Aichi Aus-10 San Mai with Damascus Stainless Steel Cladding, Made by Sanwa Special Steel company.
This steel is supplied cold rolled and annealed. It has a smooth surface free of decarburisation or pitting and is soft and easily cut, ground, drilled, and filed. Once polished etch in Hydrochloric and ferric acid to bring out the pattern.
If you dont micro texture (Hammer while cold/hot) to disrupt the pattern you will get straight layers.
Aus-10 Is similar to 440C
Chemical Composition
Carbon – 1.1%
Chromium – 14.00%
Molybdenum – 0.25%
Vanadium – 0.25%
Nickel – 0.49%
Manganese – 0.50%
Silicon – 0.50%
Iron – Balance
Toughness 6/10
Edge retention 5/10
Corrosion resistance 7/10
Recommended heat treatment
Approximate as-quenched hardness before tempering:
Recommended working hardness 59-60HRC
NOTE
A low and long temper is recommended after your normal temper ~100c for 2+ hours to releive any additional stress in the blade and reduce core delamination possibly
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