Mora Carbon Steel Rust
The morakniv craftline robust trade knife features an extra thick 3 6 x 0 125 inch carbon steel fixed blade.
Mora carbon steel rust. Creating black rust magnetite fe3o4 is known as bluing a process in which steel is partially protected against red rust and is named after the blue black appearance of the resulting protective finish. So make it a habit to wipe the knife and preferably oil the blade after usage. High carbon steels are preferred in applications that demand durability and frequent regrinding. Stainless steel is easy to maintain.
This makes stainless steel knives resistant to stains and rust. However it is always good to take the habit of rinsing the blade under running hot water preferably with a mild soap solution after use if the knife has become dirty. The morakniv bushcraft carbon steel survival knife is a fixed blade knife built out of carbon with an anti rust and corrosion black finish. Be careful when cleaning and wiping the blade so that you don t injure yourself.
This series will cover how to store yo. There are plenty of proponents of the carbon steel moras out there. I m sure that the carbon steel is great but i abhor rust and i abhor having to worry about my knives so i went with the stainless. They are simply less likely to develop rust than carbon steel kitchen knives.
High carbon steel achieves high hardness sharpens easily and is exceptionally tough. Steel is 12c27 a great blade steel especially at the price. Part two of my short series on how to maintain your high carbon steel knives and how to keep blades them from rusting. Unlike stainless steel all non stainless steel blades such as carbon steel blades will oxidize or be affected by moisture and corrosive environments.
Stainless steel stays sharp for much longer than carbon steel and is far less sensitive to rust. The total length of this knife just over nine inches with a blade length of 4 3 inches. Black rust effectively coats the iron steel and prevent oxygen from reaching the underlying metal. Although all steel knives are an alloy of iron and carbon stainless steel knives also contain chromium.