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Wootz steel is a
crucible steel characterized by a
pattern of
bands and high
carbon content.
These bands are
formed by
sheets of
microscopic carbides...
- (Kaman-Kalehöyük)
which are
nearly 4,000
years old,
dating from 1800 BC.
Wootz steel was
developed in
Southern India and Sri
Lanka in the 1st millennium...
-
middle of the 1st
millennium BCE in
Southern India and Sri
Lanka using the
wootz process. In
ancient times, it was not
possible to
produce very high temperatures...
-
carbon crucible steel of the
blades of
historical swords forged using the
wootz process in the Near East,
characterized by
distinctive patterns of banding...
- fūlāḏ by the
Arabs (Arabic: فولاذ, romanized: fūlāḏ, lit. 'steel;
wootz') and
wootz by
later Europeans, was
exported throughout much of Asia and Europe...
- 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...
-
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...
- made from a
special combination of strong, flexible,
sharpened steel (
Wootz steel) with a ball-bearing
mechanism and
therefore requires prior knowledge...
-
Nizams attracted artisans from the
region to Hyderabad. Such
crafts include:
Wootz steel,
Filigree work, Bidriware, a
metalwork handicraft from neighbouring...
- The
steel was
exported as
cakes of
steely iron that were
known as "
wootz".
Wootz steel was
produced by
heating black magnetite ore in the
presence of...
