Damascus Steel comes out of the Middle East

Damascus steel swords would have been madeOne of the properties of Damascus steel is that it
around Damascus, Syria around 900AD towas very hard and strong, but at the same time
1750AD. It is a type or steel alloy that gives greatvery flexible witch would have been a huge
flexibly and great strength. The first to comeadvantage over other swords of the time. One
across this awesome sword was the Crusaders,way that this is thought to have been achieved is
and it gained a instant reputation. It is said that aalternating hard bands of iron with softer more
Damascus steel blade could cut a piece of silk inflexible bands of iron giving you the best of both
half as it fell to the ground, but could still chopworlds. Another thought is that they where made
through normal blades, and rock and still hold itswith a small amount of vanadium. This might have
sharp edge. No doubt if you could get your handsbeen what gave Damascus steel its amazing
on one of these great swords would be a dreamstrength. Now how it got the name Damascus still
come true but to stand on the other side of oneis some what of a mystery. Most people would
would be a nightmare.think that the reason that they are called
Even though the recipe is lost to history the termDamascus is that that is where they are made.
Damascus Is a steel that has a very visible patterThere is a though that they might be named
or grain in the steel. this also can have or notafter that man that first made them. It is thought
have texture to it. Now Damascus steel isthat the man that first made the Damascus steel
lamination of folded steel, then grinded andis in faced named Damashqu, and that is where
polished with the idea of showing the layers. Realthey got there legendary name. This steel was
Damascus patters are made when traces oforiginally made using ore from a mine. This ore
carbon form visible patterns or swirls in the steel,had a certain chemical composition, and well for
these elements change as the steel is forgedlack of a better word this mine was mind tell it
making the patters that people find fascinatingwas empty, so they just ran out of the material
and well very beautiful.used to make the steel. To attempt to artificially
There are several other ways of making steelcreate this chemical composition would be very
with patterns in them. One of them is just Wootzdifficult.
steel. Wootz steel is often sold as Damascus steelDamascus steel swords would have been made
. watered steel is another steel that makesaround Damascus, Syria around 900AD to
patters in it. Witch is a steel that is made in Japan.1750AD. It is a type or steel alloy that gives great
Damascus, Wootz, and Watered steel are theflexibly and great strength. the unfortunate people
most common ways to make steel with patternsto first come across this sword was the
in them today. The way that Damascus steel iscrusaders, and it instantly gained there respect. It
made today is by taking to tool steels, one high inis said that a Damascus steel blade could cut a
nickel and the other a more grey steel so createpiece of silk in half as it fell to the ground, but
the dark and light in the steel. Then whencould still chop through normal blades, and rock
hammering the steel twisting it to make the linesand still hold its sharp edge. No doubt if you could
or stripes in the steel. Only a very skilled Swordget your hands on one of these great swords
smith can mimic the designs that are found in thewould be a dream come true but to stand on the
original Damascus steel. Another was to mimic theother side of one would be a nightmare.
steel is to fold wire though the steel.