Anyone tried exotic metals?
I'm curious if anyone's tried exotic metals for razors. My current fancy is Nickel-based alloys, particularly Nickel-Silver/German Silver Steel (Nickel-Copper-Zinc), which is cheaply available. Apparently the stuff resists plastic deformation (i.e. the edge should hold, even if quite fine) and is fairly hard and corrosion resistant.
A nickel-titanium or nickel-tungsten alloy would be interesting too... I believe nickel-tungsten is a replacement for chrome plating, and roughly 10 times more durable than chrome in that use. But if we keep following this thought path we'll wind up with superalloys that nobody here can hone (they'll chew your hone into tiny, tiny bits), Inconel being my favorite....