Titanium knife question

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Holds an edge longer than any type of steel
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My impression was that titanium could barely take an edge, due to its low hardenability. Maybe it's like what everyone says about D2, "It doesn't take a great edge, but it will keep it forever!"
 
well the corrosion resistance and weight are nice, but I will be a monkey's uncle when it has the best wear retention...
 
The titanium in Mission knives takes a better edge than others seem to, and it can keep it well enough for some purposes. It's pretty specialized, though. I have their MBK and it works as a kitchen utility knife that cleans off nicely. I can't use it for fine slicing on soft foods. It won't hold the edge for woodcraft.
 
A) Costco rocks my socks, as it were, B) ehhhh... interested, but not interested enough to have it go anywhere except WAY at the end of my knives-to-buy list.
 
It may likely be sintered ceramic and ti, that's where they get the claims.
 
I have a Mission MPT and a MPF. These knives have performed extremely well for me and I don't have to worry about rust. They are now very expensive but I feel if you can afford one, get one. You won't be sorry.
Lycosa
 
Lucky Bob said:
Maybe it's like what everyone says about D2, "It doesn't take a great edge, but it will keep it forever!"
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Whomever says that aint handled a Krein or a Dozier.

Titanium can take a decent edge , but wont hold it for extended useage like other blade steels will.
 
I have a mission mpk and Royal navy titanium divers knife.
the mission mpk holds a sharpe edge well.The royal navy knife is harder to sharpen and the edge does not hold for long.In my experiance steel holds the best edge,However titanium is the best for diving knives .
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I think that saying that they have better edge retention than other titanium knives would be ok, but all steels? the highest wear resistant steels aren't even used in making knives. An example of this is 15V.
 
All I carry is Mission knives I have five, three folders and two fixed blades. I've owned lots of steel knives even some customs, the steel holds an edge longer. I like the titanium because it doesn't rust, period. I"ve had mine muddy, bloody, covered in salt water and there just like teh day I bought em. As someone stated earlier there not the best knife for wood craft, they will do but you will have to resharpen them more often. There also very expensive, but they will last forever. While ti knives do not hold an edge as well as some steel knives, they work just fine for me I use mine to clean ducks, squirrels, rabbits, deer and all other chores in teh woods, however I don't use them to do woodcraft for that I use other tools (steel).

One thing that is wierd someone else stated they would be a monkeys uncle if ti has greater wear resitance than steel, while true it doens't hold an edge as long as steel Titanium at least certain grades such as the one Mission uses does have 7 to 8 times the wear resistance of most steels, this is fact if someone wants to the documentation I'll post it, why the material has greater wear resitance than does most steels but yet want hold an edge longer is beyond me and would require an engineer to anwser.

Hope this helps.

Mike C
 
Titanium cannot be hardened above 40-ish RC meaning that it doesn't hold an edge. That's why it's not an ideal metal for a knife. I prefer talonite myself.
 
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