T10 Steel

T10 Steel

T10 Steel – Knowing More about T10 Tool Steel

T10 is classified among the finest materials used in Samurai swords. It is no wonder why collectors often request for T10 Steel Katana.

T10 Katana have gone through the traditional processes of forging, heat treatment, clay tempering, oil and water quenching yet, these swords have properties that other swords do not have.

This Steel is also known as High-Speed Steel because of its material that exceeds the steel used on swords. It would be safe to assume that T10 Katana is appreciated by buyers and collectors more than other steel types.

T10 Steel

T10 Tool Steel Properties

Chinese designate T-10 steel as an alloy made of carbon steel and tungsten. This steel contains 1% carbon steel and 0.35% silicon. The tungsten added makes this resistant to scratches.

This explains why T10 Katana is extremely tough. It is the process of tempering that brings out these properties. This may be tool steel however, it has similarities with tamahagane than other steel found on the market.

The base is made of steel with carbon and iron. However, since this is less than 1095 steel the steel is purer in this respect. Polishing swords made of this material needs specific stones because of its hard surface.

For those who are looking at this steel is it hard to identify these when place side by side with 1095. It will require metallurgical research equipment to be able to do this.

T10 Katana Characteristics

T10 Steel found on these Katanas share the characteristics found in carbon steel and spring steel Katana. It is, however, the tungsten content that makes this extremely resistant to abrasion.

This also means very tough and resistant Katana. The clay tempering process that these blades undergo makes it durable. It would be no surprise if T-10 Steel products are some of the most expensive steel types offered at our shop, because of the required accuracy during the forging process.

This is a delicate and exact operation to produce not just a sword or a knife but, a blade that will last for a long time. The edges remain sharp.

This means there is no need for special care on maintaining blades made of this material. All that it needs is a little cleaning and keeping it properly stored. The proper use of these swords increases its durability.

Forging Process

T10 Steel is a particular material. It is composed of tungsten alloy combined with high concentrations of carbon and a little dash of silicon.

During the forging process, this steel needs to be preheated at a temperature reaching 1100 F and increase this to 1500 F. The heating process is done slowly so as not to lose any amount of carbon.

It is vital that this temperature must be this high for at least 30 minutes. Quenching with water is required after this. The forging process will only start at higher temperatures of 1500 F.

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If the lower temperature is using the material will become resistant to the process and will tend to be hard to manipulate. Tempering process starts at a much lower temperature.

Using the right temperature during the forging process will make the blade very resistant and very hard. The process of using differential tempering where clay coating is used on the blade before it is polished will distribute the thickness between the edge and spine.

This will make the edge hard and the spine soft. This only means the blade is that durable thanks to this particular procedure.