Nanowires in ancient Damascus steel

The long-lasting search for the recipes of making the legendary Damascus swords may become a new direction by our finding that a genuine Damascus sabre contains a high density of cementite nanowires, which interact with dislocations and which might have influenced the nucleation of perlite. The nano...

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Published in:	Journal of alloys and compounds Vol. 372; no. 1; pp. L15 - L19
Main Authors:	Kochmann, Werner, Reibold, Marianne, Goldberg, Rolf, Hauffe, Wolfgang, Levin, Alexander A, Meyer, Dirk C, Stephan, Thurid, Müller, Heide, Belger, André, Paufler, Peter
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Lausanne Elsevier B.V 09-06-2004 Elsevier
Subjects:	Applied sciences Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology Exact sciences and technology Interstitial alloys, Fullerenes Materials science Mechanical and acoustical properties of condensed matter Mechanical properties of solids Metals. Metallurgy Phase diagrams and microstructures developed by solidification and solid-solid phase transformations Physics TEM, Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction Tribology and hardness Interstitial alloys, Fullerenes TEM, Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction Interstitial alloys Fullerenes; TEM Transmission electron microscopy X-ray diffraction XRD Nanowires Steels Hardness Experimental study Microstructure Dislocations
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Summary:	The long-lasting search for the recipes of making the legendary Damascus swords may become a new direction by our finding that a genuine Damascus sabre contains a high density of cementite nanowires, which interact with dislocations and which might have influenced the nucleation of perlite. The nanohardness as measured separately for cementite and perlite indicated striking differences in the inelastic behaviour of those phases.
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ISSN:	0925-8388 1873-4669
DOI:	10.1016/j.jallcom.2003.10.005