[meteorite-list] Re: Odd uses for meteorites - Not

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Aug 9 10:42:06 2006
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000005D00000A42_at_paulinet.de>

Dan wrote:

"Having used meteorites extensively for making knives, I can tell you that
 Gibeon will bend some, but not well. Cracks and breaks will happen as all
 irons have inclusions and micro-cracks. Heating to a forgable temperature
 will make the widmanstatten pattern disappear, and unless the person forg-
 ing it is skilled, you'll end up with a crumbled mass of metal scattered
 all over the ground."


Hello Dan and List,

Here's an excerpt from Burke:


BURKE J.G. (1986) Cosmic Debris, Meteorites in History, pp. 234-235:

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.


Best wishes,

Bernd

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