Alternate materials for blades
Has anyone investigated other materials for straight razor blades? I'm thinking things like ceramic or tungsten or even titanium. Look at the difference under a microscope and tell me this wouldn't have possibilities.
This is a product called "endurium" and it has been used for 3,000,000 feet of cutting:
http://www.specialtyblades.com/filmf...rium_blade.jpg
Now this one is standard carbon steel after 250,000 feet of cutting:
http://www.specialtyblades.com/filmf...teel_blade.jpg
I've already shot an email off to this particular company and they said they don't do shaving products, but they did refer me to another company. Any thoughts on this?
[EDIT]I found an answer to part of my own question on Kyocera's website:
The peeler is great! How come you don't make a shaver?
Too dangerous! A metal razor blade has a relatively "rounded" edge (under the microscope) which prevents the blade from cutting into the skin. A ceramic razor blade, however, does not have a rounded edge and slices into the skin. Thus, a ceramic shaver would be too dangerous to use. Several engineers in Sendai who tested prototypes can confirm this painful fact!
That still leaves tungsten and titanium, though...[/EDIT]
You want new materials for blades????
I love Boker knives, but ceramic blades suck. There is a reason they have not become popular. They are very expensive, they dull quickly and you cannot sharpen them without lapidary equipment. :rant:
I applaud efforts to find the "new" material, but there are plenty of good choices now. If everyone is complaining about stainless, waitele you try titanium :eek: