Random question

[gunslinger387]

Can a titanium blade be tempered and if so to what hardness? Can they hold an edge well?

 

[shaving sharp]

Some of the Mission knives used for E.O.D are all titanium because they are non magnetic. Their web page lists them at 47rc hardness.

 

[trevitrace]

That mecha fella tinkers with titanium some.

 

[SharpPancake]

To my knowledge, some titanium alloys can be heat-threated and will hold an edge to some extend.....but if you are talking pure wear resistance against soft abrasive materials, they will do rather poorly.

 

[pbubsy]

I had a Benchmade CQC7 in ti. The edge of the blade was coated in carbide to help it cut. Was decent but honestly, even cheap Chinese steel would hold a better edge. It wasn't meant to be a good performer, was meant to perform as well as possible while being amagnetic.

 

[Cap’n Smudge]

Sam makes some great swords and axes from Ti alloys. Look up MadScienceForge on YouTube. Sam and his Ti blade did really well on Knife or Death. He is @Mecha here on Bladeforums.

 

[TRfromMT]

He has his own subforum. https://bladeforums.com/forums/mad-science-forge.941/

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