April 5, 2024
Custom Talonite Fixed Caper Knife By M. Schirmer of Montana with sheath
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This knife listed as used has not been carried or sharpened, and is pristine. Hand made one of a kind by Knifemaker guild member Mike Schirmer,Talonite is a Cobalt-Chromium alloy. When it is made the Chromium and Molybdenum combine chemically with the carbon to form Chromium carbide and Molybdenum carbide. The cobalt forms a soft and strong matrix that holds the carbide grains in place. This means that a Rockwell or other hardness tests will test the matrix and give relatively low readings however the hardness and wear resistance is in the carbide particleTalonite is much slicker than steels so it wears much longer. Talonite has outlasted 6K by 35% in wear tests. These were wear tests in a cereal manufacturing plant. The abrasive substance was organic fibers in corn and wheat. Talonite rates much higher than steel and much closer to diamond or Teflon in slickness. Talonite is slicker so it also cuts faster and easier. Machinery's Handbook, 24th Edition says that these alloys can be run 20% to 50% faster than high-speed steels when cutting.
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