History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c13.s4.18

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(v) Smithy Craft in *Iron and Steel* - From the study of the archae ological iron objects there remains no doubt that ancient blacksmiths had attained very high level of skill in cold and hot working and sheet metal forming of wrought iron and iron-carbon alloys. They were also aware of the better metal workability of Fe-C alloys in hot condition i.e. greater than 900°C, and that two pieces of iron could be force welded in the white hot condition (~1100°C).