Properties Of Wootz

[Peter Hudson]

Originally Posted by Chris Evans

Hi Folks,

Over the years there has been much discussion on this forum about the properties of Wootz, and recently the metallurgist Dr Larrin Thomas has posted a very informative video on this legendary steel: https://knifesteelnerds.com/2024/04/...amascus-steel/

Whilst probably not the last word on this subject, it nevertheless gives us a fairly good idea of what Wootz was like in its heyday.

Cheers
Chris

Dear Chris Evans,

I have to say that https://knifesteelnerds.com/2024/04/...amascus-steel/ is the best reference material I have ever seen on the subject. Thanks for that. Peter Hudson.

[Pertinax]

For anyone interested in this topic:

Khaidakov K.S., Sukhanov D.A. (2024). H"
https://historical-weapons.com... _io_13_2024.pdf

https://elar.urfu.ru/bitstream... _03_135-140.pdf

[Chris Evans]

Originally Posted by Pertinax

For anyone interested in this topic:

Khaidakov K.S., Sukhanov D.A. (2024). H"
https://historical-weapons.com... _io_13_2024.pdf

https://elar.urfu.ru/bitstream... _03_135-140.pdf

Hi,

Thanks for the links, but I could not find the article that the first like was supposed to take me to and got an error message on the second one. What am I doing wrong?

Cheers
Chris

[Pertinax]

Originally Posted by Chris Evans

Hi,

Thanks for the links, but I could not find the article that the first like was supposed to take me to and got an error message on the second one. What am I doing wrong?

Cheers
Chris

Try this:
https://historical-weapons.com/wp-co...io_13_2024.pdf
https://elar.urfu.ru/bitstream/10995...03_135-140.pdf

Regards, Yuri

[Chris Evans]

Originally Posted by Pertinax

Try this:
https://historical-weapons.com/wp-co...io_13_2024.pdf
https://elar.urfu.ru/bitstream/10995...03_135-140.pdf

Regards, Yuri

Hi Yuri,

Many thanks for the links. Unfortunately they are in Cyrillic script, so I will have a difficult time in reading them. Do you know of an English translation?

Cheers
Chris

[Pertinax]

Originally Posted by Chris Evans

Hi Yuri,

Many thanks for the links. Unfortunately they are in Cyrillic script, so I will have a difficult time in reading them. Do you know of an English translation?

Cheers
Chris

Hi Chris

Unfortunately, the articles are only in Russian. But if you are interested in this topic, I advise you to take up translation. A very interesting study. Google to the rescue.

Regards, Yuri

[Chris Evans]

Originally Posted by Pertinax

Hi Chris

Unfortunately, the articles are only in Russian. But if you are interested in this topic, I advise you to take up translation. A very interesting study. Google to the rescue.

Regards, Yuri

Hi Yuri,

Any chance of you writing a short summary of these papers? I have not had much luck with translating technical papers with Google.

Cheers
Chris

[Chris Evans]

Originally Posted by Peter Hudson

Dear Chris Evans,

I have to say that https://knifesteelnerds.com/2024/04/...amascus-steel/ is the best reference material I have ever seen on the subject. Thanks for that. Peter Hudson.

Yes, I have to say that what Larrin has to say on the subject is very informative. He has lots of other very good articles on cutlery steels on his website.

Cheers
Chris