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Titanium as Knife Material?
Sep 5^th, 2006 at 7:43pm

Hey everybody!
I want to know if titanium was a good metal to make knives out of. I have just recently acquired a piece of titanium off of ebay that would be great for the proportions of a knife. The only properties about titanium I know of is that it is supposedly very hard metal that is about 2/3rds as light as steel and that it doesn't rust.

I also would like to know how to temper titanium, as most of the internet searches say that I have to heat it to 1700 degrees Fahrenheit and cool it in a "solution".

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Reply #1 - Sep 5^th, 2006 at 8:21pm

i have often wondered the same thing, because i have seen dive knives made from titanium, and reason dictates that if it can handle being blasted through the atmostphere at something like 1000 miles per hour, then it should hold an edge well enough. i just don't know, since it is not a very widespread knife material, and there is not alot of material on titanium knives.

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CanDo Interfector Viris Spurii Past Moderator Offline Posts: 1652 New England, USA Gender:	Re: Titanium as Knife Material? Reply #2 - Sep 5^th, 2006 at 8:39pm The answer be nay. Unfortunately, Ti makes rather lousy knives as that it can't hold an edge. If you are making it for decoration, novelty and/or very light use, it's probably fine, but not an EDC item. Many of the titanium dive knives are probably actually titanium alloys or titanium with an edge of another material.
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nightweave Descens Offline That's not a sling. This is a sling! Posts: 194 Perth Western Australia Gender:	Re: Titanium as Knife Material? Reply #3 - Sep 5^th, 2006 at 10:19pm Try alloying it. By itself Titanium is too brittle.
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JustKnot Descens Offline Posts: 221 Lithuania Gender:	Re: Titanium as Knife Material? Reply #4 - Sep 6^th, 2006 at 6:55am Titanium makes good tools like schackle "unjammers", wrenches or fids... and bottle opener of course Later I'll try to post some pics of sailors multitools to give you an idea how that looks like
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JustKnot Descens Offline Posts: 221 Lithuania Gender:	Re: Titanium as Knife Material? Reply #5 - Sep 6^th, 2006 at 7:02am Here are some: http://www.afletchermarine.i12.com/Universal%20Deck%20Plate%20Key.htm http://marinestore.co.uk/page/mrst/CTGY/shackle-keys/
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Reply #6 - Sep 6^th, 2006 at 1:56pm

Just be careful, if you want to try to temper it. Titanium is very flammable at high temperatures. This is why machine shops that deal with it keep the shavings in a solution, just in case there be stray sparks.
Once ingited, titanium will burn in the presence of oxygen, any oxygen. Dousing it with water won,t help, as water has O2 in it. The only way to stop it is to let it burn out by itself.
It is labeled a class D fire, like burning phosphorous, and similar types.

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Re: Titanium as Knife Material?
Reply #7 - Sep 6^th, 2006 at 3:16pm

that would be hardening it not Tempering it.
but the real ? is is the peice you have already hardened
and are you going to shape by forge or by stock removal
If by stock removal aneal it first and then try not to get it hot on the grinder then heat it up and quench it then temper it Ill see if I can find the tempering specs for you if you wish. but what you will have when your don is a light ,sharp, knife only real advantage over steel being the weight, and the none rusting

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SlingWolf Senior Member Offline Guns dont kill people... Magic missles do! Posts: 362 Kenmore, NY Gender:	Re: Titanium as Knife Material? Reply #8 - Sep 6^th, 2006 at 3:55pm Cool ideas, ya i would like to know more of the specifics about the piece of titanium before you go doubling something that might cause it to come out.... worthless or just something kinda pretty
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Mike Descens Offline I am really Brainkrieg Posts: 164 ??? Gender:	Re: Titanium as Knife Material? Reply #9 - Sep 6^th, 2006 at 5:12pm I forgot to mention that the titanium I bought is condition A, which the seller beleived to be annealed. If I am making a knife out of titanium, I am making it by stock removal, because the titanium is 1/8th by 2 inches by 11 inches. Some tempering specs would be helpful.
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Yahweh Bless you in Yeshua Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Matthew 11:25-30 Posts: 1700 Gender:	Re: Titanium as Knife Material? Reply #10 - Sep 6^th, 2006 at 9:20pm How about a titanium spined, steel razor knife which makes use of a longitudinal channel running the length of the blade's edge in which to slide the stainless razor inserts, which could simply be stropped and eventually replaced, never needing sharpening? I'd buy one if I couldn't make it. TS
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Reply #11 - Sep 6^th, 2006 at 10:34pm

For general knife use there are steels that will hold an edge much longer. Ti blades may be very tough, however. MadDog knives makes Ti knives touted as hard use blades. You just have to match the metal to the intended use. Ti will have a higher impact resistance but a lower abrasion resistance.

Where it really shines is corrosion resistance. I would make a couple of neck knives out if it. They would be lightweight (important when one of them is hanging around your neck) and would never rust (sweat can corrode some otherwise excellent steels). Then all you'd need would be a couple of kydex sheaths.

11" x 2" is a pretty good sized piece, though. Maybe a 6" or 6.5" drop point or spear point blade. It's very light weight would make it a good backpacking knife for the ounce counting crowd.

Let us know what you end up doing with it. Good luck.
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SlingWolf Senior Member Offline Guns dont kill people... Magic missles do! Posts: 362 Kenmore, NY Gender:	Re: Titanium as Knife Material? Reply #12 - Sep 7^th, 2006 at 3:34pm I like the steel blade insert idea personally... Most likely not too hard to find a piece of steel to shape down to the right size/shape But one thing I dont know because im dumb, how do you lock it in place? SlingWolf
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lobohunter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline where be a rock and a string there be a sling Posts: 1945 Cottage Grove or Gender:	Re: Titanium as Knife Material? Reply #14 - Sep 7^th, 2006 at 6:51pm lol hah hah rotfl tech wants to make a Titanium box cutter
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