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Titanium frame-lock carbidization
- Thread starter biubiubiu
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Hi! I only have one, the Officer by Sasha Thiel (a fantastic knife to me! :thumbup
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No issues at all in one and something year of regular use in rotation. Perfect lock-up still, no stickiness at all. Mind anyway I am not one of those guys opening and closing the knives a million of times sitting on a couch, so to say, so take this as a personal experience connected to my specific way of living the hobby (I open the knife when I have to cut stuff).
"Carbidized", in my understanding, it means that a thin layer of tungsten carbide has been deposited on the titanium face of the lock. The advantage is that the Ti gets a kind of "ceramic materials characteristic, thing that should solve the minor problems of lock stickiness, due to Ti tenderness, when in comparison (and in contact) with the steel. It looks today most of the medium range and high-end folders Ti frame-locks have a screwed/riveted steel terminal, so carbidization is becoming less popular.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UHLsqsXGRQ
Hoping it can help. Ciao!
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No issues at all in one and something year of regular use in rotation. Perfect lock-up still, no stickiness at all. Mind anyway I am not one of those guys opening and closing the knives a million of times sitting on a couch
, so to say, so take this as a personal experience connected to my specific way of living the hobby (I open the knife when I have to cut stuff)."Carbidized", in my understanding, it means that a thin layer of tungsten carbide has been deposited on the titanium face of the lock. The advantage is that the Ti gets a kind of "ceramic materials characteristic, thing that should solve the minor problems of lock stickiness, due to Ti tenderness, when in comparison (and in contact) with the steel. It looks today most of the medium range and high-end folders Ti frame-locks have a screwed/riveted steel terminal, so carbidization is becoming less popular.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UHLsqsXGRQ
Hoping it can help. Ciao!
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Pretty much standard practice on a framelock/liner lock these days.
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No carbidized locks are not fragile. Use as normal, rinse and repeat.