HEAT TREATED? WOOTZ BLADE

Gt Obach · 27th June 2007, 05:40 PM

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

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27th June 2007, 05:40 PM	#6
Gt Obach Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 116	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