True Combat Value of Wootz

Ann Feuerbach · 25th November 2006, 02:07 PM

Thanks loads Chris for the link. I did not have a copy of the article.
Ok, let me add some more murkiness to the mud.....

From Samuel's Optical Microscopy of Carbon Steels, 1980, ASM, P 26-28.
"Sorbite....It was subsequently shown that these constituents often were merely fine lammellar pearlite, but unfortunatly the terms were also indiscriminately used to refer to tempered martensite. This duality or origin was in fact recognized in the original ISI definition......." The text goes on in detail (sorbite was named for Sorby if anyone is interested).

From what I gather, there is primary and secondary sorbite: Primary from the eutectoid transformation process (and perhaps very important for pattern discussion) and secondary sorbite which is tempered marteniste.

Now all that said, my brain hurts and I am no more the wise.

25th November 2006, 02:07 PM	#11
Ann Feuerbach Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 133	Thanks loads Chris for the link. I did not have a copy of the article. Ok, let me add some more murkiness to the mud..... From Samuel's Optical Microscopy of Carbon Steels, 1980, ASM, P 26-28. "Sorbite....It was subsequently shown that these constituents often were merely fine lammellar pearlite, but unfortunatly the terms were also indiscriminately used to refer to tempered martensite. This duality or origin was in fact recognized in the original ISI definition......." The text goes on in detail (sorbite was named for Sorby if anyone is interested). From what I gather, there is primary and secondary sorbite: Primary from the eutectoid transformation process (and perhaps very important for pattern discussion) and secondary sorbite which is tempered marteniste. Now all that said, my brain hurts and I am no more the wise.