Testing Tamahagane - Traditional Japanese Steel
I got some Tamahagane to test in Japan and compared it to modern steels for toughness and edge retention. How did it compare? Life Where I’m From video on making Tamahagane: • Making Traditional Japanese Steel (Tamahag... Written article: https://knifesteelnerds.com/2025/09/1... 00:00 Intro 00:10 Making Tamahagane 02:39 But what is it? 05:10 Hardness distribution 07:07 Forge Folding and Inclusions 10:33 Mechanical Properties in Literature 13:00 Carbon Content 15:51 New Tamahagane Tests - Carbon 18:01 New Tests - Microstructure 18:56 New Tests - Inclusions 20:05 New Tests - Hardness 21:26 New Tests - Toughness 22:16 New Tests - Edge Retention 23:40 Summary
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