| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Bladesmithing 2020
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| Presentation Title |
SDSM&T Bladesmithing – British Infantry Sword – Historical Aspects |
| Author(s) |
Austin Holmes, Isaac Hammer, Jack Carpenter, George Bernard, Cody Marshall |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Isaac Hammer |
| Abstract Scope |
The SDSM&T team will share results on the heat treatment and decoration of a British 1845 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword. The decoration portion of the presentation will cover historical methods of etching steel, as well as the team’s trials to reproduce the historical results. The heat treatment portion of the presentation will cover the process of historical tempering of 1095 steel in liquid lead, and the results of ductility and impact properties of steel tempered in liquid lead at various times and temperatures. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: None Selected |