Chris Keppler Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 W2 is supposed to make a good knife. But at the local steel supplier they sell W1. Is W1 simillar to W2? Would it make a good knife steel? Thanks, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Typical Analysis: Carbon Chromium Manganese Molybdenum Nickel Silicon Tungsten Vanadium W1 0.70-1.50% 0.15% 0.10-0.40% 0.10% 0.20% 0.10-0.40% 0.50% 0.10% W-2 0.85-1.50% 0.15% 0.10-0.40% 0.10% 0.20% 0.10-0.40% 0.15% 0.15-0.35% They are about the same and either will make a good blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablacksmith Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 w1 will work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbaknife Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 The higher vanadium in W2 helps to inhibit grain growth and makes it easier to use high heats for clay backing/hamon work and pattern welding without AS MUCH fear of overheating the steel for long perods of time. Of course, some simple post-forging techniques, and grain growth is a mute point. I've used lots of both and enjoy them immensely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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