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Old 07-16-2017, 04:16 PM
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My favorite damascus mix is simply 1084 and 15N20 and the reason is that it is a nearly fool proof mix. I glanced at the heat treat specs for Cru-Wear and Z-Wear and, after I stopped laughing and rolling on the floor, all I can say is I wish you the best of luck trying to make damascus from that!

Seriously, I can't say it isn't possible but unless you have an advanced degree in metallurgy and some equipment you haven't mentioned you aren't likely to get anything worth the expense and effort of trying to mix those or even to mix either of them with anything else. Those are a far cry from ideal forging steels. They cry out for salt pots and careful temperature control. People mix all kinds of steel and sometimes they get lucky and the billet doesn't destroy itself from internal stress but even if you get that lucky I don't see how you'd get all the performance from those steels that they are capable of. I'd be curious to hear about your experience though if you try it ...


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