"New" low alloy steel

Date 05-23-2008 11:56

http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13962-fibrous-steel-wont-break-in-a-cold-snap.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
Has anyone read the full article (in "Science") on this?
I would be interested in how it can be welded and how properties can be restored after welding. Also, does "tempforming" sound a lot like the methods used by sword makers of old?

By 803056

Date 05-23-2008 19:48

Interesting.

I've read about Tipper before, but not on the site you listed.

Best regards - Al

By DaveBoyer (*****)

Date 05-24-2008 04:31

This process doesn't seem to have anything in common with old time sword making, at least as I know it. The link article would have been better if it listed mechanical properties of the "new" material.

By Northweldor (***)

Date 05-24-2008 13:14

Dave:

Here is a little more on mechanical properties, but you have to pay, to access the full article.

http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/news/nimsnow/Vol5/No12/research1.html

By DaveBoyer (*****)

Date 05-25-2008 03:15

Thanks for the link, I might post it on another forum & see what reaction it gets there.