11.5x1.57x0.06 15N20 Steel Flat Stock Bar Hi Contrast Blade Billets Blanks Annealed High Carbon Steel Barstock for Professional Hobbyist Use Making Forging Carbon Damascus Knives DIY (4 Pieces)

This metal is not 15n20. It does not have any nickel in the metal and as everyone who works with Damascus the n in 15n20 stands for nickel without any nickel content it doesnt resist the acid when you etch it this is some kind of medium carbon or low carbon metal and the other problem is this metal is paper thin almost to thin for forge welding do not buy if you want high contrast Damascus made from this!

made a billet of damascus 72 layers and twisted. absolutely no contrast in layers. Tried and tried to get it to show up. Even tried hardening and etched again. Spent several hours and gas all wasted. Steel would only etch grey. Should have read more reviews. Scam, dont buy. I have made Many, many billets of damascus and have never failed to get a contrast when etching.

It is really thin

Both pieces were straight as an arrow and they had no rust or defects at all I will definitely buy from them again great product

Was surprised at how smooth each piece was. Just cleaned the protective coating, and off to fun I go.

Pro’s -The steel I got ! Was great all I had to do was chemically wash it, put a little sanding and it was ready to stack. Con’s - need more! A little thin for me. But I will order again. The project was bigger than I figured.

Like the size. Good quality. Reordered after using last order. Will continue purchasing this product.

This is not 15n20, forge welded with 1095, looks indistinguishable after etching.

I made a knife with 1095 and 15n20 and the 15n20 shows up as 1095. No contrast at all

These two pieces were very thin, pay close attention to the measurements, unlike I did but thats fine for what Im going to use them for anyway, (Damascus steel).