Damascus Steel and Nanotubes

The general term “Damascus” refers to metal with a visible grain pattern, sometimes with a texture. Wikipedia The art of real Damascus Steel seems to have been lost over the ages. There are tales of recipes and there are people that are trying to recreate the super strong blades with their intricately patterned blades. It seems there was a kind of steel known as wootz that was used to make Damascus Steel and this stuff had a lot of tungsten in it. Add a bit of heat and fold it a few thousand times, and viola, Damascus Steel. There are…

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