1080 Knife Steel
Iron alloy contains 0 88 carbon 0 90 manganese 0 05 sulphur and 0 04 phosphorus.
1080 knife steel. Top catalog knife making steel barstock rods blade steel forging steels 1080a. 1080 forging steel is an excellent steel for beginning knife makers and professionals alike. This alloy and all our alloys have been properly annealed. Stainless steel is a popular type of steel among knifemakers for its high resistance to rust and corrosion.
It is most commonly paired with 1080 or 1084 steel to create a unique damascus pattern. This oil quenching steel is in the annealed state. Requires less soak time in heat before quenching and is very forgiving during the heat treat process making it great for heat treati. You do not have to do any non standard wasteful processes to harden the steel.
Hot rolled and annealed. 1080 forging steel 1 8 x 1 1 4 x 12 1080a item id 1080a. 1 16 of 83 results for 1080 steel best seller in steel bars. The whole issue comes up constantly on the various knife forums but often the explanations are very technical or incomplete since they re.
Dimensions are 1 8 x 1 1 4 x 12 steel is sold in full 1 foot increments. Call us for special arrangements if you. I get asked about steel a lot and since i use 1080 and 1084 for my carbon steel blades i often find myself explaining the properties of these steels and contrasting them with the more well known 1095. Mr volcano 3 pack knife blade steel 1095 high carbon annealed flat stock bar blade billets blanks for knife making forging bladesmithing blacksmithing 12 inch x 1 5 inch x 3 16 inch 4 7 out of 5 stars 354.
An ideal choice for forging and for layering with 15n20 for damascus. Amazon s choice for 1080 steel knife rmp knife making blank 1074 1075 high carbon annealed steel billets 1 5 inch x 12 inch x 0 187 inch 4 0 out of 5 stars 20. High carbon blade steel is considered better than other steels for knife making due to its toughness strength edge holding and corrosion resistant. 1080 is a moderately high carbon content forging steel used for making knives.
This steel is similar to the composition of 1080 with the addition of small amounts of chromium and vanadium.