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Post by HazMatt on Mar 22, 2017 14:08:27 GMT
I'm not a steel guy, I don't keep up with the latest and greatest steels, not to mention I'm not very experienced with swords either. I'm wondering if anyone has experience with EN45 steel. Is it a good sword steel? I guess the HT and tempering are even more important so, here is what I'm looking at... www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=AH4213&name=Fantasy+Spartan+SwordAnyone have experience with Deepeeka products?
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Mar 22, 2017 14:19:08 GMT
EN45 is basically the same as 9260. Excellent sword steel.
Deepeeka doesn't have a great reputation. A lot of their stuff is far too heavy, badly balanced, etc. The sword you linked is over 1.5kg for under 22" of blade!
Some of their Greek/Roman stuff is excellent (especially for the price). Their newest ones look very good; some of the older models are not so good. Outside their Greek/Roman stuff: cheap, somewhat nasty, and usually overweight.
(Today I noticed an underweight Deepeeka: their 1831 French infantry gladius - the infamous cabbage-cutter - is lighter than the originals. Playing with an original, I'm not surprised they were so unpopular - 1.1kg for 19" of blade is no fun.)
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Mar 22, 2017 14:25:54 GMT
Silicon manganese spring steel, 0.5 - 0,6 % Carbon, 0,7 - 1 % Manganese, 1,5 - 2 % Silicon, low Phosphorous and Sulfur, similar to 9260.
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Post by HazMatt on Mar 22, 2017 14:31:04 GMT
Yeah, I did a little digging and Deepeeka does not have a good rep here, hit and miss at best. I don't think I'll be the guinea pig on this one. Too bad they are not consistently doing good HT and tempering across their product line.
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Mar 22, 2017 21:16:07 GMT
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