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Damascus and pattern-welded steels – Forging blades since the iron age (Materiaux) PDF

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by MADELEINE DURAND-CHARRE| 2014| 222 pages| 95| English

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Steels are a class of materials with multiple and complicated transformations this is true even for steels of the basic cutlery industry A damascus steel is a fascinating subject to study rich in multiple facets that appears in a first approach as a composite material artistically exploited Damacus steel was developed in the first millennium AD in India or Sri Lanka Its reputation is related to its exceptional properties and to the moire pattern A similar damask pattern could be obtained by forge welding giving rise to controversies Recent findings allow a better understanding of this pattern formation This book presents firstly observations of ancient blade samples examined with modern technologies such as electron microscopy The features of many typical swords from different periods are discussed Celtic Merovingian Viking and oriental wootz swords Persian shamshirs Japanese katana rapiers etc In the second part microstructural observations at different levels of magnification are displayed and their interpretation is discussed in detail thus revealing the secret of sophisticated forgings One chapter is devoted to introducing the main transformations undergone by these steels during the forging processes The book is intended for all those people interested in the history of science and more specifically to the metallurgists to the archaeologists and all the researchers confronted with the problems of the expertise of the vestiges to the blacksmiths and to the collectors of valuable artistic blades

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Author:MADELEINE DURAND-CHARRE
Publication Year:2014
ISBN:9782759816354
Pages:222
Language:English
File Size:95
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
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