[meteorite-list] Meteorite Steel Alloy

[Daniel H. Fronefield]

Okay ... I know this is not exactly on topic, but there was too much talk 
of "steel" for a knifemaker to be quiet so I figured I'd chime in.  In 
conjunction with another knifemaker, I am having a large quantity of iron 
meteorite smelted (induction furnace) with raw iron and 0.7% carbon to make an 
alloy I've named MeteorAlloy.  It will be roughly chemically equivalent to 
15N20 which makes an outstanding, fully hardenable knife blade ... except it 
will be created from meteorites.  I know, I know ... once melted it's now no 
different than regular alloys but I was going for the major "WOW" factor.  All 
my future blades will be made from MeteorAlloy.  For those of you who know what 
one is, the 'hamon' or temper line should be awesome too. 

All that said ... I've currently had to put my shop into storage prior to 
moving so I'll be unable to make anything for a little while.<sigh>

Handmade Knives by D. Fronefield
"Specializing in Meteorites and other exotic materials"
http://hiwaay.net/~dfronfld