16.11.2015 Young metallurgists from agh awarded for damascus steel
The Khanjar type knife, made of self-produced Damascus steel, brought an award at an international scientific conference in the US to students of metallurgy at AGH University of Science and Technology.
Students of AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków won the award at the TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, held in mid-March in Orlando, U.S.
The purpose of the project entitled “An attempt to reconstruct the process of manufacturing and forging Damascus Steel using modern electrometallurgical and hot processing technologies” was obtaining material as close as possible to the original in terms of chemical composition and microstructure, which after forging would reveal a damask pattern on the surface.
This type of steel, used and produced from ancient times to the Middle Ages, is considered one of the most mysterious materials, difficult to decipher even for specialists in the field of materials engineering.
The 144th edition of the conference, which as every year brings together over 4 thousand specialists in the field of materials - engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs from around the world, was also the first edition that included the “TMS Bladesmithing Competition” for students. The competition was attended by 25 universities, mainly from the United States.
The competition podium was filled by U.S. universities: Oregon State University, the University of Florida, and Colorado School of Mines. AGH students received the only awarded Honourable Mention.
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