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Old 12th April 2005, 06:25 PM   #21
Ann Feuerbach
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FYI...I disagree with Brian's translation...I think al-Kindi meant tempering and not quenching. As far as I understand, true quenching (heating to red heat and then emersion in liquid, produces martensite) was not done for crucible steel. No archaeological evidence for martensite and you would loose the pattern. It is a great book
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