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

[bernd.pauli 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

To: dfronfld at hiwaay.net
    meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com