The key role of impurities in ancient damascus steel blades

JOM

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 58-64

  Verhoeven, J D ^a   Pendray, A H ^b   Dauksch, W E ^c  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b Knifemakers Guild   (United States)

^c Nucor Steel Division

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EID: 0005299113     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-998-0419-y     Document Type: Review

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