Wootz steel — Wootz is a steel characterized by a pattern of bands or sheets of micro carbides within a tempered martensite or pearlite matrix. It was developed in India around 300 BC [ [http://materials.iisc.ernet.in/ wootz/heritage/WOOTZ.htm IISC] ] . The… … Wikipedia
wootz steel — noun see wootz … Useful english dictionary
Steel — For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). The steel cable of a colliery winding tower … Wikipedia
Wootz — Le Wootz ou Wootzer ou Wûtzer est un type d acier indien autrefois principalement utilisé pour la fabrication de lames de sabre. Le mot Wootz est peut être une mauvaise transcription de wook utilisé par le métallurgiste anglais Heyne probablement … Wikipédia en Français
wootz — ˈwüts noun or wootz steel ( es) Etymology: probably alteration of wook, from Kanarese ukku steel : a steel made anciently in India by crude methods in small crucibles according to the oldest known process for making fused steel … Useful english dictionary
steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying … Universalium
Wootz — (w[=oo]ts), n. [Perhaps a corruption of Canarese ukku steel.] A species of steel imported from the East Indies, valued for making edge tools; Indian steel. It has in combination a minute portion of alumina and silica. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wootz — noun A famous type of steel from India, much admired for making sword blades … Wiktionary
Crucible steel — Iron alloy phases Ferrite (α iron, δ iron) Austenite (γ iron) Pearlite (88% ferrite, 12% cementite) … Wikipedia
Damascus steel — For Damascus Twist barrels, see Skelp. For the album of the same name, see Damascus Steel (album). Close up of a 16th century Iranian crucible forged Damascus steel sword Damascus steel was a term used by several Western cultures from the… … Wikipedia
