Suneko Amorphous Diamond Super Stainless

The new temptation is already available.

Why is this under DE Razors forum and not the Blades forum?

I was always taught the pure carbon could exist in one of three forms:  carbon black, graphite, which is stacked sheets of carbon crystals making it quite soft and giving it a lubricating property, and diamond which is crystalline, hard, and abrasive.

Coal is and amorphous form of carbon which has been compressed. If you take that compression to the extreme, you can form a amorphous material that has a hardness similar to diamond. This conversion take place at a temperature of 1800 degrees Kelvin and 500,000 times atmospheric pressure. That is pretty extreme.

Amorphous diamond can be used as a coating for steel. Thus, it does have a myriad of potential applications, including razor blades. A patent application was filed for use of this type of coating on razor blades. It is US US5940975A filed in 1997.

Here is the abstract of that patent:
Reference:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US5940975A/en

Abstract:
Improved razors and razor blades and processes for producing razor blades or similar cutting tools with sharp and durable cutting edges, by hard-carbon coating of blades with amorphous diamond, preferably using a filtered cathodic arc plasma source. A coating of amorphous diamond having at least 40 percent sp3 carbon bonding, a hardness of at least 45 gigapascals and a modulus of at least 400 gigapascals is applied to the sharpened edge of a substrate. The substrate may be mechanically honed, and there is no interlayer between the substrate and the amorphous diamond coating. The coating imparts stiffness and rigidity to a thin blade while maintaining a high aspect ratio.

Although the concept has been around for 25 years, it seems that manufacturers waited for patent protection to expire before attempting to use the material as a blade coating. Only time will tell if amorphous diamond coating will revolutionize the razor blade industry in the same way that the Teflon coated stainless steel blades did in the 1960s.

This has been moved to the "Blades" section with a redirect from the old location for 2 days till people get the new location down.

Interesting. From which vendor are these available?

Interesting. From which vendor are these available?

That's what I have a problem with. When someone is constantly posting shave items as if sharing knowledge but in actuality, if there's a link it is to his blog spot merely to drive traffic to himself. Instead of sharing actual helpful info like where it's available. I see after googling it's on Aliexpress

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/325680561...4itemAdapt

... merely to drive traffic to himself.
Instead of sharing actual helpful info like where it's available.

I write in many communities.
The problem is ... time.
One source, many sharings (with one code)

... and lots of different rules.
One want the link, one not, one maybe.
BTW, all my links are NOT affiliated.
I merely share informations.

Has anyone actually used these blades yet? If so, let us know something about them.


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I have seen some reviews on other forums. I do not purchase from Alibaba or AliExpress, so until they show up on sites I know to be legitimate, I won't be purchasing blades for evaluation. While I try to be thorough and fair in any evaluations/reviews I do, not everyone who posts reviews does so in that manner. If you like super sharp blades, you might like these.

These are Chinese blades produced using an new technology, so I am waiting for more evidence. The nice thing is that the blades are relatively inexpensive, at least if purchased on AliExpress, so you are not risking a lot if you do not like them.

I just used one for the first time tonight. Initial impression is that it is a very good blade providing adequate sharpness for me. No blood, no tugginess. Just a smooth efficient shave.

I ordered from Aliexpress, but they dropped a zero when fulfilling my order. I only received two tucks of blades, but was quickly refunded the full price when I notified the vendor. Due to positive reviews and apparently a bump in sales the price has already gone up by $1 since my order a few weeks ago. 

Do I wish I received the full 200? Yes. But I have so many blades, I will be satisfied with the 20 I received.