Z-Max Corrosion

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ykspydiefan
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Z-Max Corrosion

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Well, no duh eh. Z-Max is not a stainless steel, it will corrode.
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This is the corrosion build up after 1 week of processing moose hide. Mostly cutting membranes and muck off, some shaving hair off, and lots being wet.

It has mostly cleaned off with a good scrub but there is some pitting and discoloration.

The Halpern scales are easy to remove and make the clean up something I should do daily instead of weekly.

Well heck, it's a mule. Work it hard and send it back to the stable.
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Thanks Spyderco for the great steel and excellent platform.
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standy99
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Re: Z-Max Corrosion

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Thin layer of felt sprayed well with inox food grade put either side between scales and tang will stop that….. :winking-tongue
Im a vegetarian as technically cows are made of grass and water.
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Re: Z-Max Corrosion

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Mine also has corrosion on the handle under the halpern scales.
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WilliamMunny
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Re: Z-Max Corrosion

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ykspydiefan wrote:
Tue Oct 05, 2021 12:11 pm
Well, no duh eh. Z-Max is not a stainless steel, it will corrode.

IMG_20211005_101623693.jpg


This is the corrosion build up after 1 week of processing moose hide. Mostly cutting membranes and muck off, some shaving hair off, and lots being wet.

It has mostly cleaned off with a good scrub but there is some pitting and discoloration.

The Halpern scales are easy to remove and make the clean up something I should do daily instead of weekly.

Well heck, it's a mule. Work it hard and send it back to the stable.

IMG_20211005_103745458.jpg


Z-Wear loaded and ready to pull.

Thanks Spyderco for the great steel and excellent platform.
Thanks for the post. Please let us know if the z-wear does any better or worse with corrosion. I think it should be a bit better but never sure.
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AlexRus
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Re: Z-Max Corrosion

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Z-MAX contains about 4.00 of Chromium
while
Z-WEAR contains about 7.50 of Chromium (almost twice more than Z-MAX)

So, definitely Z-WEAR is much less prone to corrosion than Z-MAX. Though both steels ain't stainless anyway
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standy99
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Re: Z-Max Corrosion

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Part of my decision to attaching handles for good was due to the wicking of water underneath the scales

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