leroyk Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Hi: Has anyone ever tried 01 steel in a mix with 15n20 and 1095 for a damascus billet. I have some 1/8 in by 1 in. that i would like to layer on the outside of my billet to protect the inner layers f rom burning away as i forge it? Thanks for any help, leroy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimenickel Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 O1 is a deep hardening steel... while 1095 is very shallow -not such a good combo the 15n20 goes well with 1080 ..and welds like a dream... if you keep the 1080 on the outsides, its easy to stick it to itself when you fold.... no Ni oxides to deal with save your O1 for L6... which are both deep hardening and move at similar rates besides.. the O1 is expensive... for a sacrificial plate ?..... the 1095 is very cheap and welds a heck of alot easier... it would be a much better choice Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leroyk Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 thanks for the imfo Gregg: I kind of inherited the 01. trades a knife for about 12 18" peices of percission ground in different thicknesses. I guess i will stick with 1095 for the outside stuff Leroy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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