Crucible Damascus steel: A fascination for almost 2,000 years

JOM

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 48-50

  Feuerbach, Ann ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULAT; CENTRAL ASIAN PULAD; CRUSCIBLE STEELS; INDIAN WOOTZ;

DECORATION; INGOTS; IRON ALLOYS; STEEL;

CRUCIBLES;

EID: 33646823651     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-006-0023-y     Document Type: Review

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