Comments on: Damascus Steel: Medieval Nanotechnology? http://neveryetmelted.com/2006/11/16/damascus-steel-medieval-nanotechnology/ The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. -- D.H. Lawrence Fri, 25 May 2012 04:50:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: G http://neveryetmelted.com/2006/11/16/damascus-steel-medieval-nanotechnology/comment-page-1/#comment-159499 G Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:11:06 +0000 http://neveryetmelted.com/?p=1881#comment-159499 They're not talking about folded steel. They're saying that the forging process is causing nano tubes with nano wires to spontaneously generate. This is significant because nanotubes are stronger than steel and as flexible as plastic: http://news.cnet.com/2009-1008-5091267.html Maybe it has to do with the exotic ingredients (plants and minerals native to the area and since exhausted), some type of folding, or a combination of these and other factors which caused these tubes to form. I'd like to know if this type of stuff has been studied on Japanese or Indonesian blades... or in modern steel for that matter. This is all very interesting to me, so if you have more links, please post them. They’re not talking about folded steel. They’re saying that the forging process is causing nano tubes with nano wires to spontaneously generate. This is significant because nanotubes are stronger than steel and as flexible as plastic:
http://news.cnet.com/2009-1008-5091267.html

Maybe it has to do with the exotic ingredients (plants and minerals native to the area and since exhausted), some type of folding, or a combination of these and other factors which caused these tubes to form.

I’d like to know if this type of stuff has been studied on Japanese or Indonesian blades… or in modern steel for that matter. This is all very interesting to me, so if you have more links, please post them.

]]> By: JDZ http://neveryetmelted.com/2006/11/16/damascus-steel-medieval-nanotechnology/comment-page-1/#comment-156225 JDZ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:43:22 +0000 http://neveryetmelted.com/?p=1881#comment-156225 I'm afraid that Japanese swords use the same principle as Damascus, but in a much more sophisticated and complex way to produce a far, far more effective result. I’m afraid that Japanese swords use the same principle as Damascus, but in a much more sophisticated and complex way to produce a far, far more effective result.

]]> By: Raymondism http://neveryetmelted.com/2006/11/16/damascus-steel-medieval-nanotechnology/comment-page-1/#comment-156094 Raymondism Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:07:26 +0000 http://neveryetmelted.com/?p=1881#comment-156094 From my understanding, Japanese sword steel is inferior to Damascus steel, not to mention the new American so-called Damascus steel is only a cosmetic treatment during the forging process. Neither can compare to the nano-tube found in real Damascus steel. From my understanding, Japanese sword steel is inferior to Damascus steel, not to mention the new American so-called Damascus steel is only a cosmetic treatment during the forging process. Neither can compare to the nano-tube found in real Damascus steel.

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