crucible steel
Sealed-vessel alloy
Crucible steel is steel made by melting iron and other materials in a sealed clay container called a crucible.
The process, which produces exceptionally pure and uniform metal, was used historically for high-quality blades and tools.
Damascus steel and wootz are famous varieties of crucible steel.
The method has largely been replaced by modern steelmaking but remains relevant to bladesmiths and metallurgical historians.
- alloyMetallic combination
- cementationMineral-binding of particles
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- SheffieldSouth Yorkshire manufacturing city
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
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- steelmakingblast furnace, basic oxygen furnace, pig iron, cast iron, blast furnaces
- Materials HistoryBronze Age, Iron Age, Stone Age, Copper Age, iron smelting
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- medieval metalsiron, bronze, copper, gold, silver
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crucible steelwrought iron
Soft, workable decorative metal
pig iron · cast iron · raw ore · forged iron · slag
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