Testing Damasteel - Powder Metallurgy Damascus

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Published 2023-08-31

Damasteel claims they have the highest performance Damascus. Is it true?

The Story of Knife Steel book: knifesteelnerds.com/2023/05/09/new-book-the-story-…

Written version of this video: knifesteelnerds.com/2023/08/31/damasteel-heat-trea…

00:00 Damasteel Development
00:44 Steels used in Damasteel
01:59 Microstructure
03:32 Heat Treatment
10:19 Edge Retention
15:23 Toughness
17:21 Summary and Conclusions

All Comments (21)

@spiritbender639 9 months ago

As always, very cool stuff. Thanks for everything you contribute to the knife community.
@Ben-ry1py 9 months ago

I just bought both of your books. Thank you so much for sharing such amazing knowledge with us. You're definitely the person I want to learn about knife steel from.
@wattsmichaele 9 months ago

Excellent. Thank you. Do you plan to update your edge retention chart with some of the newer steels since you last composed it?…..It’s the best chart on planet and I use it almost daily….thank you young man!
@krissteel4074 9 months ago

Fantastic information, I've not ever pulled the trigger on some Damasteel as like you pointed out, its kind of expensive for an experiment. At least they should throw you some for proving out that its worth the money :)
@TheDanielscarroll 9 months ago

Thanks!
@zdenekbart 9 months ago

Thank you for perfect video. 👍🇨🇿👏
@_DST0NE_ 9 months ago

Love me some Damasteel.
@NedKnives 9 months ago

Very informative! Thank you!🤙🏼
@bernardcaille 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing.
@racebiketuner 3 months ago

I've been working with metal >50 years, but am relatively new to this topic. I really appreciate your attention to detail. S'pose that makes me a nerd too! 😉
@Montblanc1986 9 months ago

Please do a video on Woots Damascus!!!
@addytuney2028 9 months ago

Thanks so much Larrin!
@enriquescott2983 9 months ago

Thank you for the tutorial
@devindodge8648 6 months ago

Highly informative and truly fascinating. Thank you so much for your contributions to the sciences.
@falconmight339 9 months ago

Wery informative! Weiting review for Damacore!
@DDastrup1234 9 months ago

Great Video! With the Knowledge of steel that you have, I would be curious about your go-to way of sharpening your knives.
@ycplum7062 1 month ago

With regards to the discussion on hold times, that is teh perfect illustration between "science" and "engineering". The science (how things work) may suggest a procedure for the ideal, but engineering has to factor in real world factors, like less than accurate furnace temperature controls. lol
@user-nq8cr4bj9i 9 months ago

Dr Thomas ---Can you provide the numbers for Magnacut in regard to toughness, edge retention, and corrosion resistance. Thanks
@SkunkworksProps 9 months ago

I've used a couple of different patterns from Damasteel and they both showed those straight layers on either side of the billet like the Hugin pattern. I wonder if it's to do with how they're laying down the powder, or some other constraint with this method of production?
@nv854 7 months ago

Can you talk about the damacore next?