On 09 Aug 2006 14:40:46 UT, you wrote: >The phosphorus and sulfur content, number, and distribution of inclusions, >the amount of corrosion, the structure, the temperature to which the iron >is heated, and the length of time it remains at temperature - all influence >the forgeability of a meteoritic iron. However, blacksmiths and scientists >have forged or attempted to forge many; Buchwald lists almost a hundred that >show unmistakable evidence of artificial reheating.
I ran across this page last night while doing some light browsing on the workability of meteoritic iron. It is a fascinating read: http://www-geology.ucdavis.edu/~cowen/~GEL115/115CH5.html ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
