just seems like marketing bs
 
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so how does it wear down and expose as they describe new teeth? so it self sharpens from use?

the name knasa and nasa marketing is a huge marketing turn off for me, but i guess works on normal folks.
 
I'm sure it's complete horse shit.
 
Blues Bender said:
Mete,

I don't think that the knife in the video is Stellite or Tallonite. I am under the impression that it is composed of some sort of alloy with a carbide bonded edge; similar to what Warren Thomas makes. However, I could be wrong. 70+ RC is quite high for an alloy, and unless these knives have very strict quality control, I have a hard time believing the claims that it is some sort of steel that lends such hardness.



Miltner Adams made thermal bonded knives with titanium and S30V. Titanium was the structure of the knife frame, while S30V made up the chisel-ground edge. I'm not sure what you are trying to describe.
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It is not the explosion bonded Miltner Adams MA-4 that I am talking about. The Nasa knife is made out of the same material as a different Miltner Adams knife. This material goes by the trade name Liquidmetal. Here is. Link to the Miltner knife made of this material.

http://www.miltner-adams.com
 
Liquidmetal is what Omega use to fill their ceramic bezel on some model. They said its was 3 times harder than steel but I bet they mean austenitic stainless steel which are already very soft.
 
jbmonkey said:
so how does it wear down and expose as they describe new teeth? so it self sharpens from use?

the name knasa and nasa marketing is a huge marketing turn off for me, but i guess works on normal folks.
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I assume given the rockwell hardness, it "chips" as you cut.
 
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