Ceramic Knife Blade Material

The properties of ceramic blades.

Ceramic knife blade material.

Blade materials are those used to make the blade of a knife or other simple edged hand tool or weapon such as a hatchet or sword. Titanium nitride is gold in appearance and it non toxic. The blade of a knife can be made from a variety of materials the most common being carbon steel stainless steel tool steel and alloy steel other less common materials used in knife blades include. Ceramic blade materials differ.

Cobalt and titanium alloys ceramics obsidian and plastic. The mohs ranking of the type of blade material used in ceramic knives is 8 5. It is applied as a thin coating to ceramic knives in order to harden and protect the knife. Click here for high carbon alloy steel knives.

Also known as zirconia. While diamonds the hardest substances on the earth rank at 10 steel blades usually only rank at 6 or 6 5. If you look at ceramic knives vs steel for example there s a lot to learn about ceramic blades before you compare them with traditional steel ones. Titanium nitride coated knives are made from a very hard ceramic material that is often used as a coating to improve the surface properties of various softer metals.

Many other manufacturers of ceramic blades use fillers to create a more flexible blade or to lower the price. We also like the titanium coated knives made with hand forged pure high carbon blades and non stick titanium layered on the outside. These knife blades are usually produced through the dry pressing and firing of powdered zirconia using solid state sintering it is 8 5 on the mohs scale of mineral hardness compared to 4 5 for normal steel and 7 5 to 8 for hardened steel and 10 for diamond. The advantage of ceramic which is a non metallic solid is its complete resistance to corrosion extremely hard blade and ability to maintain sharpness for long time periods.

Slice ceramic blades whether it be our utility knife blades or box cutter blades are made of 100 percent zirconium oxide also known as advanced ceramics or engineered ceramics. Ceramic is such a hard material it can only be. The metal that a. Ceramic blades are less common than the previous knife types and are mostly found in kitchen cutlery and pocket knives.

A ceramic knife is a knife designed with a ceramic blade typically made from zirconium dioxide zro 2. For the ceramic knives we have used a battery charged diamond sharpener. This is a new process combines the best features of cutlery and new modern age ceramics. We also note that the ceramic knives are all thicker than the steel knives.

Not all ceramics are created equal and even with the right ceramic material blade and knife design play a major role in safety outcomes. They re actually part of a more recent category of material known variously as advanced ceramics fine ceramics or engineered ceramics. Although ceramic knives are very sharp they are also quite delicate and must be handled with care. The next step is sharpening the blades.