Hi
Für die, die es noch nicht mitbekommen haben:
Strider verarbeitet ein neues Material namens NiTiNol.
Dazu Mick:
ZitatZitat:
NI (Nickel) TI (Titanium) NOL (Naval Ordinance Laboratory)
It was invented years and years ago by a guy working on the nose cone of a missile.
Strider Knives, (really Duane) along with the wizards at Crucible decided to re-make the stuff, only better.
Strider knives is VERY proud to be the first company in history to offer blades made of this material.
Its basically Ti that hardens to 65 RC.
Es handelt sich also um eine Nickel/Titan Legierung, deren
Entwicklung ihren Ursprung in der Spitze von Raketengefechtsköpfen hat!
Hier noch ein paar Infos:
ZitatAlles anzeigenZitat:
NITINOL
(an acronym for NIckel TItanium Naval Ordnance Laboratory) is a family
of intermetallic materials, which contain a nearly equal mixture of
nickel (55 wt. %) and titanium. Other elements can be added to adjust
or "tune" the material properties.
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are metals that "remember" their
original shapes. SMAs are useful for such things as actuators which are
materials that "change shape, stiffness, position, natural frequency,
and other mechanical characteristics in response to temperature or
electromagnetic fields" (Rogers, 155). The potential uses for SMAs
especially as actuators have broadened the spectrum of many scientific
fields. The study of the history and development of SMAs can provide an
insight into a material involved in cutting-edge technology. The
diverse applications for these metals have made them increasingly
important and visible to the world.
History
Nickel-titanium alloys have been found to be the most useful of all
SMAs. Other shape memory alloys include copper-aluminum-nickel,
copper-zinc-aluminum, and iron- manganese-silicon alloys.(Borden, 67)
The generic name for the family of nickel-titanium alloys is Nitinol.
In 1961, Nitinol, which stands for Nickel Titanium Naval Ordnance
Laboratory, was discovered to possess the unique property of having
shape memory. William J. Buehler, a researcher at the Naval Ordnance
Laboratory in White Oak, Maryland, was the one to discover this shape
memory alloy. The actual discovery of the shape memory property of
Nitinol came about by accident. At a laboratory management meeting, a
strip of Nitinol was presented that was bent out of shape many times.
One of the people present, Dr. David S. Muzzey, heated it with his pipe
lighter, and surprisingly, the strip stretched back to its original
form. (Kauffman and Mayo, 4)
Ein erster "Production Run" wurde auf der Blade verkauft. Dabei handelt es sich um SMF´s die mit solchen Klingen bestückt sind.
Ein SMF ist/war bei Matt D Tactical erhältlich:
http://www.mattdtactical.com/D…-CUSTOM-SMF_p_0-520.html#
Der hohe Preis ergibt sich neben dem üblichen Custom Aufschlag aus
der Tatsache, dass das Material 200 $ pro Pfund kostet und sich sehr
schwer bearbeiten lässt.
Mick:
ZitatAlles anzeigenZitat:
The stuff is HARD to work with.
We have to make it up as we go. There is no info on milling or grinding.
When we make S30V SMF blades, we mill about sixty to eighty blades before changing tools.
On this, we could only mill three, then change tools. Carbide tools.
You can grind one half of one side per belt. Using 60, 120, 220 grits equals twelve belts per blade...give or take.
Now sort out how much longer it takes to grind through twelve belts per blade rather than four blades per belt.
We're working it out...
m
Mal sehen was man von dem Zeug noch hört 
Schönen Tag!
Raoul
Wobei ein Teil dieser immensen Kosten sicher auf die extrem schwierige Bearbeitung des Materials und den damit krassen Werkzeug Verschleiss zurückzuführen ist. Ob dieses Material dennoch ein erfolg wird bin ich sehr gespannt! 
