05-24-2017, 09:30 AM
Hi Mr. Jan, I really haven't been avoiding this subject, but like most people around here, this is the busiest time of year for me.
Thank you for introducing this information. It is interesting material.
I have studied everything you've provided and many things related. I must admit, I had to come back to this several times, and studied for more than a few hours.
Although the original study has been cited many times in the past decade, I really don't know if it has been accepted by the metallurgic community. It seems like it's still a gray area.
It is surprising to me that we still can't figure out how to duplicate this ancient material, but I can understand why it's more important to continue to push the envelope of modern steel. Even if we could duplicate original wootz, it would be a giant step backward in steel technology.
New things could come of it, and I sure hope one of them would be figuring out how to create steel with full carbon nanotube structure. Maybe they really would stay sharp forever!
Thank you for introducing this information. It is interesting material.
I have studied everything you've provided and many things related. I must admit, I had to come back to this several times, and studied for more than a few hours.
Although the original study has been cited many times in the past decade, I really don't know if it has been accepted by the metallurgic community. It seems like it's still a gray area.
It is surprising to me that we still can't figure out how to duplicate this ancient material, but I can understand why it's more important to continue to push the envelope of modern steel. Even if we could duplicate original wootz, it would be a giant step backward in steel technology.
New things could come of it, and I sure hope one of them would be figuring out how to create steel with full carbon nanotube structure. Maybe they really would stay sharp forever!