INFI or 5160 for Swords

I don't have much to compare to,. What is the warranty on 5160? I have infi, but the swords have had an easy life. And they complain about it.
 
INFI This Butaniku has chopped up over 2100 lbs of hanging animal carcasses into dog food pieces small enough to fit in a bucket over the past year. During the process of doing so, it has chopped through almost every bone except for the skull/jaw as there is no point in that. The edge is still factory despite chopping through bones up to almost two inches thick on one of our yaks. This is how it currently looks after proving it's metal.
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and this is the largest ding to the edge from all of that hard core flesh & bone slicing action.
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Lets put it this way. If Jerry ever decides to make a Kriegsmesser or Claymore I'll probably end up selling my car so I can buy one. :eek: --- :D

That said, if you can't get your favorite sword in INFI, 5160 is one of the best steels for swords.
 
Since the HNWS is shown above, and is SR-101, where does SR-101 fall into that scale? Above or below 5160?
 
dogboye said:
Since the HNWS is shown above, and is SR-101, where does SR-101 fall into that scale? Above or below 5160?
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I would bet SR101 is chippier than 5160 but it really depends on heat treat. In my experience 5160 is great when forged, don't have any big chunks of SR101 to compare it to
 
INFI will do everything a bit better and some things a lot better. But if I was going to go for a large heavy sword to smash things up, I would likely go with S7. 5160 is also the cheaper way to go which is not a bad thing. 1060 is also a good steel for swords.
 
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