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					Originally Posted by Gt Obach
					
				 Hi 
Journal of the history of Arabic science vol 1, 1978  pg 3-30 
" Metallographic examination  of Two Damascene steel blades 
by Jerzy Piaskowski
 
two swords had strips of carbides in a sorbitic matrix  ( sorbite being highly tempered martensite.. )
 
and theres two more
 
one study by H. Maryon  on a dagger...  and another by C. Panseri on 2 swords. 
-- both conclude cementite strips in a sorbite matrix
 
just some reading 
Greg    | 
	
 Greg,
I'll re-read those..been years. Got the micrographs handy?
You may wish to have a read here.
http://www.struers.com/resources/ele...474/35art2.pdf
It is important to view the microstructures and see what is there because terms mean different things to different folk....even those that have the parchment.
Sorbite to some means fine lamallar pearlite to others it means tempered martensite. Such is the nature of things.
Just a thought.
Ric