FWIW, titanium is also much more brittle than SS. Don't use titanium knifes as prybars or other titanium objects in situations where there may be quickly incurred stress loads. ;-) Dave G. - Poquoson Va paddler and old machinist At 07:31 AM 11/7/2002 -0800, Steve Scherrer wrote: >Thanks Dave! Seems like I read that the more rust resistant SS is the >softer/ weaker the alloy. es correcto? hence the poor edge holding >capabilities of this *rust proof* knife. Just found this on >http://divermag.com/archives/nov98/knives.html > >>Blades can be made from a variety of metals but the most popular is >stainless steel, either 304 or 420 grade of stainless steel alloy. The >higher the number the lower the grade of stainless steel and the better the >blade will keep an edge. A lower number means a higher grade of stainless >and the more resistant it is to rust. Some of Underwater Kinetics line of >Blue Tang and Remora knives are made of 316 grade stainless which offers a >good compromise. A few manufacturers, such as Ocean Master, make knives from >titanium which is light, very strong, keeps a good edge and is rustproof. >The only drawback is that titanium is quite a bit more expensive than >stainless steel. In any event, knives should always be rinsed thoroughly in >fresh water after every dive and dried separate from the sheath. << > > > >steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Nov 07 2002 - 08:23:34 PST
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