1095 Carbon steel
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Product type - Knife steel
Tool type - Carbon steel
Usage - Knife blades, forged knives, stock removal, laminated knife blades, Damascus steel and knife blades with hamon
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Contains - 1 pc 1095 carbon steel in selected dimension and grade
Material:
We ship almost all orders on the same business day if you order before 2:00 PM.
Standard delivery time: 1–3 business days with Bring.
Customers in Northern Norway may experience an extra day or two in some cases.
Tracking:
You will receive a tracking number via email as soon as the package has been shipped.
100% satisfaction guarantee:
We are completely confident that you will be satisfied. We are so confident that we offer both full returns and coverage of return shipping. No matter what. This means there is absolutely no risk for you to order now to inspect the product yourself in your own home and at your own pace.
We also stock spare parts and wear parts, so if you should be unfortunate enough to break something or, against all odds, manage to wear out the sharpening stones, these can be easily replaced.
Easy returns:
Contact our customer service, and we will send you a pre-filled return label.
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Description:
1095 steel is a widely used knife steel. Also called C100s, it is a carbon steel that can be used in solid steel blades, as edge steel in laminated knife blades or in damask. The steel is therefore well suited for both stock removal and forging.
By differential hardening you will be able to give the knife an unparalleled hamon, see example image!
Composition:
In demand and famous worldwide, 1095 is known to most knife makers and is a steel everyone should try.
Austenitizing temperature (hardening temperature): 800-830 C
Example of curing procedure:
- Heat up to critical temperature (non-magnetic) of around 800 C.
- Cool in water, brackish water or oil. The temperature should go from 800 to below 540 in less than 5 seconds to prevent pearlite formation.
- 200C for 2 hours, then cool in air to room temperature
- 200C for another 2 hours.
We always recommend trying out the hardening process when using a new steel.
The term Sort means Sorting which indicates how flat the piece of steel is. For example, 1st sorting has a bend of less than 1mm per meter, and is therefore practically flat. If you need something flatter than 1st sorting, you must buy flat-ground steel, such as our O1 tool steel or some of our hot rolled steel. Contact us for assistance.
2nd grade has from 1mm up to 4mm bend and 3rd grade has 4mm or more. In other words, 1st grade is the flattest pieces of that type, and 3rd grade is the one with the most bend. The bend comes from the steel being stored on large rolls before being unrolled and cut into smaller pieces, some bend can also come from when the steel is cut.
Contact us if you have any questions!
