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Also, wootz might have been much keener than regular steel, but it was of no advantage when dealing with real life objects.
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Yes, it would just mean you would not have to sharpen it as often - that may have been the most obvious practical effect of wootz' superiority as a steel in it's era.
I've only seen analyses of early medaeval european mail, but those show iron, not steel for the link material.
