Talonide knives? Any practical users here?

[kancler]

Gentelmen,

Found an exciting knife today - Miami Ninja by Neal Blackwood made of Talonide.

I understand, Talonide is not steel (at least theoretically) but was used for knives in the past.

Talonide more Cobalt than steel, And some internet articles have opposite opinions about it.

So, are there any practical users of this interesting material? Is it a great practical blade or just a collector item

What do you think?

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[MolokaiRider]

I bet that was expensive!

From what I've read, Talonite is a trademark name for Cobalt Alloy 6BH (H= Hot Rolled Process), and is claimed to be expensive and more difficult to work with than other alloys.

It supposedly smoother than steel, and has great wear resistance and corrosion resistance.

 

[kancler]

I bet that was expensive!

From what I've read, Talonite is a trademark name for Cobalt Alloy 6BH (H= Hot Rolled Process), and is claimed to be expensive and more difficult to work with than other alloys.

It supposedly smoother than steel, and has great wear resistance and corrosion resistance.

Very smooth surface! This is a fun neck knife. I don't think Neal is making any knives anymore.

 

[DeadboxHero]

Very smooth surface! This is a fun neck knife. I don't think Neal is making any knives anymore.

Its very soft, in the ~40 HRC range, it has a lot of carbides that are harder than the cobalt matrix, however steels like CPM S110V will have more carbides, harder carbides and a hardenable matrix which overall can run a higher hardness up 65rc after tempering.

Talonite is a soft cobalt matrix and will not harden like steel, it just relies on the carbide volume.

It is extremely expensive and corrosion resistant.

It's more of a collectors item IMHO


Fun fact, (annealed) Soft CPM S110V has similar hardness.