Resources
Datasheets and guides
Everything you need to spec, heat treat and finish DSC® Damascus: a one-page reference card, the datasheet for every alloy in the steel, and the full guides.
Quick reference
The DSC® Damascus card
One page, both steels: exact alloys, layer counts, hardness, the as-delivered state and the eight stocked patterns. Print it for the bench, or keep it on your phone.
Datasheets
The alloys in the steel
DSC® Carbon is forge-welded from 1.2842 and 1.2767; DSC® Inox from 1.4034 and 19C27. Here are the makers' own datasheets for each, straight from the source.
1.2842 (O2)
DSC® CARBON
Dörrenberg Edelstahl
Open datasheet (opens in a new tab)1.2767 (6F7)
DSC® CARBON
Dörrenberg Edelstahl
Open datasheet (opens in a new tab)1.4034 (420C)
DSC® INOX
Dörrenberg Edelstahl
Open datasheet (opens in a new tab)19C27
DSC® INOX
Alleima
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Looking for BALBACHDAMAST®'s own DSC® product datasheets? They are on the forge's site, under the forge page.
Guides
Read it on the site
- The steel guideCarbon and stainless DSC® Damascus, side by side.ReadHeat treatmentHardening and tempering schedules, by steel.ReadEtchingBringing out the pattern, step by step.ReadDoes Damascus rust?Carbon vs stainless, and keeping either rust-free.ReadSizes and orderingHow to choose a billet size and how much you need.ReadFull FAQForty-five answers on the steel, sizing, ordering and care.Read
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Pick a size and pattern, cut to the inch, shipped from Ashland. Questions on sizing or heat treat go to the person who cuts the steel.