is it too brittle? will it take and keep an edge, or have one restored, if not? can it be readily (or at all) alloyed with steel or titanium, and would this help? the goal is an unbreakable rust-free (destructive rust, at least) hyper lever and wedge, that will break steel, stone, heads, and the like, and remain unblemished. work with me, here.
2006-08-06 19:42:46 · 9 answers · asked by altgrave 4 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
You want an unbreakable sword? Go put an edge on a crowbar.
Swords are not designed to be unbreakable, they are a dynamic balance of strength, flexibility and weight. A sword that is unbreakable will be impossible to use and make you a very easy target for the person who is using a breakable, but balanced and light weapon.
A rigid sword will also transfer impact forces to the wrist. Ever hold a solid piece of metal and hit something with it? That vibration you feel up to your shoulder is absorbed by the harmonic properties of a well made sword instead of making your arm go numb from the elbow down.
There's an excellent article on metallurgy in swords at swordforum.com as well as some information about swords made from alternative metals. So far the consensus is that high carbon steel makes the best swords.
Edit:
I just saw the comment above about using 440 stainless steel. Stainless steels tend to be too brittle for use as swords despite the fact lots of companies make swords out of SS. These tend to be decorator swords or in the language of swordsmen SLO's for Sword-Like-Objects. There are some stainless steels that make decent swords, but not many. Please check out Sword Forum.
2006-08-07 12:33:18 · answer #1 · answered by Vardis DeGrave 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Tungsten Sword
2016-10-07 07:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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would it be wise to make a sword of tungsten?
is it too brittle? will it take and keep an edge, or have one restored, if not? can it be readily (or at all) alloyed with steel or titanium, and would this help? the goal is an unbreakable rust-free (destructive rust, at least) hyper lever and wedge, that will break steel, stone, heads, and the...
2015-08-10 05:36:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you should look up the various alloys of "liquid metal". I doubt youll break stone with a sword made of it, but you will have interesting performance characteristics. Due to the non crystalline structure it will be possible for you to have an edge that is one molecule thick, whereas a traditional steel sword's edge can be no thinner than the smallest crystal. While youre at it, you should research blade shapes, curvatures, and torque so that your sword's shape will be useful as well as the materials.
2006-08-06 20:48:24 · answer #4 · answered by Stand-up Philosopher 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tungsten is very,very,heavy!!
The closest to what you are describing would be a shock
resistant tool steel like S7 (but will rust) or 440C stainless steel.
440 is used for plenty of knifes for the fact that it is tough,has
good corrision resistance & holds an edge pretty well.
why don't you ask my friend Tony Swatton he owns
"The Sword And The Stone" in Burbank CA.
Please don't call and waste his time,shop rate is about 100.00
an hour at his place.But if you are serious and have at least
1000.00 dollars saved up for a sword then feel free to call.
Google his shop name for the site or click>http://www.swordandstone.com/
2006-08-06 21:59:11 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
wise sword tungsten
2016-01-31 04:25:07 · answer #6 · answered by Janean 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tungsten is normally alloyed with steel, very rarely is it used alone, except for maybe lightbulb filaments. i believe it would make a very poor sword.
2006-08-06 19:47:38 · answer #7 · answered by googleplex 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should alloy with titanium if you want strong, not tungsten. tungsten is no good for swords, it alloys very poorly.
2006-08-06 19:48:45 · answer #8 · answered by uberforgetful 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try asking a a blacksmith what they think, maybe you can find one that specializes in making and forging swords
2006-08-06 19:48:02 · answer #9 · answered by back2skewl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it would be stupid. Why own something you can't even carry around? You would get arrest if you walk into street with it. It's also a waste of moneys.
2006-08-07 04:07:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 9⤋