TiNi blades??

[wilson091406]

SOG has made some knives with "TiNi" blades. what exactly is a TiNi blade and how well do they work?

 

[fivefold]

I think that "TiNi" (titanium ion), refers to the coating on the blade.

 

[yoda4561]

That would be in reference to the coating. TiNi stands for Titanium Nitride, a PVD (physical vapor deposition) coating. Far harder than steel and very thin. It has no impact on the blades performance, aside from giving it a wear resistant coating. It's unlikely to scratch but because it's usually applied to a bead blasted blade it acts like sandpaper and can pick up material from things you cut and loose change.