Texas Knifemakers Supply Hi-Contrast 15N20 Steel Barstock for Making Carbon Damascus Knives - 0.065" x 1-1/2" x 11-1/2"
Product Description
Texas Knifemakers Supply Hi-Contrast 15N20 Steel Barstock for Making Carbon Damascus Knives - 0.065" x 1-1/2" x 11-1/2"
- 15N20 is a bright and acid resistant metal commonly used for forging with high carbon steels to draw out the contrast in Damascus patterned billets for knives and swords.
- Its iron is alloyed with 0.75% carbon, 0.40% manganese, 2.0% nickel, and 0.10% phosphorus and silicon. (The number 15N6 may be written on the bar, this is the product SKU, not the nickel content)
- Dimensions are 0.065" x 1-1/2" x 11-1/2".
- Layer 15N20 with high carbon steels like 1080, 1095, 5160, etc. to forge Damascus, and etch with Ferric Chloride to bring out the contrast. The nickel in 15N20 resists the acid, remaining bright.
15N20 is a bright and acid resistant metal commonly used for forging with high carbon steels like 1080, 1095, etc. to draw out the contrast in Damascus patterned billets for knives and swords. Its iron is alloyed with 0.88% carbon, 0.40% manganese, 2.0% nickel, and 0.10% phosphorus and silicon.
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