Dyke's Custom Handmade D2 Steel Tracker Knife G-10 Micarta Bushcraft Combat HUNT
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Survival TrackerCustom Handmade Fully Functional Professional Survival Tracker KnifeSuperlative Artist: Van DykeKnife Details: Overall Length: 9.30" Blade: 5.00" Handle: 4.30" Handle Material: MicartaBlade thickness: 5.25mm Other Features: Exceptional balance, Comes with leather sheath with belt loop to carry that knife About D2 Steel Blade: D2 cold work high carbon, high chromium die steel:is the highest carbon alloy tool and die steel (thus the "D" designation) typically used in knife making. It has 12% chromium so it doesn't resist corrosion as well as high chromium tool steels (like 440C and ATS-34 This is due to chromium carbides forming in the steel during heat treat, the very thing that makes this steel so wonderful (most steels form iron carbides). D2 is very hard to work with, expensive, downright malicious to abrasives, resistant to cutting and milling and metal fabrication. So it's usually used for extreme use knives. Old knife makers will tell you that It has a reputation of holding an edge forever. . The reputation is well deserved. One of the seldom mentioned properties of D2 is very high depth of hardening and stability of shape. In the AISI Service Properties details, D2 is designated at the top of the scale for these properties, so intricate shapes can be created and maintained, and the steel is very expensive.Note:
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