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Meeting 2023 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Symposium Bladesmithing 2023
Presentation Title Reverse Engineering of Historical Swords
Author(s) David O. Sapiro
On-Site Speaker (Planned) David O. Sapiro
Abstract Scope Reverse engineering is a task sometimes asked of materials scientists and engineers. Whether used to determine processes lost to history, or methods used by competitors or adversaries, the techniques of unlocking the mysteries of a product remain the same. As an example of reverse engineering, modern materials science techniques have been applied to historical sword making. By utilizing information such as composition, microstructure, and available resources, a possible manufacturing method of Bronze Age swords was experimentally determined. Alternatively, derived requirements such as impact toughness, hardness, and cost were used to experimentally establish a possible manufacturing method of a Renaissance era flamberge longsword.
Proceedings Inclusion? Undecided

OTHER PAPERS PLANNED FOR THIS SYMPOSIUM

Bladesmithing from a Modern Standpoint with Historical Regards
Characterization of the Differential Heat Treatment of a Sunnobi Tanto
MA Blade Smithing Proposal
Material Characterization of Medieval Dagger
Reverse Engineering of Historical Swords
The NeverDull Blade
The Pegasus
The Zhànshi Jian
This is the Way - Discovering the Secrets of Beskar Metallurgy

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