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Post by Tiers1 on Jun 15, 2015 4:24:44 GMT
Something moderately interesting that I have searched around for and has very little discussion; Traditional Filipino Weapons seems to be pretty well known and respected, and one of their selling points (mentioned plenty on the site) is their steel choice- 5160 blended with D2...but what exactly is it? It is clear that the swords are not pattern welded so I am guessing that they have their own custom built alloy, but if so, why not just give it a name?...after all 5160 and D2 are not wholly different materials, they are carbon steel with different mixes of alloying elements so why call the material "blended" steel instead...the concept of referring to the steel as such seems a little odd, but then again I am not metallurgist. I certainly do not want to open any can of worms but I am truly curious about this. Any thoughts?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2015 8:34:39 GMT
It very simply explains what's in their steel, because both steels are of known formulations, that's my guess!
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Post by Croccifixio on Jun 15, 2015 8:35:40 GMT
Most likely 5160. My TFW blades show no laminations. I'm thinking maybe their more expensive offerings are sandwiched, but there's no indication. I take it as simply hype. That said, their blades are very very well heat-treated. Extremely tough - my gayang is still as sharp and straight despite going through several 2x4s.
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Jun 15, 2015 17:28:54 GMT
Really just hype, doudt they blend the steels. Most likely just straight 5160 like they were using a few years ago. Wouldn't be surprised if they are using used vehicle leaf springs.
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