History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c13.s4.39

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(viii) Difference between the Damascusing and Pattern Welded Structures -The original structure of the Damascused or ‘watered’ sword as shown in Fig 34 has been admired both by the ancient as well as modern metallurgists and every effort has been done to duplicate it. One of the approaches carried out all over Europe is pattern welding of steel pieces of different carbon contents in a large number of different ways to generate a structure similar to that of Damascus sword but so far it has not led to any success. One of the main reasons is the non-availability of Damascus swords for making detailed study of its structure and properties using modern tools and techniques.