Can you explain "PVD" and "Cerakote"?Updated 2 hours ago
- Cerakote - A form of ceramic paint, meant for coating the blade, that’s baked onto the surface of the steel. Like any paint, Cerakote doesn’t adhere well to an extremely polished or slick surface. The surface of the steel has to be roughed up through bead blasting or sandblasting to give the Cerakote something to bite onto and hold.
- PVD - Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) is a completely different process than Parkerization, an oxidation process that deposits a black finish on the steel, and Cerakote, which is similar to a premium paint applied to the blade’s surface.
- Here’s how PVD works: The knife blades undergo a preparation process where they’re blasted to create the perfect surface. Then, they’re placed into a vacuum chamber along with a sacrificial metal alloy. This alloy gets energized within the chamber and deposits onto the knife blade, creating an exceptionally hard coating.
- Unlike typical surface treatments, PVD coating integrates with the blade itself at a molecular level, creating a protective layer that enhances the knife's performance.