乌兹钢

乌兹钢（英语：Wootz steel），一种坩埚钢，特色是会呈现出条纹的样式，亦是一种高碳钢，含有碳化物成分，内部结构出现马氏体或波来铁。这种钢材在公元前6世纪在印度被发展出来并出口到其他地区，在不同地区有不同名称；在中东地区，以乌兹钢为基础锻造出大马士革钢。^[1]

Crucible steels like wootz steel and Damascus steel exhibit unique banding patterns because of the intermixed ferrite and cementite alloys in the steel.

注释

1. J.‐S. Park K. Rajan R. Ramesh. High‐carbon steel and ancient sword‐making as observed in a double‐edged sword from an Iron Age megalithic burial in Tamil Nadu, India. Archaeometry. 2020, 62: 68–80. doi:10.1111/arcm.12503 .

延伸阅读

• Srinivasan, Sharada. Wootz crucible steel: a newly discovered production site in South India. Papers from the Institute of Archaeology. 1994, 5: 49–59 [2021-08-06]. doi:10.5334/pia.60 . （原始内容存档于2018-07-21）.
• Srinivasan, S.; Griffiths, D. South Indian wootz: evidence for high-carbon steel from crucibles from a newly identified site and preliminary comparisons with related finds. Material Issues in Art and Archaeology.
• Hansson, Staffan. Den skapande människan [The creative mind]. Lund, Sweden: Studentlitteratur AB. 2002: 81. ISBN 978-9-14402-148-5 （瑞典语）.
• urukku - from the Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras
• Special Issue: History and Characteristics of Wootz Steel in India and Abroad. Indian Journal of History of Science. September 2007, 42 (3) [2021-08-06]. （原始内容存档于2021-08-06）.
• Srinivasan, Sharada; Ranganathan, Srinivasan. India's Legendary Wootz Steel: an advanced material of the ancient world. Bangalore: National Institute of Advanced Studies and Indian Institute of Science. 2004.
• Verhoeven, J. D. The Mystery of Damascus Blades. Scientific American. January 2001, 284 (1): 74–79. Bibcode:2001SciAm.284a..74V. JSTOR 26059015. PMID 11132427. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0101-74.

外部链接

• Verhoeven, J.D.; Pendray, A.H.; Dauksch, W.E. The key role of impurities in ancient Damascus steel blades. JOM. 1998, 50 (9): 58–64 [2021-08-06]. Bibcode:1998JOM....50i..58V. S2CID 135854276. doi:10.1007/s11837-998-0419-y. （原始内容存档于2019-08-29）.
• Verhoeven, J.D.; Pendray, A.H.; Dauksch, W.E. The continuing study of damascus steel: Bars from the alwar armory. JOM. September 2004, 56 (9): 17–20. Bibcode:2004JOM....56i..17V. S2CID 137555792. doi:10.1007/s11837-004-0193-4.
• Verhoeven, J.D. Pattern Formation in Wootz Damascus Steel Swords and Blades (PDF). Indian Journal of History of Science. 2007, 42 (4): 559–574 [2021-08-06]. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于2021-03-02）.
• Wootz Militaria （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）
• Provos, Niels. Wootz Ep 4: Making Wootz Steel. YouTube. 3 May 2013 [2021-08-06]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-10）.
• Loades, Mike; Pendray, Al. The Secrets of Wootz Damascus Steel. YouTube. 21 November 2017 [2021-08-06]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-11）.
• US 5185044,Verhoeven, J.D. & Pendray, A.H.,“Method of making "Damascus" blades”,发表于9 February 1993 （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）

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