Qiao, S.; Qian, W. Replication Experiments and Microstructural Evolution of the Ancient Co-Fusion Steelmaking Process. Metals2020, 10, 1261.
Qiao, S.; Qian, W. Replication Experiments and Microstructural Evolution of the Ancient Co-Fusion Steelmaking Process. Metals 2020, 10, 1261.
Qiao, S.; Qian, W. Replication Experiments and Microstructural Evolution of the Ancient Co-Fusion Steelmaking Process. Metals2020, 10, 1261.
Qiao, S.; Qian, W. Replication Experiments and Microstructural Evolution of the Ancient Co-Fusion Steelmaking Process. Metals 2020, 10, 1261.
Abstract
The study of co-fusion was one of the essential topics in the history of metallurgy in China. Simulation experiments had been an essential concept in the study of the co-fusion steelmaking process. This paper mainly studied the simulation experiments of co-fusion from two aspects: the replication of co-fusion swords by three different methods, and the micro-analysis of the co-fusion samples. The experimental results indicated that several co-fusion swords could be made by different processes, but the carbon content and surface hardness were quite different. During repeated forging welded, the microstructure of the samples transformed from laminated to homogenized, finally the steel with a uniform carbon content was obtained. It was challenging to find the characteristics of co-fusion from the homogenized samples. The results prompted people to rethink the microstructure characteristics of ancient co-fusion artifacts.
Keywords
history of metallurgy; co-fusion steelmaking; ancient China; microstructure evolution; simulation experiments; cast iron; wrought iron
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Metals, Alloys and Metallurgy
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