Katana Blade Edge Material

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Jacob C Vipperman

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So im planning to have a Custom Wariha Tetsu Katana made and i was wondering what would be the best material for the blade edge thats durable and will keep its edge
Also needs to not rust
 
Other than beta titanium alloy, which basically only Mecha uses for swords, there's not really anything suitable for sword blades that will not rust. A modern super tool steel like CPM3V will be somewhat stain and rust resistant as well as tough and keeping a good edge. But I am thinking it will be hard to make a wariha tetsu-construction blade with a particle metallurgy steel core. The people who would make such a steel are typically specialty steel manufacturers like Nichols Damascus, and that's seldom the same people who make traditionally constructed Japanese swords.

Even if you could find these materials and someone willing to make it, honestly this would be thousands and thousands of dollars for relatively small gain over one made with carbon steel.
 
3 years later...... Yeah from what I read and have learned, choose the steel based on what your Swordsmith is best at using. I could see a good smith making a better sword out of 1060 compared to an average smith with what one might call, "better" steel.
 
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