Scandium for a knife?

Dirk

Dirk

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S&W is using a Scandium Aluminum alloy for it's light weight revolvers now. It has enabled them to make Aluminum tough enough to withstand full pressure magnum loads. This has to painful when you shoot it. This alloy is lighter and stronger than titanium, also expensive from what I have read. Has anyone out there looked at this alloy for knives, be it liners, scales, blades? I don't know what kind of cahracteristics it has when ground or if it would take an edge like Ti does. This "might" be an interesting new material for knives.

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My knowledge of "Scandium aluminum" comes from its use in mountain bike frames. They put small amounts (~1%) of it in the aluminum to refine the grain and make it stronger and more fatigue resistant. Alas, it's still basically aluminum, so it's too soft to use in blades and probably liners as well. For scales it will be fine, that is if you need super strong aluminum scales since the stuff costs more than regular aluminum.
 
It sounded good at the time. I kept thinking of an even lighter folder. Maybe lithium?
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