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Wootz steel, also
known as
Seric steel, is a
crucible steel characterized by a
pattern of
bands and high
carbon content.
These bands are
formed by sheets...
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resistant to shattering, and
capable of
being honed to a sharp,
resilient edge.
Wootz (Indian), ****d (Persian),
Fuladh (Arabic),
Bulat (Russian), and Bintie...
- fūlāḏ by the
Arabs (Arabic: فولاذ, romanized: fūlāḏ, lit. 'steel;
wootz') and
wootz by
later Europeans, was
exported throughout much of Asia and Europe...
- or polished, with
possibly the most well-known
examples coming from the
wootz steel used in
Damascus swords. The
steel was
often much
higher in carbon...
- used by the
Roman military. The re****tion of
Seric iron of
South Asia (
wootz steel) grew
considerably in the rest of the world.
Metal production sites...
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Genghis Khan.
Bulat Steel is
generally agreed to be a
Russian name for
wootz steel, the
production method of
which has been lost for centuries, and the...
- The
first crucible steel was the
wootz steel that
originated in
India before the
beginning of the
common era.
Wootz steel was
widely exported and traded...
- navigators. The
famous damascus blades resulted from the
unique properties of
wootz crucible steel from
medieval south India and Sri Lanka.
There are several...
- properties. Historically, this
plant was
burnt as fuel in the
production of
Wootz steel.
Botanical Name :
Memecylon umbellatum English :
Ironwood Sinhala :...
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wootz steel blade,
dated to the late 19th century, with a
cleft tip. The
curator comments that "fractures in the tip were not
uncommon in
early wootz...
