Interesting article about Wootz damascus steel at:
Happy Hammering,
Rob Wichita, KS
Interesting article about Wootz damascus steel at:
Happy Hammering,
Rob Wichita, KS
Not really surprised with the nanotubes - since blacksmiths and kilns have generated carbon Buckey Balls.
A number of years ago it was shown in the blacksmith stove pipes in old Tuscon Arizona.
But these are complex nano tubes. Interesting.
Martin
Mart> Interesting article about Wootz damascus steel at:
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Here's another site about a guy named Greg Orbach who tried his hand at replicating Wootz steel
Correction: Greg Obach is the author.
Rob Wichita, KS
"Rob Fertner" quoth:
Greg did an impressive demo for us (Maritime Blacksmiths) this past spring. Made a nice little Wootz buiscuit while we watched. Some pics at:
For more info read some of Verhoeven and Pendray's work on Demascus Steel:
# J.D. Verhoeven, A.H. Pendray and W.E. Dauksch, The Key Role of
Impurities in Ancient Damascus Steel Blades, J of Met. 50, No. 9,
58-64 (1998).# J.D. Verhoeven, Genuine Damascus Steel: A type of banded
microstructure in hypereutectoid steels, Steels Research,73, 347-55
(2002). (acrobat 6 required)
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