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I'm 12 and i theorized on a new alloy and was wondering if it is actually practical, it would be mainly used for blades such as Japanese Katanas as it's first inspiration.
I originally got this alloy from me questioning if soda can lids were sharp. This alloy has a titanium core/base that i chose because it provides toughness and a lightweight structure, Nickel to add flexibility and a bit of Heat resistance, manganese for impact distribution, Cobalt for structural stability wear resistance and edge integrity.
That was the core now onto the actual Edge of the blade, it'd have a thin steel outer layer that'd form the edge and hold sharpness, Chromium for Hardness and corrosion resistance and to increase edge hardness and make the sharpness of the blade last longer, and vanadium for micro-structure and grain enhancement strengthening the edge at a microscopic level and to improve edge retention. This type of blade design is called a "composite/layered blade design" similar to traditional katana forging but modernized.
I decided to make this alloy out of these metals because i was aiming for an all rounder blade and to have an all rounder blade with the resistances this one has I'd have to sacrifice ease of production and to add the least amount of metals possible while making production of said alloy hard but not impossible, and to not lean into fantasy. I also knew not to have drastically different melting points and stayed within the range 1250-1650 degrees celsius, 1250 to 1350 degrees celsius while melting the metals and 1550 to 1650 degrees celsius while fully liquid.
Keep in mind that this was my first ever metallurgy experience after hearing about metallurgy and not looking up any "guides" or "tutorials" or "lessons" on metallurgy and decided to challenge myself to trying to theorize an al rounder alloy made for katana forging or just blade forging in general. I also created a lesser version of this in around 26 minutes but refined it after 2 hours of work but consciously realized that any more metals would make the manufacturing process a literal hellhole or impossible fantasy.
I am also unsure if any of this would work in real world practice and am just theorizing after discovery. My design philosophy during this wasn't "more metals=better" but was "add the most amount of metals that would benefit each other and make an all rounder blade without making production impossible fantasy". And the actual goal of this alloy is to balance toughness + sharpness + flexibility + durability and to resist heat, blunt force, and wear, in total i was aiming for a multi-element superalloy that could make a top tier all rounder katana if forged correctly.
If I were to rate the alloy from my perspective i'd go on the low end and say 6-8.5/10 because of the many trade offs and manufacturability limits. This was my first time diving into metallurgy for fun and was wondering if you could point out any mistakes and answer a few of the following questions if possible:
Does this realistically make sense from a scientific perspective? Would the structure of metals be possible in practice? Are there any major issues with this concept? And is my melting range realistically achievable. (this is all theorization and not yet invented in real life)
Side Note on alloy name: After the 2 hours i decided to name this alloy "Hakichi" Ha from Hagane meaning "steel" in Japanese because of the steel edge, Ki from Kin meaning "gold" in Japanese because of the blunt force resistance and the durability and Chi from Chitan meaning "titanium" in Japanese forming these Japanese words into one make "Hakichi". I chose to have the name of the alloy in Japanese because i decided that if this were a real alloy i'd want it to be used in the production of top tier Japanese Katanas.
I originally got this alloy from me questioning if soda can lids were sharp. This alloy has a titanium core/base that i chose because it provides toughness and a lightweight structure, Nickel to add flexibility and a bit of Heat resistance, manganese for impact distribution, Cobalt for structural stability wear resistance and edge integrity.
That was the core now onto the actual Edge of the blade, it'd have a thin steel outer layer that'd form the edge and hold sharpness, Chromium for Hardness and corrosion resistance and to increase edge hardness and make the sharpness of the blade last longer, and vanadium for micro-structure and grain enhancement strengthening the edge at a microscopic level and to improve edge retention. This type of blade design is called a "composite/layered blade design" similar to traditional katana forging but modernized.
I decided to make this alloy out of these metals because i was aiming for an all rounder blade and to have an all rounder blade with the resistances this one has I'd have to sacrifice ease of production and to add the least amount of metals possible while making production of said alloy hard but not impossible, and to not lean into fantasy. I also knew not to have drastically different melting points and stayed within the range 1250-1650 degrees celsius, 1250 to 1350 degrees celsius while melting the metals and 1550 to 1650 degrees celsius while fully liquid.
Keep in mind that this was my first ever metallurgy experience after hearing about metallurgy and not looking up any "guides" or "tutorials" or "lessons" on metallurgy and decided to challenge myself to trying to theorize an al rounder alloy made for katana forging or just blade forging in general. I also created a lesser version of this in around 26 minutes but refined it after 2 hours of work but consciously realized that any more metals would make the manufacturing process a literal hellhole or impossible fantasy.
I am also unsure if any of this would work in real world practice and am just theorizing after discovery. My design philosophy during this wasn't "more metals=better" but was "add the most amount of metals that would benefit each other and make an all rounder blade without making production impossible fantasy". And the actual goal of this alloy is to balance toughness + sharpness + flexibility + durability and to resist heat, blunt force, and wear, in total i was aiming for a multi-element superalloy that could make a top tier all rounder katana if forged correctly.
If I were to rate the alloy from my perspective i'd go on the low end and say 6-8.5/10 because of the many trade offs and manufacturability limits. This was my first time diving into metallurgy for fun and was wondering if you could point out any mistakes and answer a few of the following questions if possible:
Does this realistically make sense from a scientific perspective? Would the structure of metals be possible in practice? Are there any major issues with this concept? And is my melting range realistically achievable. (this is all theorization and not yet invented in real life)
Side Note on alloy name: After the 2 hours i decided to name this alloy "Hakichi" Ha from Hagane meaning "steel" in Japanese because of the steel edge, Ki from Kin meaning "gold" in Japanese because of the blunt force resistance and the durability and Chi from Chitan meaning "titanium" in Japanese forming these Japanese words into one make "Hakichi". I chose to have the name of the alloy in Japanese because i decided that if this were a real alloy i'd want it to be used in the production of top tier Japanese Katanas.
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