Wootz knife

Oleg,

Welcome,

Love the wootz. Please tell us something about the steel.

Best,

Peter
 
Blade material from Russia ,wootz(bulat) by Ivan Kirpichev.
4,5"handle,4,5"Fixed blade.Handle-Amboyna African and Blackwood African wood. The rebirth of ancient legendary steel – Bulat, also known as Wootz or Crucible Damascus. The technology of producing the legendary steel, "Bulat" (known also as ancient Indian "Wootz" steel, the best material for manufacturing swords, daggers, hunting knives, etc.), has finally been reproduced! Bulat originated from the Persian word pulad, and means steel. The Russian technology of manufacturing Bulat steel was lost in the 14th century and was then re-discovered by a Russian metallurgist, Pavel Anosov, who at the time was the manager of the Zlatoust Metallurgical Factory. His discovery was reported in his manuscript, which received a special note of appreciation from the Demidov's Awards Committee (1841). One of Anosov's first inventions was the method of scythe quenching followed by cooling in a stream of air (1827). The scythes produced at the Artinsk factory (Russia) using this technology received a medal at an Exhibition in London (1851). Swords made of Bulat, created by craftsmen from Zlatoust were not only examples of a fine art, but were superior in combat performance when compared to the best samples of Damascus, Solingen, Toledo, and Wilkinson edged weapons. For example, at the London Exhibition of 1851, the swords made of Bulat from Zlatoust superceded British-made swords. The British "Morning Post" wrote at that time that “the fabulous success of the Russian industry [metallurgy] is determined by the high quality of their steel". Most importantly, the Bulat sabers manufactured for the Russian Army according to Anosov's technology, performed exceptionally well during the Caucasus War of 1817-1864. Pavel Anosov received well-deserved recognition for his achievements. He was awarded with the orders of St. Anne (2nd rank), St. Vladimir (2nd rank) and of St. Stanislaw (1st rank). Major General Anosov at a different time of his service was a Head of the Zlatoust and Altay Factories, Tomsk Governor, and the Acting General Governor of West Siberia. The Kazan (1844) and Kharkiv (1848) universities elected Anosov as their Honorary Professor. The secret of Bulat was again lost after Anosov's death. Recently, it was once again rediscovered by a few Russian smiths, working independently. They were able to reproduce Bulat steel that was comparable with Anosov's Bulat in both quality and pattern. The technology includes smelting in a crucible under very special conditions, forging the ingot, and finally quenching the finished article. Bulat steel has a very specific pattern. Unlike pattern-welded Damascus steel (and similar to the ancient Indian Wootz), Bulat restores its pattern and qualitative characteristics even after being re-melted. A plate of Bulat steel 1 mm thick and 100 mm long, with HRC 60-65 can be bent at a 90 degree angle and then returned to its initial form with no loss of quality. In comparison, Damascus steel having the same hardness as Bulat, can not resist such deformation. The unique combination of properties such as hardness and wear resistance and resilience is attributed both to the manufacturing technology and elevated carbon content. The steel has high mechanical properties for the production of combat and hunting knives. Moreover, each finished blade has stunning eye appeal, the result of a pattern formed during smelting and forging.
This steel well knows member nozh2002 .
Here his last message in this forum :
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3196607#post3196607
 
What was the melt done in?Coal or gas?Would you share the mixture in the melt?Vanadium as a carbide former?
 
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