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No, Celluloid and Lexan have nothing chemically in common. They are both types of plastic, but that is about it.
Lexan (Polycarbonate) is much more durable, is far less heat sensitive and will not degenerate over time like celluloid does.
Celluloid or Cellulose dinitrate was the first plastic. It is fairly durable, but shows a propensity to degenerate over time. When it degenerates it produces nitric acid, which is not good for the steel that a knife is made from. When this degeneration starts to happen, steel liners, bolsters and blades will be eaten away. Celluloid can also start on fire rather easily and should not be worked on a grinder or polisher (buffing wheel). It is also prone to cracking, breaking and shrinking.
Here is a great article from the Oregon Knife Club about Celluloid.
Celluloid
Lexan (Polycarbonate) is much more durable, is far less heat sensitive and will not degenerate over time like celluloid does.
Celluloid or Cellulose dinitrate was the first plastic. It is fairly durable, but shows a propensity to degenerate over time. When it degenerates it produces nitric acid, which is not good for the steel that a knife is made from. When this degeneration starts to happen, steel liners, bolsters and blades will be eaten away. Celluloid can also start on fire rather easily and should not be worked on a grinder or polisher (buffing wheel). It is also prone to cracking, breaking and shrinking.
Here is a great article from the Oregon Knife Club about Celluloid.
Celluloid