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Electron backscattering diffraction analysis of a reconstructed wootz damascus steel blade

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posted on 2009-01-01, 00:00 authored by Andrew SullivanAndrew Sullivan, Matthew BarnettMatthew Barnett
The historical impact and subsequent fame of wootz weaponry in the ancient world has created interest in what has come to be seen as an advanced material even by modern standards. Ancient wootz artifacts are classed as high carbon (hypereutectoid) crucible steels and are characterised by high strength, hardness and wear resistance, but especially by their attractive surface pattern.

History

Journal

Microscopy and microanalysis

Volume

15

Issue

Supplement 2

Pagination

1496 - 1497

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Location

Cambridge, England

ISSN

1431-9276

eISSN

1435-8115

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2009, Microscopy Society of America