Materials · c. 300 BCE
Crucible (wootz) steel
Iron and carbon sealed in a clay crucible make uniform high-carbon steel.
South Indian smiths produced crucible steel by about 300 BCE. Traded as ingots, it was forged into the patterned Damascus blades.
Materials · c. 300 BCE
Iron and carbon sealed in a clay crucible make uniform high-carbon steel.
South Indian smiths produced crucible steel by about 300 BCE. Traded as ingots, it was forged into the patterned Damascus blades.