Alan Williams

Abstract

Some experiments on quenching and tempering were carried out on a sample of modern ultra-pure steel and two specimens of 16th century armour, to observe changes in hardness with time at low tempering temperatures. The hardness of the specimens of armour fell more rapidly than might have been expected by com parison with modern steels. This has suggested a reason why gilding was found to be a difficult process to combine with hardening by armourers.

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Experiments with ’medieval steel’ plates. (2022). Historical Metallurgy, 32(2), 82-86. https://www.hmsjournal.org/index.php/home/article/view/309
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Experiments with ’medieval steel’ plates. (2022). Historical Metallurgy, 32(2), 82-86. https://www.hmsjournal.org/index.php/home/article/view/309