How tough is INFI steel?
INFI is the only knife steel ever tested that has achieved such high levels of lateral strength with a homogenous hardness of 58 – 60 Rc. No other steel has even neared this performance level.
What is the strongest metal to make a knife out of?
Carbon steel grades with high amounts of carbon are desirable for knife making because they will give the blade the hardness and strength needed to hold up against impact and wear. However, proper heat treating must be performed on high carbon steels.
What is Z wear steel?
Z-Wear PM is a powder metallurgy tool steel intended to provide high value and exceptional versatility. It offers wear resistance superior to standard A2 and D2 grades along with high toughness and resistance to chipping.
What does 1095 steel mean?
1095, a popular high-carbon steel for knives; it is harder but more brittle than lower carbon steels such as 1055, 1060, 1070, and 1080. It has a carbon content of 0.90-1.03% Many older pocket knives and kitchen knives were made of 1095.
Are Busse knives good?
However, I do know a fair bit about using knives, and I can say with confidence that Busse knives are very tough and take and hold an excellent edge. In addition, over the years I have found—all things being equal (which they never are)—a convex edge will outperform other edge grinds in hard use.
What metals are used to make high quality knife blades?
According to many knife-making professionals, most knives are made using either tool steel, stainless steel or carbon steel. Tool steel offers a hard and sturdy material that can contain any number of alloys to ensure other important properties.
What kind of steel is INFI?
INFI is a proprietary steel/heat treat and is exclusively produced by Busse. Apparently there have been at least two iterations of INFI with the later version using Nitrogen as a hardening element in conjuction with a reduced amount of carbon.
What is Busse INFI steel?
INFI Steel – INFI is a proprietary steel and heat-treat protocol developed by Busse Combat Knife Co. It is ONLY available through Busse.