Where to buy Gr5 Ti for knife making?

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Hi

Looking for a source in the US where from i could order GR5 Titanium for Knife making. I made so far about 5-10 experimental blades, and sourced the material from various places. Tha plan is to order smaller sheets of Gr5 Ti and laser cut blanks, heat treat the blades and finish them with carbidized edges. Thickness shall be around ,156-.200.

Anybody has any idea where could i find some nice Ti for this purpose?

Much Appreciated

GZ
 
I would PM Mecha. He is the king if Ti-land.

I just order it from one of the many metal suppliers or Amazon/eBay. 6Al-4V Ti is common.
 
Lorien said:
you aren't Zoltan from Tofino, by any chance, are you?
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Hey,

i had to google it, but no, i am not him:) He is a fellow Hungarian living in the other side of the pond though.

However i believe we know each other, i used the same nick here, and USN and Spyderco forum as well, and i think we talked a few times. It was probably ages ago. I am not very active on forums these days. I have my day job, running my knife making endevour with night time grinding, and focus on the transition to the craft sometime in the future. My brand name is GZ Custom Blades.

Cheers

Zoltan
 
Alpha Knife Supply said:
Grade 5 is also known as 6AL4V or 6-4. We have several thicknesses in stock:
https://www.alphaknifesupply.com/shop/titanium-sheet

Chuck
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Ya I was going to recommend your store because I suspect you have good stuff, being someone who works with ti constantly and has an interest in quality materials. AMX is good too, and especially Tiger Metals has a very serious adherence to sourcing quality ti alloys.

Ti buyers, beware the cheap or no-name ti alloys, because it's a very sensitive and reactive base metal that changes drastically due to tiny amounts of impurities, especially of the gaseous variety, or through work and heat especially when in contact with most chemicals. I see that lately there seems to be a good bit of discussion about the differences found between the "same" type of iron alloy (steel), due to various factors. Ti alloys are like that x100.

It won't matter much for say, a thin sheet for a spacer or a handle scale or something static, but it matters a ton when it comes to a working or load-bearing piece of ti.
 
In the past I came across Titanium Joe on the interwebz. No experience/affiliation, but maybe worth a look.
 
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