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I didn't know this, that's really interesting. I, like I think many others, was under the impression that Damascus was a lost technique. I'm under the further i
by michaelscott 4y ago
I didn't know this, that's really interesting. I, like I think many others, was under the impression that Damascus was a lost technique. I'm under the further impression though that our modern alloys have long since passed the standard of these ancient Damascus steels. Is that true?
- hef19898 4y agoNo historical steel beat modern day steel alloys, not when it comes to quality nor to predictablility. You heat treat a certain SAE spec stell in a certain way and you get tye same result, within accepted and specified tolerances, regardless if batch. No such thing in the past. Also, modern day steel is just dirt cheap, even the higher spec monosteels.
- _0w8t 4y agoSome modern steel alloys from Sweden with extreme strength costs more than silver.
- hef19898 4y agoIt depends on production quantities, for sure. And don't get me started with aerospace grade heat treated high tensile stuff. The high spec mass produced stuff is still extremely cheap, if you can get it in small volumes. And whether or not those more esoteric alloys actually improve blade quality, well, I'm not sure. But the again at the higher end we talk more art work than tool, and art os following its own rules.