True Combat Value of Wootz

Chris Evans · 24th November 2006, 01:22 AM

Hi Greg,

Many thanks for that account. It certainly cannot be ignored and is food for thought as it does support the case for Martensitic Wootz. Not being familiar with the author, when was it written?

As far as work hardened Pearlitic Wootz is concerned, my guess (based on modern similarly hardened products) is that the equivalent of 45Rc should be readily attainable. And this hardness level is that of many 19th century military sabres, so is quite serviceable, but not outstanding.

Cheers
Chris

Marc · 24th November 2006, 11:35 AM

Just as a pointer...

Chris, the text in PDF you linked is not an article from Verhoeven and Pendray, but an extract (only the main text, without the figures, nor the frontpage, foreword and acknowledgements) of a book written by a couple of Bangalore (India) researchers, Dr. Sharada Srinivasan and Prof. Srinivasa Ranganathan, from the National Institute of Advanced Studies and the Indian Institute of Science, respectively. I think these institutions acted as the publishers, also. The title of this work is "India's Legendary Wootz Steel: An Advanced Material of the Ancient World". It was commissioned by the company Tata Steel, and came out in 2004. The rest of the book can also be found in the same page (which is Prof. Ranganathan's, by the way, would anyone be concerned about Intellectual Property issues). The first pages are HERE, and the figures are HERE.

Good discussion, Gentlemen

24th November 2006, 01:22 AM	#1
Chris Evans Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 685	Hi Greg, Many thanks for that account. It certainly cannot be ignored and is food for thought as it does support the case for Martensitic Wootz. Not being familiar with the author, when was it written? As far as work hardened Pearlitic Wootz is concerned, my guess (based on modern similarly hardened products) is that the equivalent of 45Rc should be readily attainable. And this hardness level is that of many 19th century military sabres, so is quite serviceable, but not outstanding. Cheers Chris Last edited by Chris Evans; 24th November 2006 at 02:43 AM.

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24th November 2006, 11:35 AM	#2
Marc Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madrid / Barcelona Posts: 256	Just as a pointer... Chris, the text in PDF you linked is not an article from Verhoeven and Pendray, but an extract (only the main text, without the figures, nor the frontpage, foreword and acknowledgements) of a book written by a couple of Bangalore (India) researchers, Dr. Sharada Srinivasan and Prof. Srinivasa Ranganathan, from the National Institute of Advanced Studies and the Indian Institute of Science, respectively. I think these institutions acted as the publishers, also. The title of this work is *"India's Legendary Wootz Steel: An Advanced Material of the Ancient World". It was commissioned by the company Tata Steel, and came out in 2004. The rest of the book can also be found in the same page (which is Prof. Ranganathan's, by the way, would anyone be concerned about Intellectual Property issues). The first pages are HERE, and the figures are HERE*. Good discussion, Gentlemen