Nanowires in ancient Damascus steel

2004 ◽  
Vol 372 (1-2) ◽  
pp. L15-L19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Werner Kochmann ◽  
Marianne Reibold ◽  
Rolf Goldberg ◽  
Wolfgang Hauffe ◽  
Alexander A Levin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Damascus Steel

scholarly journals The morphology of the carbides in high-carbon alloys such as damascus steel

2016 ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitrii Sukhanov ◽  
◽  
Leonid Arkhangelskiy ◽  
Natal'ya Plotnikova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Carbon ◽  
Damascus Steel

Damascus Steel

Science ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 216 (4543) ◽  
pp. 242-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. S. SMITH
Keyword(s):  
Damascus Steel

Traditional Forging of Swords and Knives with Legitimate Damascus Steel/ Traditionelles Schmieden von Schwertern und Messern aus echtem Damaszenerstahl

2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 325-337
Author(s):  
R. Calabres ◽  
J. M. Mota ◽  
A. J. Criado ◽  
J. A. Martinez ◽  
M. A. Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Damascus Steel

scholarly journals Damascus Steel Rediscovered ?

1980 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleg D. SHERBY
Keyword(s):  
Damascus Steel

scholarly journals Influence of the Distribution of Excess Carbide on the Properties of Genuine Damascus Steel

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 118-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry Sukhanov ◽  
Nataliya Plotnikova
Keyword(s):  
Damascus Steel

scholarly journals La imponente belleza de las armas blancas persas elaboradas con acero de Damasco

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Damascus Steel ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Short Overview ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Crucible Steel ◽  
Early Modern Times ◽  
Historical Accounts ◽  
Made In

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The objective of this article is to give a short overview of different types of a product called “Persian watered steel” and show its beauty through examples of edged weaponry. I use the terms “watered steel,” “Damascus steel,” and “crucible steel” interchangeably throughout this article, and those terms are also explained. Watered steel is produced from steel made in crucibles, and the resulting differences in properties occurring during the process will be explained. The resulting quality is vital in producing edged weapons that are of praiseworthy significance. Another section of this article deals with the production centers of crucible steel and gives a short overview of this topic, including a discussion on watered steel in historical accounts. Lastly, the classification of properties of watered steel in early modern times is discussed.</span></span></span></p>

scholarly journals Element Decay

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 41-58
Author(s):  
Sanghoon Oh
Keyword(s):  
Poisson Distribution ◽  
Knowledge Retention ◽  
Historical Evidence ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Damascus Steel ◽  
Bohm Effect ◽  
Aharonov Bohm

This paper attempts to establish the existence of element decay by making a historical case for the existence of theory decay, a phenomenon where theories leave an agent’s mosaic without any re-evaluation or decision on the agent’s part. The phenomenon of theory decay is to be theoretically distinguished from rejection without replacement; while the latter is a result of an agent’s deliberation, the former is a result of an agent’s inaction. To locate historical instances of theory decay, there should be evidence that the agent under study existed continuously throughout the period under study, that the theory was accepted at some point and unaccepted at some later point, and that the theory left the mosaic without any decision on the part of the agent. With these indicators at hand, I discuss five potentially promising historical cases: Poisson distribution, the Aharonov-Bohm effect, Damascus steel, Greek fire, and Cremonese violins. I argue that there is solid historical evidence to interpret the last case as an instance of element decay, which is sufficient to establish the existence of the phenomenon. I show that element decay is best seen as a non-scientonomic phenomenon; its existence highlights that individual and communal agents have limited capacities of knowledge retention and transmission and, when these limits are reached, element decay often takes place. This suggests that sufficient epistemic capacity to retain and transmit knowledge is a necessary precondition for the existence of scientonomic patterns, which emerge and hold only when the agent has measures in place to counteract potential element decay.

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